JEREMIAH CHAPTER 47 The destruction of the Philistines, Tyrians,
Zidonians, and others by the sea-side. In the former chapter the
prophet foretold the judgments of God upon the Egyptians, who were the
Jews seeming friends, but their real enemies, as they were occasions
to them of idolatry, and of a... [ Continue Reading ]
Calamities and afflictions are often in Scripture set out under the
notion of waters; and as the miseries of Egypt were set out by the
overflowings of their great river Nilus, so the calamities of the
Philistines are expressed by the overflowings of the great river
Euphrates; these miseries coming u... [ Continue Reading ]
This is all but a description of the march of an army, so terrible as
should make parents forget their natural affection, and flee away to
save themselves, looking upon themselves as lost, and unable to
protect their children.... [ Continue Reading ]
BECAUSE OF THE DAY THAT COMETH TO SPOIL ALL THE PHILISTINES; the day
which God hath set and appointed for the ruin of the Philistines. Tyre
and Zidon were neighbouring to the Philistines, as appears from
GENESIS 10:14,15 JOE 3:4, and so were often called to their help. God
threateneth both to destro... [ Continue Reading ]
Both GAZA and ASHKELON were two principal cities belonging to the
Philistines taken by Judah, JUDGES 1:18; we read of them 1 SAMUEL
6:17; both Amos, Zephaniah, and Zechariah prophesied their ruin, AMOS
1:8 ZEPHANIAH 2:4,7 ZEC 9:5, as well as this prophet. By THE REMNANT
OF THEIR VALLEY, most underst... [ Continue Reading ]
No text from Poole on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Some make the words of the 6th verse to be the words of the
Philistines in their mourning and cutting themselves, crying to God to
stop the sword drawn against them, and to return it again into its
scabbard: others make them the words of the prophet, lamenting the
havoc which he by the eye of the pr... [ Continue Reading ]