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Jeremiah 47

Jer. 47:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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How λcan it 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
, seeing 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
hath given it a charge
tsavah (Hebrew #6680)
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
KJV usage: appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
Pronounce: tsaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
p against Ashkelon
'Ashqlown (Hebrew #831)
Ashkelon, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Ashkelon, Askalon.
Pronounce: ash-kel-one'
Origin: probably from 8254 in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart)
, and against the sea
yam (Hebrew #3220)
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
KJV usage: sea (X -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Pronounce: yawm
Origin: from an unused root meaning to roar
shore
chowph (Hebrew #2348)
a cove (as a sheltered bay)
KJV usage: coast (of the sea), haven, shore, (sea-)side.
Pronounce: khofe
Origin: from an unused root meaning to cover
? there hath he appointed
ya`ad (Hebrew #3259)
a primitive root; to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage): -agree,(maxke an) appoint(-ment,a time), assemble (selves), betroth, gather (selves, together), meet (together), set (a time).
Pronounce: yaw-ad'
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canst thou?
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Ezek. 14:17• 17Or if I bring the 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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Mic. 6:9• 9Jehovah's voice crieth unto the city, and wisdom looketh on thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. (Mic. 6:9)

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Ashkelon; Askelon,
Sea

Cross References

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can it.
Heb. canst not.
the Lord.
1 Sam. 15:3• 3Now go and smite Amalek, and destroy utterly all that they have, and spare them not, but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. (1 Sam. 15:3)
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Isa. 10:6• 6I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge; to take the spoil, and to seize the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. (Isa. 10:6)
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Isa. 13:3• 3I have commanded my hallowed ones, I have also called my mighty men for mine anger, them that rejoice in my highness. (Isa. 13:3)
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Isa. 37:26• 26Hast thou not heard that long ago I did it, and that from ancient days I formed it? Now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps. (Isa. 37:26)
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Isa. 45:1‑3• 1Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him--and I will loose the loins of kings; to open before him the two-leaved doors, and the gates shall not be shut:
 2I will go before thee, and make the elevated places plain; I will break in pieces the brazen doors, and cut asunder the bars of iron;
 3and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places; that thou mayest know that I, Jehovah, who call thee by name, am the God of Israel. (Isa. 45:1‑3)
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Isa. 46:10‑11• 10declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
 11calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. Yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. (Isa. 46:10‑11)
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Ezek. 14:17• 17Or if I bring the 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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Amos 3:6• 6Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and Jehovah not have done it? (Amos 3:6)
the sea.
Ezek. 25:16• 16therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I stretch out my hands upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Kerethites, and cause the remnant of the sea-coast to perish. (Ezek. 25:16)
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Zeph. 2:6‑7• 6and the sea-coast shall be cave-dwellings for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
 7And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for Jehovah their God shall visit them, and turn again their captivity. (Zeph. 2:6‑7)
hath he.
Mic. 6:9• 9Jehovah's voice crieth unto the city, and wisdom looketh on thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. (Mic. 6:9)

J. N. Darby Translation

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How shouldest thou be quiet?—For Jehovah hath given it a charge: against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore, there hath he appointed it.