Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 47:1

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1. Pharaoh-necho probably smote Gaza on his return after defeating Josiah at Megiddo ( :- ) [GROTIUS]. Or, Pharaoh-hophra ( Jeremiah 37:5 ; Jeremiah 37:7 ) is intended: probably on his return from his fruitless attempt to save Jerusalem from the Chaldeans, he smote Gaza in order that his expedition might not be thought altogether in vain [CALVIN] ( Amos 1:6 ; Amos 1:7 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-jer-47-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/jer-47-1

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological