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1. THUS SAITH THE LORD AGAINST THE PHILISTINES;
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1. Now these H428 are the words H1697 of the letter H5612 that H834 Jeremiah H3414 the prophet H5030 sent H7971 from Jerusalem H4480 H3389 unto H413 the residue H3499 of the elders H2205 which were carried away captives H1473 , and to H413 the priests H3548 , and to H413 the prophets H5030 , and to H413 all H3605 the people H5971 whom H834 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 had carried away captive H1540 from Jerusalem H4480 H3389 to Babylon H894 ;
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2. Behold, waters come up from the north, and shall become a sweeping torrent, and it shall sweep away the land, and its fulness; the city, and them that dwell in it: and men shall cry and all that dwell in the land shall howl,
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2. (After that H310 Jeconiah H3204 the king H4428 , and the queen H1377 , and the eunuchs H5631 , the princes H8269 of Judah H3063 and Jerusalem H3389 , and the carpenters H2796 , and the smiths H4525 , were departed H3318 from Jerusalem H4480 H3389 ;)
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3. at the sound of his rushing, at the sound of his hoofs, and at the rattling of his chariots, at the noise of his wheels: the fathers turned not to their children because of the weakness of their hands,
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3. By the hand H3027 of Elasah H501 the son H1121 of Shaphan H8227 , and Gemariah H1587 the son H1121 of Hilkiah H2518 , ( whom H834 Zedekiah H6667 king H4428 of Judah H3063 sent H7971 unto Babylon H894 to H413 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 ) saying H559 ,
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4. in the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines: and I will utterly destroy Tyre and Sidon and all the rest of their allies: for the Lord will destroy the remaining inhabitants of the islands.
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4. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 , unto all H3605 that are carried away captives H1473 , whom H834 I have caused to be carried away H1540 from Jerusalem H4480 H3389 unto Babylon H894 ;
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5. Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ascalon is cast away, and the remnant of the Enakim.
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5. Build H1129 ye houses H1004 , and dwell H3427 in them ; and plant H5193 gardens H1593 , and eat H398 H853 the fruit H6529 of them;
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6. How long wilt thou smite, O sword of the Lord? how long will it be ere thou art quiet? return into thy sheath, rest, and Gr. be elated be removed. - How shall it be quiet, whereas the Lord has given it a commission against Ascalon, and against the regions on the sea-coast, to awake against the remaining Or, cities countries!
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6. Take H3947 ye wives H802 , and beget H3205 sons H1121 and daughters H1323 ; and take H3947 wives H802 for your sons H1121 , and give H5414 your daughters H1323 to husbands H376 , that they may bear H3205 sons H1121 and daughters H1323 ; that ye may be increased H7235 there H8033 , and not H408 diminished H4591 .
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7. CONCERNING IDUMEA, thus saith the Lord; There is no longer wisdom in Thaeman, counsel has perished from the wise ones, their wisdom is gone,
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7. And seek H1875 H853 the peace H7965 of the city H5892 whither H834 H8033 I have caused you to be carried away captives H1540 , and pray H6419 unto H413 the LORD H3068 for H1157 it: for H3588 in the peace H7965 thereof shall ye have H1961 peace H7965 .
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8. their place has been deceived. Dig deep for a dwelling, ye that inhabit Daedam, for he has wrought grievously: I brought trouble upon him in the time at which I visited him.
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8. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 ; Let not H408 your prophets H5030 and your diviners H7080 , that H834 be in the midst H7130 of you, deceive H5377 you, neither H408 hearken H8085 to H413 your dreams H2472 which H834 ye H859 cause to be dreamed H2492 .
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9. For grape-gatherers are come, who shall not leave thee a remnant; as thieves by night, they shall lay their hand upon thy possessions.
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9. For H3588 they H1992 prophesy H5012 falsely H8267 unto you in my name H8034 : I have not H3808 sent H7971 them, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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10. For I have stripped Esau, I have uncovered their secret places; they shall have no power to hide themselves, they have perished each by the hand of his brother, my neighbour, and it is impossible
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10. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , That H3588 after H6310 seventy H7657 years H8141 be accomplished H4390 at Babylon H894 I will visit H6485 you , and perform H6965 H853 my good H2896 word H1697 toward H5921 you , in causing you to return H7725 H853 to H413 this H2088 place H4725 .
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11. for thy fatherless one to be left to live, but I shall live, and the widows trust in me.
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11. For H3588 I H595 know H3045 H853 the thoughts H4284 that H834 I H595 think H2803 toward H5921 you, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , thoughts H4284 of peace H7965 , and not H3808 of evil H7451 , to give H5414 you an expected H8615 end H319 .
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12. For thus saith the Lord; They who were not appointed to drink the cup have drunk it; and thou shalt by no means be cleared: Alex. +for thou shalt surely drink it
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12. Then shall ye call upon H7121 me , and ye shall go H1980 and pray H6419 unto H413 me , and I will hearken H8085 unto H413 you.
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13. for by myself I have sworn, saith the Lord, that thou shalt be in the midst of her an impassable land, and a reproach, and a curse; and all her cities shall be desert for ever.
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13. And ye shall seek H1245 me , and find H4672 me , when H3588 ye shall search for H1875 me with all H3605 your heart H3824 .
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14. I have heard a report from the lord, and he has sent messengers to the nations, saying, Assemble yourselves, and come against her; rise ye up to war.
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14. And I will be found H4672 of you, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 : and I will turn away H7725 H853 your captivity H7622 , and I will gather H6908 you from all H4480 H3605 the nations H1471 , and from all H4480 H3605 the places H4725 whither H834 H8033 I have driven H5080 you, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 ; and I will bring you again H7725 H853 into H413 the place H4725 whence H834 H4480 H8033 I caused you to be carried away captive H1540 .
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15. I have made thee small among the nations, utterly contemptible among men.
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15. Because H3588 ye have said H559 , The LORD H3068 hath raised us up H6965 prophets H5030 in Babylon H894 ;
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16. Thine Lit. sport insolence has risen up against thee, the fierceness of thine heart has burst the holes of the rocks, it has seized upon the strength of a lofty hill; for as an eagle he set his nest on high: thence will I bring thee down.
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16. Know that H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of H413 the king H4428 that sitteth H3427 upon H413 the throne H3678 of David H1732 , and of H413 all H3605 the people H5971 that dwelleth H3427 in this H2063 city H5892 , and of your brethren H251 that H834 are not H3808 gone forth H3318 with H854 you into captivity H1473 ;
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17. And Idumea shall be a desert: every one that passes by shall hiss at it.
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17. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 ; Behold H2009 , I will send H7971 upon them H853 the sword H2719 , H853 the famine H7458 , and the pestilence H1698 , and will make H5414 them like vile H8182 figs H8384 , that H834 cannot H3808 be eaten H398 , they are so evil H4480 H7455 .
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18. As Sodom was overthrown and Gomorrha and they that sojourned in her, saith the Lord Almighty, no man shall dwell there, nor shall any son of man inhabit there.
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18. And I will persecute H7291 H310 them with the sword H2719 , with the famine H7458 , and with the pestilence H1698 , and will deliver H5414 them to be removed H2189 to all H3605 the kingdoms H4467 of the earth H776 , to be a curse H423 , and an astonishment H8047 , and a hissing H8322 , and a reproach H2781 , among all H3605 the nations H1471 whither H834 H8033 I have driven H5080 them:
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19. Behold, he shall come up as a lion out of the midst of Jordan to the place of See Jer 24:27 Ætham: for I will speedily drive them from it, and do ye set the young men against her: for who is like me? and who will withstand me? and who is this shepherd, who shall confront me?
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19. Because H8478 H834 they have not H3808 hearkened H8085 to H413 my words H1697 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , which H834 I sent H7971 unto H413 them by H853 my servants H5650 the prophets H5030 , rising up early H7925 and sending H7971 them ; but ye would not H3808 hear H8085 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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20. Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, which he has framed against Idumea; and his device, which he has devised against the inhabitants of Thaeman: surely the least of the sheep shall be swept off; surely their dwelling shall be made desolate for them.
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20. Hear H8085 ye H859 therefore the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 , all H3605 ye of the captivity H1473 , whom H834 I have sent H7971 from Jerusalem H4480 H3389 to Babylon H894 :
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21. For at the sound of their fall the earth was scared, and the cry of the sea was not heard.
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21. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 , of H413 Ahab H256 the son H1121 of Kolaiah H6964 , and of H413 Zedekiah H6667 the son H1121 of Maaseiah H4641 , which prophesy H5012 a lie H8267 unto you in my name H8034 ; Behold H2009 , I will deliver H5414 them into the hand H3027 of Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 ; and he shall slay H5221 them before your eyes H5869 ;
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22. Behold, he shall look upon her as an eagle, and spread forth his wings over her strongholds; and the heart of the mighty men of Idumea shall be in that day as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
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22. And of H4480 them shall be taken up H3947 a curse H7045 by all H3605 the captivity H1546 of Judah H3063 which H834 are in Babylon H894 , saying H559 , The LORD H3068 make H7760 thee like Zedekiah H6667 and like Ahab H256 , whom H834 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 roasted H7033 in the fire H784 ;
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