Ah, (A)sword of the Lord,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Rest and stay still.

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“‘Alas, sword(A) of the Lord,
    how long till you rest?
Return to your sheath;
    cease and be still.’(B)

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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.

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And the (A)sword will whirl against [a]their cities,
And will destroy [b]their oracle priests
And (B)consume them, because of their (C)counsels.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:6 Lit his
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A sword(A) will flash in their cities;
    it will devour(B) their false prophets
    and put an end to their plans.

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And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

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