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Jeremiah 47:6

4 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.

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?

‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’

7 How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
KJV
O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
WEB
“‘You sword of the LORD, how long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself back into your scabbard; rest, and be still.’
ASV
O thou sword of Jehovah, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard; rest, and be still.
DARBY
Alas! sword of Jehovah, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Withdraw into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
BLB
‘Alas, O sword of YHWH, until when will you not be quiet? Be removed to your sheath; rest and be silent!’
ÅB
Ve! Du Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil du være urolig? Far i din skjede, hvil deg og vær stille!
OTB
For Herren, hærskarenes Gud, sier: “Se, katastrofe kommer over kystlandet— over filisterne—og stor ødeleggelse.
B1930
Ve! Du Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil du være urolig? Far i din skjede, hvil dig og vær stille!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 21:3–5

    and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.

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  • Jeremiah 12:12

    Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.

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  • John 18:11

    “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”

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  • Ezekiel 21:30

    Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.

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  • Isaiah 10:15

    Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!

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  • Psalms 17:13

    Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

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  • Ezekiel 14:17

    Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,

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  • Jeremiah 25:27

    “Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’

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