Jeremiah 47:6-7

New American Standard Bible

⁶Ah, ^(A)sword of the Lord,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Rest and stay still.
⁷How can ^[a]it be quiet,
When the Lord has ^(B)given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the sea shore—
There He has ^(C)summoned it.”

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Jeremiah 47:6-7

New International Version

⁶“‘Alas, sword^(A) of the Lord,
    how long till you rest?
Return to your sheath;
    cease and be still.’^(B)
⁷But how can it rest
    when the Lord has commanded it,
when he has ordered it
    to attack Ashkelon and the coast?”^(C)

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Jeremiah 47:6-7

King James Version

⁶O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

⁷How 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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