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For the city of Ashkelon and the people living along the sea must be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />How can it be quiet when the LORD has given it a charge? Against Ashkelon and against the seashore he has appointed it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />How can it be quiet, Seeing the LORD has given it a charge Against Ashkelon and against the seashore? There He has appointed it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“How can it be quiet, When the LORD has given it an order? Against Ashkelon and against the sea shore— There He has summoned it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220How can it be quiet, When the LORD has given it an order? Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast— There He has assigned it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“How can it be quiet, When the LORD has given it an order? Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast— There He has assigned it.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How can it be quiet? Yahweh has given it a command; Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast— There He has assigned it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“How can His sword be quiet When the LORD has given it an order? Against Ashkelon and against the [whole Philistine] seashore There He has assigned it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How can it rest when the LORD has given it a command? He has assigned it against Ashkelon and the shore of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How can it rest when the LORD has given it a command? He has assigned it against Ashkelon and the shore of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How canst thou be quiet, seeing Jehovah hath given thee a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there hath he appointed it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But how can my sword rest, when I have commanded it to attack Ashkelon and the seacoast? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How canst thou be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given thee a charge? against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore, there hath he appointed it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How can the sword of the LORD rest? The LORD has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast. He has put it there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But how can it rest, when I have given it work to do? I have commanded it to attack Ashkelon and the people who live on the coast." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How can it be quiet, when the LORD has ordered disaster to come to Ashkelon and the seashore? That's where he has assigned it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But how can it rest when I, the LORD, have given it orders? I have ordered it to attack the people of Ashkelon and the seacoast. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How can it be quiet, since the LORD has given you a command? Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore, there has he appointed it.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“How can you be quiet, since Yahweh has given you a command? Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore, there he has appointed it.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />How will it be quiet, "" And YHWH has given a charge to it, "" Against Ashkelon and against the seashore? He has appointed it there!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> How shall it be quiet, And Jehovah hath given a charge to it, Against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? There hath He appointed it!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How shalt thou rest, and Jehovah commanded to it against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore? there he confirmed it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How shall it be quiet, when the Lord hath given it a charge against Ascalon, and against the countries thereof by the sea side, and there hath made an appointment for it? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But how can it find rest, when the Lord has ordered it against Ashkelon and against its maritime regions, and when a task has been appointed to it there?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How can it find rest when the LORD has commanded it? Against Ashkelon and the seacoast, there he has appointed it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />How can it be quiet, when the LORD has given it an order? Against Ashkelon and against the seashore— there he has appointed it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How can it be quiet, when the LORD has given it a charge against Ashkalon and against the coastal cities? For against these places he has decreed punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />How will it be still when LORD JEHOVAH ordered it concerning Ashkelon and concerning the coasts of the sea? There he authorized it! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How canst thou be quiet? For the LORD hath given it a charge; Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, There hath He appointed it.How shall it be quiet, whereas the Lord has given it a commission against Ascalon, and against the regions on the sea-coast, to awake against the remaining <i>countries</i>!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14186" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/47.htm">The Judgment on the Philistines</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’ <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’êḵ (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/8252.htm" title="8252: tiš·qō·ṭî (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- To be quiet or undisturbed. A primitive root; to repose.">can it rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">when the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh- (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">has commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">it?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3259.htm" title="3259: yə·‘ā·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To appoint. A primitive root; to fix upon; by implication, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage.">He has appointed it</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/831.htm" title="831: ’aš·qə·lō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A city of the Philistines. Probably from shaqal in the sense of weighing-place; Ashkelon, a place in Palestine.">Ashkelon</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2348.htm" title="2348: ḥō·wp̄ (N-msc) -- Shore, coast. From an unused root meaning to cover; a cove.">and the shore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of its coastland.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Ezekiel 25:15-17</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. / I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a></span><br />Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg. / Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. / Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Zephaniah 2:4-7</a></span><br />For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted. / Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.” / So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6-8</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom. / So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels. / I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4-8</a></span><br />Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. / For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples. / You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Isaiah 9:12</a></span><br />Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1-14</a></span><br />Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. / Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: / “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-21.htm">Ezekiel 28:21-24</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her. / And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her. / I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-15.htm">Ezekiel 30:15-19</a></span><br />I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the crowds of Thebes. / I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress. / The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-30.htm">Ezekiel 32:30</a></span><br />All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Zechariah 9:5-7</a></span><br />Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited. / A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. / I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7</a></span><br />of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD has given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there has he appointed it.</p><p class="hdg">can it [heb] canst not </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a></b></br> Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm">Isaiah 10:6</a></b></br> I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3</a></b></br> I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, <i>even</i> them that rejoice in my highness.</p><p class="hdg">the sea</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Ezekiel 25:16</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Zephaniah 2:6,7</a></b></br> And the sea coast shall be dwellings <i>and</i> cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks… </p><p class="hdg">hath he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9</a></b></br> The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and <i>the man of</i> wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Ashkelon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Ash'kelon</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-1.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-6.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-11.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Directions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-27.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-11.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-18.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/luke/6-17.htm">Seacoast</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-6.htm">Sea-Land</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Seashore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-17.htm">Sea-Shore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-17.htm">Shore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-26.htm">Shouldest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Ashkelon</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Ash'kelon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-5.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-25.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Directions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Order</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Seacoast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Sea-Land</a> <a href="/mark/2-13.htm">Seashore</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Sea-Shore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-29.htm">Shore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Shouldest</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/47-1.htm">The destruction of the Philistines</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The rhetorical question emphasizes that the sword of the LORD, representing His judgment, cannot be at peace or inactive because it is under divine command. This highlights the sovereignty of God in executing His will. The context is a prophecy against the Philistines, a frequent adversary of Israel. The LORD's command signifies His direct involvement in the affairs of nations, underscoring His ultimate authority over history. This echoes the theme found in <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, where God's word accomplishes what He desires.<p><b>He has appointed it against Ashkelon</b><br>Ashkelon was one of the five major Philistine cities, located along the Mediterranean coast. It was a significant center of trade and military power. The appointment of judgment against Ashkelon signifies a targeted divine action against a specific location known for its opposition to Israel. Historically, Ashkelon was a fortified city, and its mention here indicates the comprehensive nature of the coming judgment. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God’s judgment against nations that oppose His people, as seen in <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6-8</a>, where the Philistines are also condemned.<p><b>and the shore of its coastland.</b><br>The reference to the "shore of its coastland" expands the scope of the prophecy to include the entire Philistine territory along the Mediterranean. This geographical detail underscores the thoroughness of the impending judgment. The coastland was vital for trade and cultural exchange, making it a strategic area. The destruction of the coastland would signify not only military defeat but also economic and cultural collapse. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative of God’s judgment extending to all areas of life, as seen in <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Zephaniah 2:4-7</a>, where the Philistine cities are prophesied to become desolate.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment of God upon Judah and the surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ashkelon.htm">Ashkelon</a></b><br>One of the five major Philistine cities located on the Mediterranean coast, often a symbol of the enemies of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who commands and orchestrates events according to His divine will.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_seacoast.htm">The Seacoast</a></b><br>Refers to the coastal regions of Philistia, indicating the broader area targeted by God's judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>An ancient people who were often in conflict with Israel, representing opposition to God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's command over nations and events is absolute. He appoints times and places for His purposes, demonstrating His control over history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_justice.htm">Judgment and Justice</a></b><br>The prophecy against Ashkelon and the seacoast serves as a reminder of God's justice. He holds nations accountable for their actions, ensuring that evil does not go unpunished.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophecies like this one serve to warn and prepare God's people. They remind us to trust in God's plan, even when it involves difficult or challenging circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_relevance.htm">Historical Context and Relevance</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of these prophecies helps us see the continuity of God's work through history and His ongoing involvement in the world today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Just as the prophecy indicates a specific time for judgment, we are reminded to trust in God's perfect timing in our own lives, knowing that He works all things for good.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 47</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_ryrie_study_bible.htm">What was the cause of Jeremiah's death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_advise_peace_in_a_pagan_land.htm">In Jeremiah 29:4-7, how can God instruct his people to settle peacefully in a pagan land while other passages command separation from foreign nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_philistines_face_total_destruction.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 - Did the Philistines ever face complete destruction at this juncture, or does this contradict what we know from other historical accounts or archaeological findings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_moab's_fate_sealed_in_jer._48_1-39.htm">Why does Jeremiah 48:1-39 repeatedly portray divine retaliation against Moab with no apparent path for redemption?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Against the sea shore.</span>--In the "sea shore," as in <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out my hand on the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.">Ezekiel 25:16</a>, we have the term specially appropriate to the territory of the Philistines.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The seashore.</span> So Ezekiel speaks of "the remnant of the seashore" (<a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Ezekiel 25:16</a>), referring to Philistia. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can it rest</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁקֹ֔טִי</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·qō·ṭî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8252.htm">Strong's 8252: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be quiet or undisturbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has commanded it?</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּה־</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has appointed it</span><br /><span class="heb">יְעָדָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·‘ā·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3259.htm">Strong's 3259: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ashkelon</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׁקְל֛וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·qə·lō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_831.htm">Strong's 831: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashkelon -- a city of the Philistines</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the shore</span><br /><span class="heb">ח֥וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2348.htm">Strong's 2348: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shore, coast</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of its coastland.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/47-7.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 47:7 How can you be quiet seeing Yahweh (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/47-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 47:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 47:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>