Because of the day that comes to plunder all the (A)Philistines,
To cut off from (B)Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains;
For the Lord shall plunder the Philistines,
(C)The remnant of the country of (D)Caphtor.[a]

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  1. Jeremiah 47:4 Crete

For the day has come
    to destroy all the Philistines
and to remove all survivors
    who could help Tyre(A) and Sidon.(B)
The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines,(C)
    the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.[a](D)

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  1. Jeremiah 47:4 That is, Crete

Also against (A)Hamath, which borders on it,
And against (B)Tyre and (C)Sidon, though they are very (D)wise.

For Tyre built herself a tower,
Heaped up silver like the dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.
Behold, (E)the Lord will cast her out;
He will destroy (F)her power in the sea,
And she will be devoured by fire.

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and on Hamath(A) too, which borders on it,
    and on Tyre(B) and Sidon,(C) though they are very skillful.
Tyre has built herself a stronghold;
    she has heaped up silver like dust,
    and gold like the dirt of the streets.(D)
But the Lord will take away her possessions
    and destroy(E) her power on the sea,
    and she will be consumed by fire.(F)

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