Jeremiah 47:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?”
Jeremiah 47:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 47:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 47:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Baldness has come on Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nothing. You remnant of their valley, how long will you cut yourself?”
Jeremiah 47:5 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 47:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nought, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? ”
Jeremiah 47:5 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 47:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Come hath baldness unto Gaza, Cut off hath been Ashkelon, O remnant of their valley, Till when dost thou cut thyself?”
Jeremiah 47:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 47:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Baldness is come upon Gazah; Ashkelon is cut off, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? ”
Jeremiah 47:5 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 47:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Baldenes is come vpon Azzah: Ashkelon is cut vp with the rest of their valleys. Howe long wilt thou thy selfe?”
Jeremiah 47:5 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 47:5 in Context — Jeremiah 47
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;
4 Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the Lord will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
5 Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
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.
7 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.
What Does Jeremiah 47:5 Mean?
Jeremiah 47:5 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 47. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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