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Jeremiah 47:7

Ashkelon

5 Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?

6 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.

How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
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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
How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”
KJV
How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
WEB
“How can you be quiet, since the LORD has given you a command? Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore, there he has appointed it.”
ASV
How canst thou be quiet, seeing Jehovah hath given thee a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there hath he appointed it.
DARBY
How shouldest thou be quiet? For Jehovah hath given it a charge: against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore, there hath he appointed it.
BLB
How can it be quiet when YHWH has given a command to it? Against Ashkelon, and against the coast of the sea, there He has appointed it.”
ÅB
Hvordan skulle du holde deg rolig, når Herren har gitt deg befaling? Til Askalon og til havets strand, dit har han stevnet det.
OTB
Skallethet har kommet over Gaza; Ashkelon er fullstendig avskåret; Orem og Gaza er skamfulle; De har gått i fangenskap sammen.”
B1930
Hvorledes skulde du holde dig rolig, når Herren har gitt dig befaling? Til Askalon og til havets strand, dit har han stevnet det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 14:17

    Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

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  • Micah 6:9

    The LORD’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

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  • Isaiah 10:6

    I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

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  • Amos 3:6

    Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?

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  • Zephaniah 2:6–7

    And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

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  • Isaiah 46:10–11

    Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

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  • Isaiah 37:26

    Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.

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  • Ezekiel 25:16

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

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