1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza: |
2 This is what the LORD says: |
3 at the sound of the hoofs of galloping steeds,
at the noise of enemy chariots
and the rumble of their wheels.
Fathers will not turn to help their children;
their hands will hang limp. |
4 For the day has come
to destroy all the Philistines
and to cut off all survivors
who could help Tyre and Sidon.
The LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, |
5 Gaza will shave her head in mourning;
Ashkelon will be silenced.
O remnant on the plain,
how long will you cut yourselves? |
6 " 'Ah, sword of the LORD ,' you cry,
'how long till you rest?
Return to your scabbard;
cease and be still.' |
7 But how can it rest
when the LORD has commanded it,
when he has ordered it
to attack Ashkelon and the coast?" |
