| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza. | 1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh defeated Gaza. |
| 2This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail | 2This is what the LORD says: Look, waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing wadi. They will overflow the land and everything in it, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and every inhabitant of the land will wail. |
| 3at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp. | 3At the sound of the stomping hooves of his stallions, the rumbling of his chariots, and the clatter of their wheels, fathers will not turn back for their sons, because they will be utterly helpless |
| 4For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. | 4on account of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the islands of Caphtor. |
| 5The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself? | 5Baldness is coming to Gaza. Ashkelon will become silent, a remnant of their valley. How long will you gash yourself? |
| 6‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’ | 6Oh, sword of the LORD! How long will you be restless? Go back to your sheath; be still; be silent! |
| 7How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.” | 7How can it rest when the LORD has given it a command? He has assigned it against Ashkelon and the shore of the sea. |
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