Jeremiah 47:7
Jeremiah 47:7 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 But how can it rest
when the Lord has commanded it,
when he has ordered it
to attack Ashkelon and the coast?”
Jeremiah 47:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
7 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.
Jeremiah 47:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 “But how can it be still
when the Lord has sent it on a mission?
For the city of Ashkelon
and the people living along the sea
must be destroyed.”
Jeremiah 47:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 How can it be quiet,
Seeing the Lord has given it a charge
Against Ashkelon and against the seashore?
There He has appointed it.”
Jeremiah 47:7 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 But how can his sword rest
when the Lord has given it a command?
He has ordered it
to attack Ashkelon and the seacoast.”
Jeremiah 47:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 How canst thou be quiet, seeing Jehovah hath given thee a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there hath he appointed it.
Jeremiah 47:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 How shouldest thou be quiet? —For Jehovah hath given it a charge: against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore, there hath he appointed it.
Jeremiah 47:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 How can the sword of the Lord rest?
The Lord has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast.
He has put it there.
Jeremiah 47:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 How can it rest
when the Lord has given it a command?
He has assigned it
against Ashkelon and the shore of the sea.
Jeremiah 47:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 How can it be quiet,
when the Lord has given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the seashore—
there he has appointed it.
Jeremiah 47:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 How can you be quiet
when Yahweh has given an order to it?
Against Ashkelon and against the shore of the sea,
there he has appointed it.”
Jeremiah 47:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 But how can my sword rest
when I have given it a command?
I have ordered it
to attack Ashkelon and the Philistine coast.”
Jeremiah 47:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 “How can it be quiet,
When the Lord has given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast—
There He has assigned it.”