Jeremiah:47
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The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines ,
before Pharaoh smote Gaza .
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Thus saith the LORD ;
Behold ,
waters rise out of the north ,
and shall be an overflowing flood ,
and shall overflow the land ,
and all that is in it ;
the city ,
and them that dwell therein :
then the men shall cry ,
and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl .
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At the 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 :
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Because of the day that cometh to lay waste all the Philistines ,
and to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every helper that remaineth :
for the LORD will lay waste the Philistines ,
the remnant of the country of Caphtor .
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Baldness is come upon Gaza ;
Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley :
how long wilt thou cut thyself ?
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O thou sword of the LORD ,
how long will it be ere thou be quiet ?
put up thyself into thy scabbard ,
rest ,
and be still .
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How can it be quiet ,
seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon ,
and against the sea shore ?
there hath he appointed it .