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Baldnessקָרְחָהhas comeבָּאָהupon Gaza;אֶל עַזָּהAshkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹןhas been silenced,נִדְמְתָהthe remnantשְׁאֵרִיתof their valley.עִמְקָםHow longעַד מָתַיwill you gash yourself?תִּתְגּוֹדָדִי
Jeremiah 47:5
Study it in the app“Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has been silenced, the remnant of their valley. How long will you gash yourself?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 47:5, word by word
- Baldnessקָרְחָהkarcha
baldness
A bald spot: a part of the head shaved bare as a sign of mourning.
Where else “karcha” appears- has comeבָּאָהbaa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baa” appears- upon Gazaעַזָּהaza
Gaza
See it on the mapWhere else “aza” appears- Ashkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹןashklon
Ashkelon
See it on the mapWhere else “ashklon” appears- has been silencedנִדְמְתָהnidmta
be silent
To stop being heard or moving; to fall quiet or come to a stop.
Where else “nidmta” appears- the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- of their valleyעִמְקָimka
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “imka” appears- How longמָתַיmatay
when?
When? How long?
Where else “matay” appears- will you gash yourselfתִּתְגּוֹדָדִיtitgodadi
cut oneself
Gashing one's skin as a sign of mourning, a pagan custom.
Where else “titgodadi” appears
Translation note
“Their valley” (עִמְקָם) is written almost the same as “the Anakim” (עֲנָקִים); with that reading it is understood “the remnant of the Anakim.”
Places in this verse
1Gaza
Today: Gaza City, Gaza Strip
A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, at the far southwest of Israel.
There the Philistines blinded Samson and made him grind grain (Judg 16:21); he died there pulling down the temple (Judg 16:30).
2Ashkelon
Today: Ashkelon, Israel
A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Jerusalem.
Samson killed thirty men there to pay a bet (Judg 14:19). It was one of the five main Philistine cities (1 Sam 6:17).
The context
4because of the day that is coming to devastate all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and from Sidon every survivor who helps; for YHWH is devastating the Philistines, the remnant of the island of Caphtor.
5 · This verse (above)
6Ah, sword of YHWH! How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; rest and be still!