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Jeremiah 47:4

King James Version (KJV)

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Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, [and] to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.

Jeremiah 47:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 47:4

Theological / Devotional

Tyrus and Zidon. Tyre and Sidon dominated the coast north of the Philistine Plain and were evidently allied with the Philistines.

Country of Caphtor. Literally, “island of Caphtor,” that is, Crete, from which the Philistines had earlier migrated to the mainland (see on Gen. 10:14; also see Vol. II, pp. 33, 34).

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