Jeremiah 47:6

Translations

Modern

‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’

Traditional

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.

Literal

‘Alas, O sword of YHWH, until when will you not be quiet? Be removed to your sheath; rest and be silent!’

Latin

O mucro Domini, usquequo non quiesces? ingredere in vaginam tuam, refrigerare, et sile.

Original

Hebrew

English

‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’

Notes

Jeremiah 47:6

O 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.

Jeremiah 47:1–7

This message from the Lord was about the Philistine cities on the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and their allies to the north. The Lord decided these cities would be destroyed during the Babylonian invasion.

Theme notes and profiles

Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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