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Jeremiah 47:7

World English Bible

“How can you be quiet,
since Yahweh has given you a command?
Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore,
there has he appointed it.”

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Jeremiah 47:7 in other translations

How canst thou be quiet, seeing Jehovah hath given thee a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there hath he appointed it.

Jeremiah 47:7 · American Standard Version

Jeremiah 47:7 in context

  1. 5Baldness has come on Gaza;
    Ashkelon is brought to nothing,
    the remnant of their valley:
    how long will you cut yourself?
  2. 6“ ‘You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you are quiet?
    Put yourself back into your scabbard;
    rest, and be still.’
  3. 7“How can you be quiet,
    since Yahweh has given you a command?
    Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore,
    there has he appointed it.”