The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
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Gill's Exposition
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines,.... As the former prophecies were against the Egyptians, the friends and allies of the Jews, in whom they trusted; this…
Barnes' Notes
that Pharaoh - Pharaoh-Necho though defeated at Carchemish, was probably able to seize Gaza upon his retreat, when obviously the possession of so strong a fortress would be most useful to him to…
As the Egyptians had often proved false friends, so the Philistines had always been sworn enemies, to the Israel of God, and the more dangerous and vexatious for their being such near neighbours to…
Cambridge Bible
This v. in LXX consists simply of the words "Concerning the Philistines." At any rate we shall probably be right in considering "before that … Gaza" as a gloss added by a scribe who had regard to Jer…
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