Chapter 47
A Message Concerning the Philistines
1 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines ⌞before⌟1 Pharaoh attacked Gaza.
אֲשֶׁ֨ראש֨ראֲשֶׁראשר'a.SherwhichH0834AHTr הָיָ֧ההי֧ההָיָההיהha.Yahit cameH1961HVqp3ms דְבַר\־דבר\דְבַר\־דבר\de.var-[the] word ofH1697G\H9014HNcmsc יְהוָ֛היהו֛היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt יִרְמְיָ֥הוּירמי֥הויִרְמְיָהוּירמיהוyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414LHNpm הַ/נָּבִ֖יאה/נב֖יאהַ/נָּבִיאה/נביאha./na.Vi'the/ prophetH9009H5030HTd+Ncmsa פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםפלשת֑יםפְּלִשְׁתִּיםפלשתיםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430GHNgmpa בְּ/טֶ֛רֶםב/ט֛רםבְּ/טֶרֶםב/טרםbe./Te.rem<in>/ beforeH9003H2962HR+Acbsa יַכֶּ֥היכ֥היַכֶּהיכהya.Kehhe struckH5221HVhi3ms פַרְעֹ֖הפרע֖הפַרְעֹהפרעהfar.'OhPharaohH6547RHNcmsa - Literally “at not yet”
2 Thus says Yahweh: “Look, waters are rising from the north, and they will become as a raging torrent, and they will overflow the land, and that which fills it, the city and those who live in it. And the people will cry out, and every inhabitant of the land will wail,
אָמַ֣ראמ֣ראָמַראמר'a.Marhe saysH0559HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗היהו֗היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt מַ֜יִםמ֜יםמַיִםמיםMa.yimwatersH4325GHNcmpa עֹלִ֤יםעל֤יםעֹלִיםעלים'o.Lim[are] risingH5927GHVqrmpa מִ/צָּפוֹן֙מ/צפון֙מִ/צָּפוֹןמ/צפוןmi./tza.fOnfrom/ [the] northH9006H6828GHR+Ncfsa וְ/הָיוּ֙ו/היו֙וְ/הָיוּו/היוve./ha.Yuand/ they will becomeH9001H1961Hc+Vqq3cp לְ/נַ֣חַלל/נ֣חללְ/נַחַלל/נחלle./Na.chal<into>/ a torrentH9005H5158AHR+Ncmsa שׁוֹטֵ֔ףשוט֔ףשׁוֹטֵףשוטףsho.TefoverflowingH7857HVqrmsa וְ/יִשְׁטְפוּ֙ו/ישטפו֙וְ/יִשְׁטְפוּו/ישטפוve./yish.te.Fuand/ they may overflowH9002H7857HC+Vqu3mp אֶ֣רֶץא֣רץאֶרֶץארץ'E.retza landH0776GHNcfsa וּ/מְלוֹאָ֔/הּו/מלוא֔/הוּ/מְלוֹאָ/הּו/מלוא/הu./me.lo.'A/hand/ what fills/ itH9002H4393H9024HC+Ncmsc+Sp3fs עִ֖ירע֖ירעִירעיר'ira cityH5892BHNcfsa וְ/יֹ֣שְׁבֵיו/י֣שביוְ/יֹשְׁבֵיו/ישביve./Yo.she.veiand/ [those who] dwellH9002H3427HC+Vqrmpc בָ֑/הּב֑/הבָ/הּב/הVa/hin <the>/ itH9003H9034HRd+Sp3fs וְ/זָֽעֲקוּ֙ו/זעקו֙וְ/זָֽעֲקוּו/זעקוve./za.'a.Kuand/ they will cry outH9001H2199Hc+Vqq3cp הָֽ/אָדָ֔םה/אד֔םהָֽ/אָדָםה/אדםha./'a.Dam<the>/ everyoneH9009H0120GHTd+Ncmsa וְ/הֵילִ֕לו/היל֕לוְ/הֵילִלו/היללve./hei.Liland/ he will wailH9001H3213Hc+Vhq3ms כֹּ֖לכ֖לכֹּלכלkoleveryH3605HNcmsc יוֹשֵׁ֥ביוש֥ביוֹשֵׁביושבyo.Shev<the> inhabitant ofH3427HVqrmsc 3 from the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, from the clattering of his chariots,1 the noise of their wheels. Fathers do not turn to their children because of the slackness of their hands.
מִ/קּ֗וֹלמ/ק֗ולמִ/קּוֹלמ/קולmi./Kolfrom/ [the] sound ofH9006H6963HHR+Ncmsc שַֽׁעֲטַת֙שעטת֙שַֽׁעֲטַתשעטתsha.'a.Tat[the] stamping ofH8161HNcfsc פַּרְס֣וֹתפרס֣ותפַּרְסוֹתפרסותpar.Sot[the] hooves ofH6541HNcfpc אַבִּירָ֔י/ואביר֔י/ואַבִּירָי/ואבירי/ו'a.bi.Ra/vmighty [horses]/ itsH0047HH9023HAampc+Sp3ms מֵ/רַ֣עַשׁמ/ר֣עשמֵ/רַעַשׁמ/רעשme./Ra.'ashfrom/ [the] rattlingH9006H7494HR+Ncmsc לְ/רִכְבּ֔/וֹל/רכב֔/ולְ/רִכְבּ/וֹל/רכב/וle./rikh.B/oof/ chariotry/ itsH9005H7393GH9023HR+Ncmsc+Sp3ms הֲמ֖וֹןהמ֖וןהֲמוֹןהמוןha.Mon[the] din ofH1995AHNcmsc גַּלְגִּלָּ֑י/וגלגל֑י/וגַּלְגִּלָּי/וגלגלי/וgal.gi.La/vwheels/ itsH1534H9023HNcmpc+Sp3ms הִפְנ֤וּהפנ֤והִפְנוּהפנוhif.Nuthey have turned backH6437GHVhp3cp אָבוֹת֙אבות֙אָבוֹתאבות'a.VotfathersH0001GHNcfpa בָּנִ֔יםבנ֔יםבָּנִיםבניםba.NimchildrenH1121AHNcmpa מֵֽ/רִפְי֖וֹןמ/רפי֖וןמֵֽ/רִפְיוֹןמ/רפיוןme./rif.Yonfrom/ slackness ofH9006H7510HR+Ncmsc יָדָֽיִם\׃ידים\יָדָֽיִם\׃ידים\ya.Da.yimhandsH3027G\H9016HNcbda - Hebrew “chariot”
4 Because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and from Sidon every survivor who could help, for Yahweh is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
הַ/יּ֗וֹםה/י֗וםהַ/יּוֹםה/יוםhai./Yomthe/ dayH9009H3117GHTd+Ncmsa הַ/בָּא֙ה/בא֙הַ/בָּאה/באha./Ba'which/ is comingH9009H0935GHTd+Vqrmsa לִ/שְׁד֣וֹדל/שד֣ודלִ/שְׁדוֹדל/שדודli/sh.Dodto/ devastateH9005H7703HR+Vqcc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםפלשת֔יםפְּלִשְׁתִּיםפלשתיםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430GHNgmpa לְ/הַכְרִ֤יתל/הכר֤יתלְ/הַכְרִיתל/הכריתle./hakh.Ritto/ cut offH9005H3772IHR+Vhcc לְ/צֹר֙ל/צר֙לְ/צֹרל/צרle./Tzorto/ TyreH9005H6865HR+Npl וּ/לְ/צִיד֔וֹןו/ל/ציד֔וןוּ/לְ/צִידוֹןו/ל/צידוןu./le./tzi.Donand/ to/ SidonH9002H9005H6721HHC+R+Npl כֹּ֖לכ֖לכֹּלכלkoleveryH3605HNcmsa שָׂרִ֣ידשר֣ידשָׂרִידשרידsa.RidsurvivorH8300HNcmsa עֹזֵ֑רעז֑רעֹזֵרעזר'o.ZerhelpingH5826HVqrmsa שֹׁדֵ֤דשד֤דשֹׁדֵדשדדsho.Ded[is] about to devastateH7703HVqrmsa יְהוָה֙יהוה֙יְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםפלשת֔יםפְּלִשְׁתִּיםפלשתיםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430GHNgmpa שְׁאֵרִ֖יתשאר֖יתשְׁאֵרִיתשאריתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant ofH7611HNcfsc אִ֥יא֥יאִיאי'i[the] coastland ofH0339HNcmsc כַפְתּֽוֹר\׃כפתור\כַפְתּֽוֹר\׃כפתור\khaf.TorCaphtorH3731\H9016HNpl 5 Baldness has come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is destroyed. O remnant of their valley, ⌞how long⌟1 will you cut yourself with a blade?
בָּ֤אָהב֤אהבָּאָהבאהBa.'ahit will comeH0935GHVqp3fs קָרְחָה֙קרחה֙קָרְחָהקרחהka.re.ChahbaldnessH7144HNcfsa עַזָּ֔העז֔העַזָּהעזה'a.ZahGazaH5804HNpl נִדְמְתָ֥הנדמת֥הנִדְמְתָהנדמתהnid.me.Tahit will be silentH1820HVNp3fs אַשְׁקְל֖וֹןאשקל֖וןאַשְׁקְלוֹןאשקלון'ash.ke.LonAshkelonH0831HNpl שְׁאֵרִ֣יתשאר֣יתשְׁאֵרִיתשאריתshe.'e.RitO remnant ofH7611HNcfsc עִמְקָ֑/םעמק֑/םעִמְקָ/םעמק/ם'im.Ka/mvalley/ theirH6010RH9028HNcmsc+Sp3mp מָתַ֖ימת֖ימָתַימתיma.Taiwhen?H4970HTi תִּתְגּוֹדָֽדִי\׃\ \סתתגודדי\\ \סתִּתְגּוֹדָֽדִי\׃\ \סתתגודדי\\ \סtit.go.Da.diwill you cut yourselfH1413\H9016\ \H9018HVti2fs - Literally “until when”
6 Ah, sword of Yahweh, ⌞how long⌟1 will you not be quiet? Gather to your sheath, keep quiet and stand still.
ה֗וֹיה֗ויהוֹיהויHoalas!H1945HTj חֶ֚רֶבח֚רבחֶרֶבחרבChe.revO swordH2719HNcfsa לַֽ/יהוָ֔הל/יהו֔הלַֽ/יהוָהל/יהוהla./Yah.wehof/ YahwehH9005H3068GHR+Npt אָ֖נָהא֖נהאָנָהאנה'A.nahwhen?H0575HTi לֹ֣אל֣אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn תִשְׁקֹ֑טִיתשק֑טיתִשְׁקֹטִיתשקטיtish.Ko.tiyou will be inactiveH8252HVqi2fs הֵאָֽסְפִי֙האספי֙הֵאָֽסְפִיהאספיhe.'a.se.Figather yourselfH0622HVNv2fs תַּעְרֵ֔/ךְתער֔/ךתַּעְרֵ/ךְתער/ךta'.Re/khsheath/ yourH8593H9022HNcbsc+Sp2fs הֵרָגְעִ֖יהרגע֖יהֵרָגְעִיהרגעיhe.ra.ge.'IrestH7280BHVNv2fs - Literally “until when”
7 How can you be quiet when Yahweh has given an order to it? Against Ashkelon and against the shore of the sea, there he has appointed it.”
אֵ֣יךְא֣יךאֵיךְאיך'eikhhow?H0349AHTi תִּשְׁקֹ֔טִיתשק֔טיתִּשְׁקֹטִיתשקטיtish.Ko.tiwill you be inactiveH8252HVqi2fs וַֽ/יהוָ֖הו/יהו֖הוַֽ/יהוָהו/יהוהva./Yah.wehand/ YahwehH9002H3068GHC+Npt צִוָּה\־צוה\צִוָּה\־צוה\tzi.vah-he has commandedH6680\H9014HVpp3ms לָ֑/הּל֑/הלָ/הּל/הLa/h<to> <the>/ itH9005H9034HRd+Sp3fs אַשְׁקְל֛וֹןאשקל֛וןאַשְׁקְלוֹןאשקלון'ash.ke.LonAshkelonH0831HNpl ח֥וֹףח֥וףחוֹףחוףChof[the] coast ofH2348HNcmsc הַ/יָּ֖םה/י֖םהַ/יָּםה/יםhai./Yamthe/ seaH9009H3220GHTd+Ncmsa שָׁ֥םש֥םשָׁםשםshamthereH8033GHD