Prophecy against Philistia

1 That which came as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza. 2 Thus says the LORD:
“Behold, waters are going to rise from the north
And become an overflowing torrent,
And overflow the land and all its fullness,
The city and those who live in it;
And the men will cry out,
And every inhabitant of the land will wail. 3
“Because of the noise of the galloping hoofs of his stallions,
The tumult of his chariots, {and} the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers have not turned back for {their} children,
Because of the limpness of {their} hands, 4
On account of the day that is coming
To destroy all the Philistines,
To cut off from Tyre and Sidon
Every ally that is left;
For the LORD is going to destroy the Philistines,
The remnant of the coastland of Caphtor. 5
“Baldness has come upon Gaza;
Ashkelon has been ruined.
O remnant of their valley,
How long will you gash yourself? 6
“Ah, sword of the LORD,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Be at rest and stay still. 7
“How can it be quiet,
When the LORD has given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast–
There He has assigned it.