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Return to your sheath; cease and be still.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/47.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Now, O sword of the LORD, when will you be at rest again? Go back into your sheath; rest and be still.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Ah, sword of the LORD! How long till you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard; rest and be still!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O thou sword of the LORD, how long <i>will it be</i> ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“O you sword of the LORD, How long until you are quiet? Put yourself up into your scabbard, Rest and be still!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Ah, sword of the LORD, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Rest and stay still.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Ah, sword of the LORD, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Be at rest and stay still.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Ah, sword of the LORD, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Be at rest and stay still.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Ah, sword of Yahweh, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Be at rest and stay still.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“O you sword of the LORD, How long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself into your sheath; Rest and be still.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Oh, sword of the LORD! How long will you be restless? Go back to your sheath; be still; be silent!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Oh, sword of the LORD! How long will you be restless? Go back to your sheath; be still; be silent! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O thou sword of Jehovah, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard; rest, and be still.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You ask how long will I continue to attack you with my sword, then you tell me to put it away and leave you alone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You cry out, "Sword of the LORD, how long will you keep on fighting? Go back into your scabbard. Stay there and rest!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You cry out, 'Sword of the LORD! How long will you go on slashing? Go back to your scabbard, stay there and rest!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ah, sword of the LORD, how long before you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, be at rest, be silent!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How long will you cry out, 'Oh, sword of the LORD, how long will it be before you stop killing? Go back into your sheath! Stay there and rest!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You sword of the LORD, "how long will it be before you be quiet? Put yourself into your sheath; rest, and be still."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself back into your scabbard; rest, and be still.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, sword of YHWH, until when are you not quiet? Be removed to your sheath, rest and cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ho, sword of Jehovah, till when art thou not quiet? Be removed unto thy sheath, rest and cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Alas, thou sword of Jehovah, till when wilt thou rest? be gathered to thy sheath; be quiet and be still.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O thou sword of the Lord, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Go into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O sharp sword of the Lord, how long will you be without rest? Enter your sheath; be refreshed and silenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Ah! Sword of the LORD! When will you find rest? Return to your scabbard; stop, be still! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Ah, sword of the LORD! How long until you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest and be still!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O, sword of the LORD, how long will it be till you be quiet and cease from destruction? put up yourself into your scabbard, rest and be still.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Oh, Sword of LORD JEHOVAH, how long will you not be quiet and will you not cease to destroy? Be put away into your sheath! Be put away and be still!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />How long wilt thou smite, O sword of the Lord? how long will it be ere thou art quiet? return into thy sheath, rest, and be removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/47-6.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=14176" 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">5</span>The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself? <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">‘Alas,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">O sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">how long</a> <a href="/hebrew/575.htm" title="575: ’ā·nāh (Interrog) -- Where? whither?. Or manah; contracted from 'aiyn; where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">until you rest?</a> <a href="/hebrew/8252.htm" title="8252: ṯiš·qō·ṭî (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- To be quiet or undisturbed. A primitive root; to repose."></a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: hê·’ā·sə·p̄î (V-Nifal-Imp-fs) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">Return</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8593.htm" title="8593: ta‘·rêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- A razor, sheath. From arah; a knife or razor: also a scabbard.">your sheath;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7280.htm" title="7280: hê·rā·ḡə·‘î (V-Nifal-Imp-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to toss violently and suddenly; figuratively to settle, i.e. Quiet; specifically, to wink.">cease</a> <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm" title="1826: wā·ḏōm·mî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- A prim root; to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.">and be still!’</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”…<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="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6</a></span><br />It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm">Ezekiel 21:9-11</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished— / it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick. / The sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished, to be placed in the hand of the slayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-24.htm">Ezekiel 30:24-25</a></span><br />I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man. / I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king, and he wields it against the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8</a></span><br />“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14-16</a></span><br />‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side! / So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter. / Slash to the right; set your blade to the left—wherever your blade is directed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5</a></span><br />Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-19.htm">Ezekiel 21:19-20</a></span><br />“Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city. / Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-15.htm">Isaiah 13:15-18</a></span><br />Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword. / Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished. / Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28-32</a></span><br />Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning— / while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment. / Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a></span><br />For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-11.htm">Ezekiel 32:11-12</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you! / I will make your hordes fall by the swords of the mighty, the most ruthless of all nations. They will ravage the pride of Egypt and all her multitudes will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-15.htm">Isaiah 10:15</a></span><br />Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3-5</a></span><br />and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked. / Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north. / Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-2.htm">Isaiah 31:2</a></span><br />Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O you sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere you be quiet? put up yourself into your scabbard, rest, and be still.</p><p class="hdg">thou sword</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a></b></br> The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the <i>one</i> end of the land even to the <i>other</i> end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Jeremiah 15:3</a></b></br> And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27</a></b></br> Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.</p><p class="hdg">how long</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-21.htm">Jeremiah 4:21</a></b></br> How long shall I see the standard, <i>and</i> hear the sound of the trumpet?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Jeremiah 12:4</a></b></br> How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/2-26.htm">2 Samuel 2:26</a></b></br> Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?</p><p class="hdg">put up thyself [heb] gather thyself </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-27.htm">1 Chronicles 21:27</a></b></br> And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-30.htm">Ezekiel 21:30</a></b></br> Shall I cause <i>it</i> to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/18-11.htm">John 18:11</a></b></br> Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-29.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-8.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/songs/6-12.htm">Ere</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Ho</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-31.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Scabbard</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-27.htm">Sheath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-16.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Withdraw</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/2-16.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-3.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Ere</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ho</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-17.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Scabbard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Sheath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-62.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Withdraw</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/47.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/47.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Alas, O sword of the LORD</b><br>This phrase personifies the sword as an instrument of divine judgment. In biblical context, the "sword of the LORD" often symbolizes God's judgment and wrath against nations or peoples who have turned away from Him. The sword is a recurring symbol in prophetic literature, representing God's power to execute justice (<a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3-5</a>). Historically, the sword was a common weapon of war, and its mention here underscores the severity of the impending judgment on the Philistines. The lament "Alas" indicates a deep sorrow or distress over the destruction that the sword will bring.<p><b>how long until you rest?</b><br>This question reflects a desire for the cessation of violence and judgment. It echoes the human longing for peace and the end of suffering. In the broader biblical narrative, this longing is seen in the cries of the prophets and the people of Israel for deliverance and restoration (<a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Habakkuk 1:2</a>, <a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a>). The question also implies that the sword's activity is under divine control and will cease only when God's purposes are fulfilled.<p><b>Return to your sheath;</b><br>The imagery of the sword returning to its sheath suggests the end of conflict and the restoration of peace. In ancient times, a sheathed sword indicated that hostilities had ceased. This plea for the sword to return to its sheath is a call for divine mercy and the end of judgment. It reflects the hope that God's wrath will be satisfied and that He will show compassion to His people.<p><b>cease and be still!</b><br>This command for the sword to cease and be still emphasizes the desire for tranquility and the cessation of divine judgment. It resonates with other biblical passages where God commands stillness and peace (<a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a>, <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>). The call for stillness is not just a physical cessation of activity but also a spiritual peace that comes from reconciliation with God. This phrase can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate peace brought by Jesus Christ, who is the Prince of Peace (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>), and whose sacrifice brings an end to the enmity between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and surrounding nations. He is known for his prophecies of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>The people to whom this prophecy is directed. They were ancient enemies of Israel, residing in the coastal region of Canaan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sword_of_the_lord.htm">Sword of the LORD</a></b><br>A metaphor for God's instrument of judgment. It signifies divine retribution and the execution of God's will.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gaza.htm">Gaza</a></b><br>A principal city of the Philistines, often mentioned in the context of judgment due to its opposition to Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_invasion.htm">Babylonian Invasion</a></b><br>The historical event during which the Babylonians, under Nebuchadnezzar, conquered many nations, including the Philistines, as part of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_judgment.htm">Understanding Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The "sword of the LORD" symbolizes God's righteous judgment. It serves as a reminder that God is just and will not overlook sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_for_repentance.htm">The Call for Repentance</a></b><br>The plea for the sword to "rest" and "return to your sheath" reflects a desire for peace and cessation of judgment, which can only come through repentance and turning back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy against the Philistines demonstrates God's control over all nations. He uses historical events to fulfill His purposes.<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 guide people back to God. They are not just predictions but calls to action and reflection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is hope for restoration. God's ultimate aim is to bring people back to Himself, offering peace and reconciliation.<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/do_jer_42's_promises_conflict_with_jer_43.htm">Do the promises in Jer 42 about the safety of the remnant conflict with the calamities in Jer 43?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_fight_his_people_in_jer_21_4-7.htm">Why does Jeremiah 21:4-7 depict God actively fighting against His own people, contradicting the notion of a loving deity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_say_zedekiah_won't_die_by_sword.htm">Jeremiah 34:3 - How could God promise Zedekiah would not die by the sword if 2 Kings 25:7 says Nebuchadnezzar blinded him and took him captive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_attribute_victories_to_divine_acts.htm">Why do biblical writers often attribute historical victories and defeats to divine intervention rather than natural causes?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">O thou sword of the Lord . . .</span>--This is the question and entreaty of the Philistines, "When will there be an end of war?" And the prophet has but one answer: the sword must do its work till it has done what Jehovah had appointed it to do.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O thou sword,</span> etc.; rather, <span class="accented">alas! thou sword of the Lord..</span> It is the mystic sword of which we have heard already (see on Jeremiah 12:10; 46:10). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/47-6.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">‘Alas,</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֗וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ah! alas! ha!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O sword</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֚רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how long</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until you rest?</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Return</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵאָֽסְפִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(hê·’ā·sə·p̄î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<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">your sheath;</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעְרֵ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ta‘·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8593.htm">Strong's 8593: </a> </span><span class="str2">A knife, razor, a scabbard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cease</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵרָגְעִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(hê·rā·ḡə·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7280.htm">Strong's 7280: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss violently and suddenly, to settle, quiet, to wink</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and be still!’</span><br /><span class="heb">וָדֹֽמִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḏōm·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1826.htm">Strong's 1826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/47-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 47:6 You sword of Yahweh how long will (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 47:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 47:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/47-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 47:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 47:7" /></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>