Jeremiah 47:5

Translations

Modern

The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?

Traditional

Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?

Literal

Baldness has come to Gaza; Ashkelon has been cut off, O remnant of their valley, until when will you cut yourself?

Latin

Venit calvitium super Gazam; conticuit Ascalon, et reliquiæ vallis earum: usquequo concideris?

Original

Hebrew

English

The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?

Notes

Jeremiah 47:5

Gaza was a major Philistine city.
shave their heads: The people expressed their grief by shaving their heads (compare Isaiah 15:2; Micah 1:16).
Ashkelon, another Philistine city a few miles north on the coast, would become empty.

Jeremiah 47:1–7

This message from the Lord was about the Philistine cities on the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and their allies to the north. The Lord decided these cities would be destroyed during the Babylonian invasion.

Theme notes and profiles

Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 48:37
For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.
Jeremiah 25:20
…all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
Jeremiah 41:5
…eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.
Micah 1:16
Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.
1 Kings 18:28
So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
Judges 1:18
And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
Jeremiah 16:1
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Jeremiah 47:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
Isaiah 15:2
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
Ezekiel 25:16
…therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.
Mark 5:5
Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
Leviticus 19:28
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

Parallels

Zephaniah 2:4–7

Places

Ashkelon: A major Philistine city, often a target of prophecy Gaza: Philistine city; Samson's exploits; Philip's ministry

Glossary

Ashkelon Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Gaza Mourning Nations Philistia, Philistines

Topics

Ashkelon: Prophecies Concerning Baldness: A Judgment The Hair: Judgments Expressed by Sending Baldness For The Philistines: Prophecies Respecting: Destruction and Desolation of Their Cities

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