Jeremiah 47:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The day

Luke 21:22

Tyrus

Every

Country

Joshua 22:30

Isaiah 20:6

Caphtor

Genesis 10:13

1 Chronicles 1:12

Bible References

The day

For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

The Lord will laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,

The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thy iniquity, and the great hatred.

For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

Tyrus

And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,

Yes, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense upon your own head;

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment: because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

And Hamath also shall border by it; Tyre and Zidon, though it be very wise.

Every

If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.

And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.

Country

And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, and heads of the thousands of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them.

And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

Caphtor

And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim.

And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.