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Jeremiah 47

Jer. 47:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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howy (Hebrew #1945)
oh!
KJV usage: ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
Pronounce: hoh'ee
Origin: a prolonged form of 1930 (akin to 188)
thou sword
chereb (Hebrew #2719)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
KJV usage: axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Pronounce: kheh'-reb
Origin: from 2717
o of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, how long will it be ere
lo' (Hebrew #3808)
or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
KJV usage: X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
Pronounce: lo
Origin: or lowi {lo}
thou be quiet
shaqat (Hebrew #8252)
to repose (usually figurative)
KJV usage: appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
Pronounce: shaw-kat'
Origin: a primitive root
? κput up
'acaph (Hebrew #622)
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
KJV usage: assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), X generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, X surely, take (away, into, up), X utterly, withdraw.
Pronounce: aw-saf'
Origin: a primitive root
thyself into thy scabbard
ta`ar (Hebrew #8593)
a knife or razor (as making bare): also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty)
KJV usage: (pen-)knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.
Pronounce: tah'-ar
Origin: from 6168
, rest
raga` (Hebrew #7280)
properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to wink (from the motion of the eye-lids)
KJV usage: break, divide, find ease, be a moment, (cause, give, make to) rest, make suddenly.
Pronounce: raw-gah'
Origin: a primitive root
, and be still
damam (Hebrew #1826)
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
KJV usage: cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
Pronounce: daw-man'
Origin: a prim root (compare 1724, 1820)
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Deut. 32:41• 41If I whet my glittering sword,{HR}And mine hand take hold on judgment;{HR}I will render vengeance to mine enemies,{HR}And will reward them that hate me. (Deut. 32:41)
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Ezek. 21:3‑5• 3and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
 4Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north;
 5that all flesh may know that I Jehovah have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return anymore. (Ezek. 21:3‑5)
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gather.

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thou sword.
Jer. 12:12• 12The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of Jehovah shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace. (Jer. 12:12)
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Jer. 15:3• 3And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith Jehovah: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. (Jer. 15:3)
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Jer. 25:27• 27Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah 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. (Jer. 25:27)
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Jer. 51:20‑23• 20Thou wast my battle axe, weapons of war: with thee I have broken nations in pieces; and with thee I have destroyed kingdoms.
 21And with thee I have broken in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee I have broken in pieces the chariot and its rider;
 22and with thee I have broken in pieces the husband and the wife; and with thee I have broken in pieces the aged and the young; and with thee I have broken in pieces the youth and the maid.
 23And with thee I have broken in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee I have broken in pieces the plowman and his team; and with thee I have broken in pieces the governors and prefects. (Jer. 51:20‑23)
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Deut. 32:41‑42• 41If I whet my glittering sword,{HR}And mine hand take hold on judgment;{HR}I will render vengeance to mine enemies,{HR}And will reward them that hate me.
 42I will make mine arrows drunk with blood,{HR}And my sword shall devour flesh;{HR}And that with the blood of the slain and of the captives,{HR}From the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. (Deut. 32:41‑42)
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Psa. 17:13• 13Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, cause him to bow down;{HR}Deliver my soul from the wicked [man], thy sword: (Psa. 17:13)
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Isa. 10:5,15• 5Ho, Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation.
 15Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? Shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake them that lift it up; as if the staff should lift up [him that is] not wood. (Isa. 10:5,15)
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Ezek. 14:17• 17Or 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: (Ezek. 14:17)
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Ezek. 21:3‑5• 3and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
 4Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north;
 5that all flesh may know that I Jehovah have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return anymore. (Ezek. 21:3‑5)
how long.
Jer. 4:21• 21{i}How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?{/i} (Jer. 4:21)
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Jer. 12:4• 4How 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. (Jer. 12:4)
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2 Sam. 2:26• 26{i}And Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour forever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? and how long shall it be ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?{/i} (2 Sam. 2:26)
put up thyself.
Heb. gather thyself.
into.
1 Chron. 21:27• 27{i}And Jehovah spoke to the angel; and he put up his sword again into its sheath.{/i} (1 Chron. 21:27)
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Ezek. 21:30• 30Shall I cause it to return into its sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. (Ezek. 21:30)
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John 18:11• 11Jesus said then to Peter, Put the sword into the scabbard: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? (John 18:11)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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