Jer 47:5 | TNotes | STEP | 47:5 Gaza was a major Philistine city. • head shaved bald: The city’s people expressed their grief by following this ritual (cp. Isa 15:2 ; Mic 1:16 ). • Ashkelon , another Philistine city a few miles north on the coast, would be emptied.

bIsa 15:2►

cMic 1:16►

‏ Jeremiah 47:5

47:5 ^a Gaza was a major Philistine city.

• head shaved bald: The city’s people expressed their grief by following this ritual (cp. Isa 15:2 ^b; Mic 1:16 ^c).

• Ashkelon, another Philistine city a few miles north on the coast, would be emptied.