| Geneva Study Bible {f} Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt {g} thou cut thyself? (f) They who shaved their heads for sorrow and heaviness. (g) As the heathen used in their mourning, which the Lord forbade his people to do, De 14:1. Wesley's Notes 47:5 The remnant - Those who lived in the valleys near Ashkelon. But thyself - Why will you afflict yourselves, when all your mourning will do you no good. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 5. Baldness . cut thyself-Palestine is represented as a female who has torn off her hair and cut her flesh, the heathenish (Le 19:28) token of mourning (Jer 48:37). their valley-the long strip of low plain occupied by the Philistines along the Mediterranean, west of the mountains of Judea. The Septuagint reads Anakim, the remains of whom were settled in those regions (Nu 13:28). Joshua dislodged them so that none were left but in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod (Jos 11:21, 22). But the parallel (Jer 47:7), "Ashkelon . the sea-shore," established English Version here, "Ashkelon . their valley." Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 47:1-7 The calamities of the Philistines. - The Philistines had always been enemies to Israel; but the Chaldean army shall overflow their land like a deluge. Those whom God will spoil, must be spoiled. For when the Lord intends to destroy the wicked, he will cut off every helper. So deplorable are the desolations of war, that the blessings of peace are most desirable. But we must submit to His appointments who ordains all in perfect wisdom and justice. | 
