Jeremiah 47:2

“Thus saith the Lord, behold, waters rise up out of the north, etc.] Meaning an army of men, which should come in great numbers, and with great force and rapidity, like an overflowing flood. So the Targum, “behold, people shall come from the north;” that is, from Chaldea, which lay north of Palestine: and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; or, “the fulness of it”f861; the land of the Philistines, and carry off the men and cattle, and all the riches thereof; the city, and them that dwell therein; not any particular or single city, as Gaza; but the several cities of Palestine, and the inhabitants of them: then the men shall cry, and all the…”

“waters-- (Isa 8:7). The Chaldeans from the north are compared to the overwhelming waters of their own Euphrates. The smiting of Gaza was to be only the prelude of a greater disaster to the Philistines. Nebuzara-dan was left by Nebuchadnezzar, after he had taken Jerusalem, to subdue the rest of the adjoining cities and country.”

“Waters rise up - A metaphor for the assembling of an army (compare the marginal references). Out of the north - The Chaldaean army must cross the Euphrates at Carchemish. An overflowing flood - Or, “torrent.” To understand the metaphors of the Bible we must keep the natural phenomena of the country in mind. In Palestine rivers are torrents, dashing furiously along in the rainy seasons, and dry, or nearly so, in the summer. All that is therein - The marginal rendering contrasts the wealth of Egypt, which forms its fullness, and the inhabitants. return to 'Top of Page'”

“47:2 A flood: This metaphor depicts the movement of the Babylonian armies into the coastal area, beginning in 609 BC and peaking in 605 BC (cp. 1:11-14).”

“waters: Jer 46:7, Jer 46:8; Isa 8:7, Isa 8:8, Isa 28:17, Isa 59:19; Dan 11:22; Amo 9:5, Amo 9:6; Nah 1:8; Rev 12:15, Rev 12:16, Rev 17:1, Rev 17:15 out of: Jer 1:14, Jer 46:6, Jer 46:20 all that is therein: Heb. the fulness thereof, Jer 8:16 \*marg. Psa 24:1, Psa 50:12, Psa 96:11, Psa 98:7; Co1 10:26, Co1 10:28 then the: Jer 46:13, Jer 48:3-5, Jer 48:39; Isa 15:2-5, Isa 15:8, Isa 22:1, Isa 22:4, Isa 22:5; Zep 1:10, Zep 1:11; Jam 5:1 Jeremiah 47:3”

“"Thus saith Jahveh: Behold, waters shall rise up out of the north, and shall become an inundating stream, and they shall inundate the land and its fulness, cities and those who dwell in them; and men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. Jer 47:3. Because of the sound of the trampling of the hoofs of his strong horses, because of the din of his chariots, the noise of his wheels, fathers to not look back to their children from weakness of hands; Jer 47:4. Because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every one remaining as a helper; for Jahveh destroyeth the Philistines, the remnant of the coast of Caphtor. Jer 47:5.…”