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Jeremiah Chapter 47 verse 6 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 47:6

O thou sword of Jehovah, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard; rest, and be still.
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BBE Jeremiah 47:6

O sword of the Lord, how long will you have no rest? put yourself back into your cover; be at peace, be quiet.
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DARBY Jeremiah 47:6

Alas! sword of Jehovah, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Withdraw into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
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KJV Jeremiah 47:6

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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WEB Jeremiah 47:6

You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you be quiet? put up yourself into your scabbard; rest, and be still.
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YLT Jeremiah 47:6

Ho, sword of Jehovah, till when art thou not quiet? Be removed unto thy sheath, rest and cease.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 6. - O thou sword, etc.; rather, alas! thou sword of the Lord.. It is the mystic sword of which we have heard already (see on Jeremiah 12:10; 46:10).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) O thou sword of the Lord . . .--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.