Jeremiah 47:7

Jeremiah 47:7 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)But how can it rest when the Lord has commanded it, when he has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)How can it be quiet when the Lord has given it a charge? Against Ashkelon and against the seashore he has appointed it."
• New King James Version (NKJV)How can it be quiet, Seeing the Lord has given it a charge Against Ashkelon and against the seashore? There He has appointed it.”

Context of Jeremiah 47:7

5The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning. The people of Ashkelon will be struck dumb. How long will you gash yourselves to show your sorrow, you who remain of Philistia’s power? 6How long will you cry out, ‘Oh, sword of the Lord, how long will it be before you stop killing? Go back into your sheath! Stay there and rest!’ But how can it rest when I, the Lord, have given it orders? I have ordered it to attack the people of Ashkelon and the seacoast.

Jeremiah 47:7 word by word

אֵ֣יךְ תִּשְׁקֹ֔טִי וַֽיהוָ֖ה צִוָּה־לָ֑הּ אֶֽל־אַשְׁקְל֛וֹן וְאֶל־ח֥וֹף הַיָּ֖ם שָׁ֥ם יְעָדָֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• How can it be quietשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• seeing the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath given it a chargeצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• against Ashkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹן'ashqelôn · AshkelonH831
• and against the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• shoreחוֹףchôph · coastH2348
• there hath he appointedיָעַדyâ‛ad · to appointH3259

Cross-references for Jeremiah 47:7

• 1 Samuel 15:3So go now and strike down the Amalekites. Destroy everything that they have. Don’t spare them. Put them to death – man, woman, child, infant, ox, sheep, camel, and donkey alike.’”
• Isaiah 10:6I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.
• Isaiah 13:3I have given orders to my chosen soldiers; I have summoned the warriors through whom I will vent my anger, my boasting, arrogant ones.
• Isaiah 37:26Certainly you must have heard! Long ago I worked it out, in ancient times I planned it, and now I am bringing it to pass. The plan is this: Fortified cities will crash into heaps of ruins.
• Isaiah 45:1This is what the Lord says to his chosen one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold in order to subdue nations before him, and disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed:
• Isaiah 46:10who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says, ‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’
• Ezekiel 14:17“Or suppose I were to bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through the land,’ and I were to kill both people and animals.
• Amos 3:6If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the Lord not responsible?
• Ezekiel 25:16So this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note, I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines. I will kill the Cherethites and destroy those who remain on the seacoast.
• Zephaniah 2:6The seacoast will be used as pasture lands by the shepherds and as pens for their flocks.
• Micah 6:9Listen! The Lord is calling to the city! It is wise to respect your authority, O Lord! Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city!

Commentaries on Jeremiah 47:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7How can it be quiet - This is the answer of the Sword. I am the officer of God's judgments, and he has given me a commission against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore; all the coast where the Philistines have their territories. The measure of their iniquities is full; and these God hath appointed this sword to ravage. The Philistines were ever the implacable enemies of the Jews, and the basest and worst of all idolaters. On these accounts the sword of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The punishment would continue for a while. The judge had made his decision, and his mission was clear: Ashkelon must be destroyed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Jeremiah, from addressing the sword in the second person, turns to his hearers and speaks of it in the third person. Lord ... given it a charge--(Eze 14:17). the sea-shore--the strip of land between the mountains and Mediterranean, held by the Philistines: "their valley" (see on Jr 47:5). there hath he appointed it--(Mi 6:9). There hath He ordered it to rage.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 47:7

• Ashkelon
• War

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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