Reference

Jeremiah 47:2

Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
1

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.

2

Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.

3

At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;

4

Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the Lord will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the imagery is concrete, the "waters" could be a metaphor for invading armies, a common biblical trope, rather than a literal flood.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a prophetic message being delivered ("Thus saith the Lord") but does not detail *how* that message was received by the prophet (e.g., through a dream, vision, or audible voice). It focuses on the content of the prophecy, not the method of its communication to Jeremiah.