Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 47:1

1 THE word of the LORD, that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, be[illegible: 1 letter]ore that Pharaoh smote Gaza .

In the former chapter the prophet foretold the Judgments of God upon the Egyptians, who were the Jews seeming Friends, but their real Enemies, as they were oc[illegible: 1 letter]a[illegible: 2 letters]on[illegible: 1 letter] to them of Idolatry, and of a [illegible: 3 letters]ful confidence in them He comes in this chapter to foretell the judgments of God upon the Philistines who were invetera[illegible: 1 letter]e Enemies to the Jews against whom also I[illegible: 1 letter]aiah, chap. 14.29.[illegible: 1 letter]. his Prophesie, and Ezeki[illegible: 1 letter]l an[illegible: 1 letter] Amos prophesied, Ezek. 25.15. A[illegible: 1 letter]o[illegible: 1 letter] 1.6. and also Zeph[illegible: 2 letters]ia[illegible: 1 letter] in chap. 2 4.5. of his Prophesie. When the King of Bab[illegible: 1 letter]lon took Gaza, one of the five Cities of the Philistin[illegible: 1 letter]s the Scripture doth not tell us. Some think it was either in his way to Carchemish, or as he came back a Conquerour from [illegible: 1 letter]he Battel at Megidd[illegible: 1 letter] where Iosiah was slain. The time when Ieremiah had [illegible: 1 letter]his Revelation is set down to let us know, that it was in the time of the Philistines prosperity, when the Prophet could see no such effect existent, or probable in its causes.

Marginal references: chap. 25.20.; Heb. Azzah.