Jeremiah 47:4because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains: for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.
The setting
Ancient Palestine, ~604 BC. The end of Philistine civilization after 600 years. Caphtor refers to Crete, their ancestral homeland...
The emotion here: solemn finality mixed with ancient grief
The original word
shamad (שָׁמַד) — to destroy utterly, to exterminate completely
Why it matters
The Philistines originally came from Crete around 1200 BC as part of the Sea Peoples migration
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 47:4
This fulfilled God's ancient promise to drive out the Philistines who had oppressed Israel for centuries
Common misconceptionThis seems like random violence, but it's actually the culmination of 600 years of Philistine oppression of Israel. God's justice operates on generational timelines.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 47:4
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 47:4 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 47:4 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, destruction, isolation. Notable phrases: day that comes to destroy; cut off every helper. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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