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Jer. 47:2 Babylon invades Gaza like flood waters that overflow the land and all that fills it.
Jer. 47:4 because of the day. This day of loss is a day of God’s judgment (46:10). Tyre and Sidon. These Phoenician cities were likely Gaza’s allies. Coastal cities were often the last places to fall in land-dominated wars.
Jer. 47:5 Baldness means either that Gaza’s citizens shaved their heads as part of a mourning ritual (see Isa. 22:12; Amos 8:10) or that the land was shaved clean of inhabitants and cities. gash yourselves. Either as a sign of mourning (Jer. 41:5) or when praying to one’s gods (1 Kings 18:28).
Jer. 47:6–7 God’s punishing sword (12:12) will not rest until it completes its work against Ashkelon (47:1) and the seashore.
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