Jeremiah 47:4

Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 47

“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.”Jeremiah 47:4

What Does Jeremiah 47:4 Mean?

Jeremiah 47:4 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 47, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Jeremiah 47:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 10:14“And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.”Amos 9:7“Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?”Jeremiah 25:22“And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,”Joel 3:4“Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;”Amos 1:6“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:”Amos 1:8“And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.”Deuteronomy 2:23“And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)”Isaiah 20:6“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?”Isaiah 23:1“The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.”Psalms 37:13“The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.”Jeremiah 46:10“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 satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.”Ezekiel 7:5“Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.”Ezekiel 7:12“The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.”Ezekiel 21:25“And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,”Ezekiel 21:29“Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.”Hosea 9:7“The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.”Genesis 10:13“And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,”Joshua 22:30“And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them.”Judges 5:22“Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.”1 Chronicles 1:12“And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.”

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