King James Version
What Does Jeremiah 47:7 Mean?
“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. How: Heb. How canst thou”
Context
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. put: Heb. gather thyself
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. How: Heb. How canst thou
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(7) **Against the sea shore.**—In the “sea shore,” as in Ezekiel 25:16, we have the term specially appropriate to the territory of the Philistines.
**Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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