Jeremiah 47:6

Jeremiah 47:6 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Alas, sword of the Lord, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Ah, sword of the Lord! How long till you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard; rest and be still!
• New King James Version (NKJV)“O you sword of the Lord, How long until you are quiet? Put yourself up into your scabbard, Rest and be still!

Context of Jeremiah 47:6

4because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for Jehovah will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor. 5Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nought, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? O thou sword of Jehovah, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard; rest, and be still. 7How canst thou be quiet, seeing Jehovah hath given thee a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there hath he appointed it.

Jeremiah 47:6 word by word

ה֗וֹי חֶ֚רֶב לַֽיהוָ֔ה עַד־אָ֖נָה לֹ֣א תִשְׁקֹ֑טִי הֵאָֽסְפִי֙ אַל־תַּעְרֵ֔ךְ הֵרָגְעִ֖י וָדֹֽמִּי׃Read the interlinear

• swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• quietשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252

Cross-references for Jeremiah 47:6

• Jeremiah 12:12Destroyers are come upon all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Jehovah devoureth from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh hath peace.
• Jeremiah 15:3And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith Jehovah: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy.
• Jeremiah 25:27And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
• Jeremiah 51:20Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
• Deuteronomy 32:41If I whet my glittering sword, And my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.
• Psalms 17:13Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
• Isaiah 10:5Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!
• Ezekiel 14:17Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and beast;
• Ezekiel 21:3and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
• Jeremiah 4:21How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
• Jeremiah 12:4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.
• 2 Samuel 2:26Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
• 1 Chronicles 21:27And Jehovah commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
• Ezekiel 21:30Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy birth, will I judge thee.
• John 18:11Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 47:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6O thou sword of the Lord - This is a most grand prosopopoeia - a dialogue between the sword of the Lord and the prophet. Nothing can be imagined more sublime. Put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still - Shed no more blood, destroy no more lives, erase no more cities, desolate no more countries. Rest: - hast thou not been long enough at this work of judgment? O be still: - let wars and desolations cease for ever.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6O sword of the LORD: God used the Babylonians to carry out his justice. This request might have come from the Philistine cities under attack by the Babylonians. The people wanted the attacks to stop.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Jeremiah, in the person of the Philistines afflicting themselves (Jr 47:5), apostrophizes the "sword of the Lord," entreating mercy (compare De 32:41; Eze 21:3-5, 9, 10). up thyself--Hebrew, "Gather thyself," that is, retire or return.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 47:6

• War

In the dictionaries

• Prophecy
• Rumbling
• Armor; Arms
• Ephai
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• War; Warfare

Commentaries on Jeremiah 47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings