Verse 7

Jeremiah 47:7

New Living Translation

7 “But how can it be still when the LORD has sent it on a mission? For the city of Ashkelon and the people living along the sea must be destroyed.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

אֵ֣יךְ תִּשְׁקֹ֔טִי וַֽ/יהוָ֖ה צִוָּה לָ֑/הּ אֶֽל אַשְׁקְל֛וֹן וְ/אֶל ח֥וֹף הַ/יָּ֖ם שָׁ֥ם יְעָדָֽ/הּ

English Translation

How can you be at rest when the LORD has commanded her against Ashkelon and against the shore of the sea? There He has appointed her.

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Chapter 47 Context

1 This is the LORD’s message to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines of Gaza, before it was... Focus ↗

2 This is what the LORD says: “A flood is coming from the north to overflow the land. It will de... Focus ↗

3 Hear the clatter of stallions’ hooves and the rumble of wheels as the chariots rush by. Terrif... Focus ↗

4 “The time has come for the Philistines to be destroyed, along with their allies from Tyre and Sid... Focus ↗

5 Gaza will be humiliated, its head shaved bald; Ashkelon will lie silent. You remnant from the... Focus ↗

6 “Now, O sword of the LORD, when will you be at rest again? Go back into your sheath; rest a... Focus ↗

7 “But how can it be still when the LORD has sent it on a mission? For the city of Ashkelon a...

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