Jeremiah 47:5

“Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?”

"Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?" - Jeremiah 47:5
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What does Jeremiah 47:5 mean?

In Jeremiah 47:5, the verse states, "Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?" This verse comes from a prophecy against the Philistines, delivered by the prophet Jeremiah. The verse can be broken down into…

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The Weight of Loss and the Call to Healing

**Scripture Reference: Jeremiah 47:5 (KJV)** "Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?" In this evocative passage from the book of Jeremiah, the prophet speaks a painful truth about the desolation that has…

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A Prayer for Healing and Restoration from Desolation

Heavenly Father, As we bow our heads before You today, we come with a heavy heart, reflecting on the words of Jeremiah 47:5 from Your holy scripture: "Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?” Lord, this…

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Jeremiah 47:5 - "Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?"
Jeremiah 47:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza."
Psalms 47:5 - "God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet."
Jeremiah 48:47 - "¶ Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab."
"The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza." - Jeremiah 47:1
John 5:47 - "But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?"
Jeremiah 47:6 - "O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still."
Jeremiah 47:7 - "How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it."
Jeremiah 47:3 - "At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;"
Genesis 47:5 - "And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:"
Jeremiah 47:4 - "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."
Isaiah 47:5 - "Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms."
Matthew 5:47 - "And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?"
Jeremiah 51:47 - "Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her."
"God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet." - Psalms 47:5
Ezekiel 47:5 - "Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over."
"But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?" - John 5:47
Jeremiah 47:2 - "Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl."
Jeremiah 10:5
"¶ Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab." - Jeremiah 48:47
Jeremiah 36:5 - "And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:"
"And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:" - Genesis 47:5
Prophet Jeremiah 1:5
Jeremiah 28:5 - "Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,"
"How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it." - Jeremiah 47:7
"O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still." - Jeremiah 47:6
Jeremiah 18:5 - "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:30 - "¶ A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;"
Jeremiah 5:20 - "Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,"