Verse 1

This is the message of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet regarding the Philistines, before Pharaoh attacked Gaza.

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  • Jer 25:20 : 20 All the mixed peoples and all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the Philistine cities: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod.
  • Gen 10:19 : 19 The border of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
  • Zech 9:5-7 : 5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great anguish, and Ekron, because its hope will be disappointed. The king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited. 6 A foreigner will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. 7 I will remove the blood from their mouths and their detestable things from between their teeth. Those who are left will belong to our God; they will become like a clan leader in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
  • Exod 25:15-17 : 15 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed. 16 Place inside the ark the testimony that I will give you. 17 Make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.
  • Amos 1:6-8 : 6 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they deported an entire population to deliver them over to Edom.' 7 So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it will consume her palaces. 8 'I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,' says the Lord GOD.
  • Zeph 2:4-7 : 4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will become a ruin. At noon Ashdod will be driven out, and Ekron will be uprooted. 5 Woe to you who live by the sea, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines. I will destroy you, and there will be no inhabitants left. 6 The seacoast will become pasturelands, with meadows for shepherds and sheepfolds. 7 The land along the coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will graze. In the evening, they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The Lord their God will care for them and restore their fortunes.