耶47:1 在法老攻击迦萨以先，耶和华论到非利士人的话临到耶利米先知。
耶47:1 The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines, before Pharaoh's attack on Gaza.
耶47:2 耶和华这样说：“看哪！有水从北方涨起，成为一股泛滥的洪流，淹没大地和地上的一切，淹没城镇和住在城中的居民。人必呼喊，地上所有的居民必哀号。
耶47:2 This is what the Lord has said: See, waters are coming up out of the north, and will become an overflowing stream, overflowing the land and everything in it, the town and those who are living in it; and men will give a cry, and all the people of the land will be crying out in pain.
耶47:3 因为听见战马的蹄声，还有战车辚辚和车轮辘辘的响声，作父亲的双手酸软无力，不能照顾他们的儿女。
耶47:3 At the noise of the stamping of the feet of his war-horses, at the rushing of his carriages and the thunder of his wheels, fathers will give no thought to their children, because their hands are feeble;
耶47:4 日子将到，非利士人必全遭毁灭，所有曾援助推罗和西顿仍然幸存的人必被剪除，因为耶和华要毁灭非利士人，就是迦斐托岛余剩的人。
耶47:4 Because of the day which is coming with destruction on all the Philistines, cutting off from Tyre and Zidon the last of their helpers: for the Lord will send destruction on the Philistines, the rest of the sea-land of Caphtor.
耶47:5 迦萨成了秃头的，亚实基伦静默无声（“静默无声”或译：“被毁坏了”），在它们的平原上（“在它们的平原上”或参照《七十士译本》译作“亚衲族”﹝参书11:21~22﹞）余剩的人哪，你们划伤自己的身体要到几时呢？”
耶47:5 The hair is cut off from the head of Gaza; Ashkelon has come to nothing; the last of the Anakim are deeply wounding themselves.
耶47:6 耶和华的刀剑哪，你要到几时才可停下来呢？请你入鞘吧！休息静止吧！
耶47:6 O sword of the Lord, how long will you have no rest? put yourself back into your cover; be at peace, be quiet.
耶47:7 但耶和华既吩咐了它，又怎能停下来呢？他指派了它去攻击亚实基伦和沿海一带。
耶47:7 How is it possible for it to be quiet, seeing that the Lord has given it orders? against Ashkelon and against the sea-land he has given it directions.