Cross references

Jeremiah 47:5

The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning;

Ashkelon will be silenced.

O remnant of their valley,

how long will you gash yourself?

Jeremiah 47:5 BSB
  1. a That is, the Mediterranean coast or plain

Jeremiah 47:5 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Jeremiah 48:37 (7 votes) and Jeremiah 25:20 (5 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Leviticus 19 to Mark 5.

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Which verses does Jeremiah 47:5 point to?

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  1. For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

  2. all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

  3. eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.

  4. Micah 1:164 votes

    Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.

  5. You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

  6. Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

  7. You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,

  8. And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.

  9. So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.

  10. Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.

  11. This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.

  12. For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.

  13. therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.

  14. This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom. So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels. …

  15. For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted. Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.” …

  16. Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited. A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. …

  17. Mark 5:52 votes

Which verses point to Jeremiah 47:5?

The 10 strongest of 18.