1 The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines, before Pharaoh's attack on Gaza.

2 This is what the Lord has said: See, waters are coming up out of the north, and will become an overflowing stream, overflowing the land and everything in it, the town and those who are living in it; and men will give a cry, and all the people of the land will be crying out in pain.

3 At the noise of the stamping of the feet of his war-horses, at the rushing of his carriages and the thunder of his wheels, fathers will give no thought to their children, because their hands are feeble;

4 Because of the day which is coming with destruction on all the Philistines, cutting off from Tyre and Zidon the last of their helpers: for the Lord will send destruction on the Philistines, the rest of the sea-land of Caphtor.

5 The hair is cut off from the head of Gaza; Ashkelon has come to nothing; the last of the Anakim are deeply wounding themselves.

6 O sword of the Lord, how long will you have no rest? put yourself back into your cover; be at peace, be quiet.

7 How is it possible for it to be quiet, seeing that the Lord has given it orders? against Ashkelon and against the sea-land he has given it directions.

1 在法老攻击迦萨以先， 耶和华论到非利士人的话临到耶利米先知。

2 耶和华这样说： "看哪！ 有水从北方涨起， 成为一股泛滥的洪流， 淹没大地和地上的一切， 淹没城镇和住在城中的居民。人必呼喊， 地上所有的居民必哀号。

3 因为听见战马的蹄声， 还有战车辚辚和车轮辘辘的响声， 作父亲的双手酸软无力， 不能照顾他们的儿女。

4 日子将到， 非利士人必全遭毁灭， 所有曾援助推罗和西顿仍然幸存的人必被剪除， 因为耶和华要毁灭非利士人， 就是迦斐托岛余剩的人。

5 迦萨成了秃头的， 亚实基伦静默无声（"静默无声"或译： "被毁坏了"）， 在它们的平原上（"在它们的平原上"或参照《七十士译本》译作"亚衲族"﹝参书11:21-22﹞）余剩的人哪， 你们划伤自己的身体要到几时呢？"

6 耶和华的刀剑哪， 你要到几时才可停下来呢？请你入鞘吧！ 休息静止吧！

7 但耶和华既吩咐了它， 又怎能停下来呢？他指派了它去攻击亚实基伦和沿海一带。