Jeremiah 47:2

JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 47:2 Babylon invades Gaza like flood WATERS that OVERFLOW THE LAND AND ALL THAT FILLS IT. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]

Jeremiah 47:4

JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 47:4 BECAUSE OF THE DAY. This day of loss is a day of God’s judgment (Jeremiah 46:10). TYRE AND SIDON. These Phoenician cities were likely Gaza’s allies. Coastal cities were often the last places to fall in land-dominated wars. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagN... [ Continue Reading ]

Jeremiah 47:5

JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 47:5 BALDNESS means either that Gaza’s citizens shaved their heads as part of a mourning ritual (see Isaiah 22:12; Amos 8:10) or that the land was shaved clean of inhabitants and cities. GASH YOURSELVES. Either as a sign of mourning (Jeremiah 41:5) or when praying to one’s... [ Continue Reading ]

Jeremiah 47:6,7

JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 47:6 God’s punishing SWORD (Jeremiah 12:12) will not rest until it completes its work AGAINST ASHKELON (Jeremiah 47:1) and the SEASHORE. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img [ Continue Reading ]

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