Jeremiah 47:4

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because 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.

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The Assyrian and Babylonian ExileThe kingdoms of Judah and Israel with the routes of the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities.

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Gaza, Ashkelon, Tyre, and Sidon were major coastal cities along the eastern Mediterranean (“the Great Sea”), while Philistia was the coastal homeland of the Philistines; Caphtor likely refers to Crete. Jeremiah depicts coming judgment that will devastate Philistia and cut off its remaining allies, including Tyre and Sidon.

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Jeremiah 47:4 mentions Ashkelon, Caphtor, Gaza, Great Sea, Philistia, Sidon and Tyre.

Photo of Philistia — Philistia · גד סובול

Photo of Tyre — Tyre · Vyacheslav Argenberg