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Jeremiah 47:1

אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
הָיָ֧ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
דְבַר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
הַנָּבִ֖יא
nâbîyʼ
the — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
Pᵉlishtîy
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
בְּטֶ֛רֶם
ṭerem
in/with/by — properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before
יַכֶּ֥ה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
פַרְעֹ֖ה
Parʻôh
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
עַזָּֽה
ʻAzzâh
Azzah, a place in Palestine
Jeremiah 47:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked and
Narrator's Aside
A real, dateable historical note anchors this brief oracle, naming an Egyptian campaign against Gaza as its immediate occasion.
conquered [the Philistine city of] Gaza
Narrator's Aside
A real, dateable historical note anchors this brief oracle, naming an Egyptian campaign against Gaza as its immediate occasion.
.
Narrator's Aside
A real, dateable historical note anchors this brief oracle, naming an Egyptian campaign against Gaza as its immediate occasion.
[Is 14:29-31; Ezek 25:15-17; Amos 1:6-8; Zeph 2:4-7; Zech 9:5-7]
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The second of the Oracles Against the Nations, brief and self-contained, judges Judah's long-standing western neighbor before the larger oracles against Moab and Edom follow.

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The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked and conquered [the Philistine city of] Gaza. [Is 14:29-31; Ezek 25:15-17; Amos 1:6-8; Zeph 2:4-7; Zech 9:5-7]
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