📖 Jeremiah — Chapter 47 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Jeremiah 47:1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet Ragainst the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote TGaza.
Jeremiah 47:2 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, Rwaters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and Tall that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
Jeremiah 47:3 At Rthe noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;
Jeremiah 47:4 Because of Rthe day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of Tthe country of Caphtor.
Jeremiah 47:5 RBaldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
Jeremiah 47:6 O Rthou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? Tput up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Jeremiah 47:7 THow can it be quiet, seeing Rthe LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 47:1–3 — An overflowing attack against the Philistines
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The northern invasion is pictured as rising waters, horses, chariots, and wheels. Fear is so disabling that fathers cannot look back toward their children.
Key Truth: Notice the human cost behind the war imagery.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against …” (Jeremiah 47:1)
Find it in Jeremiah 47:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the …” (Jeremiah 47:2)
Find it in Jeremiah 47:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their ____ for feebleness of hands;” (Jeremiah 47:3)
Find it in Jeremiah 47:3 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 47:4–5 — Helpers fail and cities mourn
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The coming day cuts off the Philistines and remaining help for Tyre and Zidon. Gaza and Ashkelon are pictured in mourning and loss.
Key Truth: Do not treat alliances as an absolute shelter.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Because of the day that ____ to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from …” (Jeremiah 47:4)
Find it in Jeremiah 47:4 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the …” (Jeremiah 47:5)
Find it in Jeremiah 47:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Baldness is ____ upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of …” (Jeremiah 47:5)
Find it in Jeremiah 47:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 47:6–7 — A plea for the sword to rest
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The cry asks the Lord’s sword to return to its sheath and be still. The answer states that its charge against Ashkelon and the seashore has been appointed by the Lord.
Key Truth: Read the warning with sobriety and compassion.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “O thou ____ of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou …” (Jeremiah 47:6)
Find it in Jeremiah 47:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “How can it be ____ , seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against …” (Jeremiah 47:7)
Find it in Jeremiah 47:7 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “How can it be quiet, ____ the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and …” (Jeremiah 47:7)
Find it in Jeremiah 47:7 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Jeremiah 25:20 — The earlier cup-of-judgment list includes Philistine cities.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can you remember suffering people when hearing accounts of conflict?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What does the overflowing northern water image portray?
2. What does the fathers’ failure to look back convey?
3. How does the warning affect the Philistines’ expected helpers?
4. What do baldness and cutting imagery communicate in this passage?
5. Why cannot the sword simply become quiet?
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