Before Pharaoh attacked Gaza, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines.

This is what the Lord says: Water will rise from the north and become an overflowing river, overflowing throughout the land and all that is in it, as well as the city and its inhabitants. People must shout. All residents within the territory will mourn.

I heard the sound of the enemy’s strong horse hooves jumping and the rumbling of their chariots, with the roar of their wheels. As a father, his hands become weak and he does not turn back to look after his children.

For the day is coming, to destroy all the Philistines and cut off those who help Tyre and Sidon. For the Lord will destroy the Philistines, who are the remnants of the island of Capetto.

Gaza became bald. The remaining Ashkelon in the plain is gone. How long will it take for you to cut yourself with a knife?

O sword of the Lord, when will you cease? You need to enter the sheath, remain still.

Since the Lord has commanded you to attack Ashkelon and the land by the sea, and he has appointed you, how can you cease?