Jeremiah 47:6

Jeremiah 47:6 in other translations

What does Jeremiah 47:6 mean?

Jeremiah 47:6 in the original Hebrew

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Cross references for Jeremiah 47:6

• Ezekiel 21:3-5

  And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.

• Jeremiah 12:12

  The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

• John 18:11

  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?

• Ezekiel 21:30

  Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.

• Isaiah 10:15

  Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.

• Psalms 17:13

  Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

• Ezekiel 14:17

  Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

• Jeremiah 25:27

  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.

• 1 Chronicles 21:27

  And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.

• 2 Samuel 2:26

  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?

• Jeremiah 51:20-23

  Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

• Jeremiah 12:4

  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.

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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?

• 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.

• Jeremiah 47:7

  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.

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