Jeremiah 47:6–7
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6“Ah, asword of Yahweh,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
1Be at rest and stay still.
7“How can 1it be quiet?
Yahweh has agiven it a command;
Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast—
There He has bassigned it.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Ah, sword of the Lord!
How long till you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard;
rest and be still!
How can it be quiet
when the Lord has given it a charge?
Against Ashkelon and against the seashore
he has appointed it.”
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
“ ‘Alas, sword of the Lord,
how long till you rest?
Return to your sheath;
cease and be still.’
But how can it rest
when the Lord has commanded it,
when he has ordered it
to attack Ashkelon and the coast?”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Oh, sword of the Lord!
How long will you be restless?
Go back to your sheath;
be still; be silent!
How can it rest
when the Lord has given it a command?
He has assigned it
against Ashkelon and the shore of the sea.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
“Now, O sword of the Lord,
when will you be at rest again?
Go back into your sheath;
rest and be still.
“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.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Ah, sword of Yahweh,
how long will you not be quiet?
Gather to your sheath,
keep quiet and stand still.
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.”
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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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