Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before that Pharaoh struck Gaza.
Verse Takeaways
1
God's Judgment, God's Love
Commentators explain that this prophecy against Israel's long-standing enemies, the Philistines, was a powerful sign of God's paternal love for His people. By promising to avenge the wrongs done to them, God reassured the Israelites of His care and gave them a reason to patiently trust in His ultimate justice.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Jeremiah
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
5
18th Century
Presbyterian
that Pharaoh - Pharaoh-Necho, though defeated at Carchemish, was probably able to seize Gaza upon his retreat, when obviously the possession…
19th Century
Anglican
Against the Philistines. —Here also we have, as in the preceding chapter, a message connected with Jeremiah 25:20. The Gaza of thi…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah prophesies here against the Philistines, who were enemies of the Israelites and had devised many cruel and unjust things against them. The…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As the former prophecies were against the Egyptians, the friends and allies of the Jews, in whom they trusted; this is against the Philistines, the…
The Philistines had always been enemies to Israel; but the Chaldean army shall overflow their land like a deluge. Those whom God will spoil, must b…
