Jeremiah · Jeremiah 47
“‘You sword of the LORD, how long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself back into your scabbard; rest, and be still.’
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The verses immediately either side, within Jeremiah 47.
Before
5Baldness has come on Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nothing. You remnant of their valley, how long will you cut yourself?
Jeremiah 47:6
“‘You sword of the LORD, how long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself back into your scabbard; rest, and be still.’
After
7“How can you be quiet, since the LORD has given you a command? Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore, there he has appointed it.”
This verse does not yet have an editorial note of its own. The chapter it belongs to is the best place to read it: Jeremiah 47.