Jeremiah 47:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 47:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 47:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 47:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““How can you be quiet, since Yahweh has given you a command? Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore, there he has appointed it.””
Jeremiah 47:7 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 47:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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!'”
Jeremiah 47:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 47:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How shouldest thou be quiet? — For Jehovah hath given it a charge: against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore, there hath he appointed it. ”
Jeremiah 47:7 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 47:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Howe can it cease, seeing the Lord hath giuen it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea banke? euen there hath he appointed it. ”
Jeremiah 47:7 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 47:7 in Context — Jeremiah 47
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 47:7 Mean?
Jeremiah 47:7 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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