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 Living Translation (NLT)“Now, O sword of the Lord, when will you be at rest again? Go back into your sheath; rest and be still.

Context of Jeremiah 47:6

4Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; For the Lord shall plunder the Philistines, The remnant of the country of Caphtor. 5Baldness has come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is cut off With the remnant of their valley. How long will you cut yourself? “O you sword of the Lord, How long until you are quiet? Put yourself up into your scabbard, Rest and be still! 7How can it be quiet, Seeing the Lord has given it a charge Against Ashkelon and against the seashore? There He has appointed it.”

Jeremiah 47:6 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Oהוֹיhôy · woe!H1945
• thou swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• ereלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• thou be quietשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• put upאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• thyself into thy scabbardתַּ֫עַרta‛ar · razorH8593
• restרָגַעrâga‛ · to restH7280
• and be stillדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: stationaryH1826

Cross-references for Jeremiah 47:6

• Jeremiah 12:12The plunderers have come On all the desolate heights in the wilderness, For the sword of the Lord shall devour From one end of the land to the other end of the land; No flesh shall have peace.
• Jeremiah 15:3“And I will appoint over them four forms of destruction,” says the Lord: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
• Jeremiah 25:27“Therefore you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Drink, be drunk, and vomit! Fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.” ’
• Jeremiah 51:20“You are My battle-ax and weapons of war: For with you I will break the nation in pieces; With you I will destroy kingdoms;
• Deuteronomy 32:41If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to My enemies, And repay those who hate Me.
• Psalms 17:13Arise, O Lord, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
• Isaiah 10:5“Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
• Ezekiel 14:17“Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land,’ and I cut off man and beast from it,
• Ezekiel 21:3and say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from you.
• Jeremiah 4:21How long will I see the standard, And hear the sound of the trumpet?
• Jeremiah 12:4How long will the land mourn, And the herbs of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, For the wickedness of those who dwell there, Because they said, “He will not see our final end.”
• 2 Samuel 2:26Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the latter end? How long will it be then until you tell the people to return from pursuing their brethren?”
• 1 Chronicles 21:27So the Lord commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath.
• Ezekiel 21:30‘Return it to its sheath. I will judge you In the place where you were created, In the land of your nativity.
• John 18:11So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?”

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