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Jeremiah — Capítulo 47

When God called Jeremiah to warn the kingdom of Judah of its impending destruction, the kingdom was relatively prosperous, free, and secure. But Judah’s fortunes dramatically changed as Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon asserted his power in the region. Judah suffered under his heavy hand for twenty years before he destroyed the city of Jerusalem and exiled its citizens to Babylon. Throughout these …

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Palabra de Jehová que vino al profeta Jeremías acerca de los filisteos, antes que Faraón destruyese a Gaza.

2Así ha dicho Jehová: He aquí que suben aguas del norte, y se harán torrente; inundarán la tierra y su plenitud, la ciudad y los moradores de ella; y los hombres clamarán, y lamentará todo morador de la tierra.

3Por el sonido de los cascos de sus caballos, por el alboroto de sus carros, por el estruendo de sus ruedas, los padres no cuidaron a los hijos por la debilidad de sus manos;

4a causa del día que viene para destrucción de todos los filisteos, para destruir a Tiro y a Sidón todo aliado que les queda todavía; porque Jehová destruirá a los filisteos, al resto de la costa de Caftor.

5Gaza fue rapada, Ascalón ha perecido, y el resto de su valle; ¿hasta cuándo te sajarás?

6Oh espada de Jehová, ¿hasta cuándo reposarás? Vuelve a tu vaina, reposa y sosiégate.

7¿Cómo reposarás? pues Jehová te ha enviado contra Ascalón, y contra la costa del mar, allí te puso.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

Versículo 1

I. 47:1-7 This message from the Lord was directed against the Philistine cities along the southeaste…

47:1-7 This message from the Lord was directed against the Philistine cities along the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and their allies farther north. The Lord had determined that these cities would be destroyed in connection with the Babylonian invasion of the area.

Versículo 2

II. 47:2 A flood: This metaphor depicts the movement of the Babylonian armies into the coastal area, …

47:2 A flood: This metaphor depicts the movement of the Babylonian armies into the coastal area, beginning in 609 BC and peaking in 605 BC (cp. 1:11-14).

Versículo 4

III. 47:4 The time has come . . . the Lord is destroying: The Lord controlled what would happen, as we…

47:4 The time has come . . . the Lord is destroying: The Lord controlled what would happen, as well as when events would occur. • The Philistines had come into the southeastern coastal areas from the island of Crete between 1200 and 1100 BC. The northern cities, Tyre and Sidon, were colonized at about the same time by distant cousins of the Philistines who mixed with the native Canaanites.

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IV. 47:5 Gaza was a major Philistine city. • head shaved bald: The city’s people expressed their grie…

47:5 Gaza was a major Philistine city. • head shaved bald: The city’s people expressed their grief by following this ritual (cp. Isa 15:2; Mic 1:16). • Ashkelon, another Philistine city a few miles north on the coast, would be emptied.

Versículo 6

V. 47:6 O sword of the Lord: God used the Babylonians to enact his justice. This request might have …

47:6 O sword of the Lord: God used the Babylonians to enact his justice. This request might have come from the Philistine cities being attacked by the Babylonians. The people were eager for the attacks against them to stop.

Versículo 7

VI. 47:7 The punishment would not end soon, because the judge had declared his judgment and his missi…

47:7 The punishment would not end soon, because the judge had declared his judgment and his mission had to be accomplished: Ashkelon . . . must be destroyed.

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