Jeremiah 47:4 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 47:4

For 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.

BSB

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ASV

because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for Jehovah will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

KJV

Because of the 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 the country of Caphtor.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

To spoil all the Philistines - These people, of whom there were five seignories, occupied the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, to the south of the Phoenicians. Tyrus and Zidon - Places sufficiently remarkable both in the Old and New Testament, and in profane history. They belonged to the Phoenicians; and at this time were depending on the succor of their allies, the Philistines. But their expectation was cut off. The remnant of the country of Caphtor - Crete, or Cyprus.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Who the remnant of the country of Caphtor were is uncertain, but we find that the Caphtorim were near akin to the Philistines ( Gen. x. 14 ), and probably when their own country was destroyed such as remained came and settled with their kinsmen the Philistines, and were now spoiled with them. Some particular places are here named, Gaza, and Ashkelon,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Perhaps before the time of Moses they dwelt near and were subjugated by the Caphtorim (De 2:23) and subsequently delivered. "The remnant" means here those still left after the Egyptians had attacked Gaza and Palestine; or rather, those left of the Caphtorim after the Chaldeans had attacked them previous to their attack on the Philistines.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הַיּ֗וֹם	hai.Yom	the day	H3117 →
הַבָּא֙	ha.Ba'	which is coming	H935 →
לִשְׁד֣וֹד	lish.Dod	to devastate	H7703 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
לְהַכְרִ֤ית	le.hakh.Rit	to cut off	H3772 →
לְצֹר֙	le.Tzor	to Tyre	H6865 →
וּלְצִיד֔וֹן	u.le.tzi.Don	and to Sidon	H6721 →
כֹּ֖ל	kol	every	H3605 →
שָׂרִ֣יד	sa.Rid	survivor	H8300 →
עֹזֵ֑ר	'o.Zer	helping	H5826 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
שֹׁדֵ֤ד	sho.Ded	[is] about to devastate	H7703 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
שְׁאֵרִ֖ית	she.'e.Rit	[the] remnant of	H7611 →
אִ֥י	'i	[the] coastland of	H339 →
כַפְתּֽוֹר׃	khaf.Tor	Caphtor	H3731 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 2:23
And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
leads to
- Genesis 10:14
  the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
- Joshua 13:3
  All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of…
Through
Amos 9:7
“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 2:23
  And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
- 2 Kings 16:9
  So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
- Jeremiah 9:25–26
  “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:
Through
Isaiah 20:6
And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria!…
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3
  While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- Matthew 23:33
  You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
- Hebrews 2:3
  how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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PlacePhoenician coastTyrePhoenician island-fortress and merchant power, judged in Amos 1:9-10 and at length in Ezekiel 26-28.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Jeremiah