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Jeremiah 47:1
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英文原文
that Pharaoh - Pharaoh-Necho though defeated at Carchemish, was probably able to seize Gaza upon his retreat, when obviously the possession of so strong a fortress would be most useful to him to prevent the entrance of the victorious Chaldaeans into Egypt.
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Jeremiah 47:2
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「水……發起」——比喻軍隊的集結（並參看邊註所列的參考經文）。
「從北方」——迦勒底軍隊必須在迦基米施渡過幼發拉底河。
「漲溢的河」——或作「急流」。要明白聖經中的比喻，我們必須留意那地的自然現象。在巴勒斯坦，河流都是急流，雨季時奔騰咆哮而下，夏季則乾涸，或近乎乾涸。
「其中所充滿的」——邊註的譯法將埃及的財富（這構成她的「充滿」）與其中的居民作對比。
英文原文
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.
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Jeremiah 47:3
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「他的壯馬」——即戰馬、軍馬。
「他的戰車隆隆」——更確切地說，是指戰車前進時所發出的嘎嘎碰撞之聲。
「手都發軟」——非利士人逃命時驚慌失措，甚至作父親的也不回頭看一看兒子們是否逃脫了。
英文原文
His strong horses - War-horses, chargers.
The rushing of his chariots - Rather, the rattling, the crashing noise which they make as they advance.
For feebleness of hands - The Philistines flee in such panic that a father would not even turn round to see whether his sons were effecting their escape or not.
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Jeremiah 47:4
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「因那要到來劫掠之日」——欽定本作 "Because of ... to spoil";應作:「因為」那日子已經來到,「要施行毀滅」。
非利士人被稱為推羅僅存(即最後)的幫助者,因為其餘一切本可援助推羅的,都已屈服於迦勒底的權勢之下。對非利士的審判與對推羅的審判相連,其應驗乃藉著尼布甲尼撒手下的副將所率領的遠征軍——他們蹂躪當地,並為主力大軍供應糧食。
「迦斐託之地」——即迦斐託的沿海之地。非利士人來自埃及三角洲的沿海一帶;他們被稱為「剩下的」餘民,因為人數已大為減少:一部分由於普撒美提克(Psammetichus)長期攻打亞實突的戰爭,一部分由於迦薩被攻取(耶利米書47:1),還有一部分由於亞述的入侵。
英文原文
Because of the day that cometh to spoil - "Because" the day has come "to devastate."
The Philistines are called Tyre's remaining (i. e., last) helper, because all besides who could have assisted her have already succumbed to the Chaldaean power. The judgment upon Philistia was in connection with that upon Tyre, and it was fulfilled by expeditions sent out by Nebuchadnezzar under him lieutenants to ravage the country and supply his main army with provisions.
The country of Caphtor - The coastland of Caphtor. The Philistines came from the coast of the Egyptian Delta, and are called "a remnant" because they had been greatly reduced in numbers, partly by the long war of Psammetichus against Ashdod, partly by the capture of Gaza Jeremiah 47:1, and partly by Assyrian invasions.
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Jeremiah 47:5
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Baldness（禿頭）——指極度的哀慟（見耶利米書 16:6）。
Is cut off（被剪除）——另有人譯作：因悲傷過度而不能言語。
With the…remnant of…their valley（他們山谷的餘民）——另有人譯作：「他們山谷的餘民啊，你割損自己要到幾時呢？」他們的山谷就是迦薩與亞實基倫所在的那片低窪平原，通常稱為薛非拉（Shefelah），構成了非利士人的疆土。七十士譯本的讀法頗值得注意：「the remnant…Anakim（亞衲族人的餘民）」，這大概是指迦特，即巨人的家鄉（1 Samuel 17:4）。
耶利米書 47:6 或譯作「哀哉，耶和華的刀啊，你要到幾時才止息呢？」至於答案，見耶利米書 47:7。
英文原文
Baldness - Extreme mourning (see Jeremiah 16:6).
Is cut off - Others render, is speechless through grief.
With the remnant of their valley - Others, O remnant of their valley, how long wilt thou cut thyself? Their valley is that of Gaza and Ashkelon, the low-lying plain, usually called the Shefelah, which formed the territory of the Philistines. The reading of the Septuagint is remarkable: "the remnant of the Anakim," which probably would mean Gath, the home of giants 1 Samuel 17:4.
Jeremiah 47:6. Or, Alas, Sword of Yahweh, how long wilt thou not rest? For the answer, see Jeremiah 47:7.
「法老」——法老尼哥雖在迦基米施被擊敗，撤退時大概仍能奪取迦薩；顯然，擁有這樣一座堅固的堡壘，對他阻截得勝的迦勒底人進入埃及最為有用。