Holy Scripture
Jeremiah 47:1
A church father on this verse
“Now he directs his prophecy against foreigners. He calls the inhabitants of Ashkelon, Gaza, Azotus, Gath and Ekron "foreigners." He says that the prediction took place before Pharaoh struck Gaza, and he likens the army of the Babylonians to a flooding river swollen by rain and melted snow. Cities will be overwhelmed b…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1The word that came from the Lord to Jeremiah, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go out of Ramah, when he had taken him in manacles in the midst of the captivity of Judah, even those who were carried to Babylon.
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In context
— Jeremiah 47:1 —
2And the chief captain of the guard took him, and said to him, The Lord thy God has pronounced all these evils upon this place:
3and the Lord has done it; because ye sinned against him, and hearkened not to his voice.