Jeremiah 47:6

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'Ah, sword of the LORD!' How long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!

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  • Jer 12:12 : 12 On all the barren heights in the wilderness, destroyers have come. For the sword of the LORD is devouring from one end of the land to the other; no flesh has peace.
  • Ezek 21:3-5 : 3 and say to the southern forest, 'Listen to the word of the LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Behold, I am about to set you ablaze, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree within you. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from the south to the north will be scorched by it. 4 All human beings will see that I, the LORD, have ignited it, and it will not be put out. 5 Then I said, 'Alas, Sovereign LORD! They are saying of me, "Is he not just speaking in riddles?"'
  • Ezek 21:30 : 30 As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, your day has come, the time of your final punishment.
  • John 18:11 : 11 But Jesus said to Peter, 'Put your sword back into its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?'
  • Jer 15:3 : 3 I will appoint over them four kinds of punishment, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth to devour and destroy.
  • Jer 25:27 : 27 Then say to them: This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink, get drunk, and vomit; fall and do not rise, because of the sword I am sending among you.'
  • Jer 51:20-23 : 20 You are My war club, My weapon of battle: with you, I shatter nations, and with you, I destroy kingdoms. 21 With you, I shatter horse and rider; with you, I shatter chariot and driver. 22 With you, I shatter man and woman; with you, I shatter the old and the young; with you, I shatter the young man and the maiden. 23 With you, I shatter shepherd and flock; with you, I shatter farmer and oxen; with you, I shatter governors and officials.
  • Ezek 14:17 : 17 Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I cut off from it both man and beast,
  • Deut 32:41-42 : 41 when I sharpen My flashing sword and My hand takes hold of judgment, I will bring vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me. 42 I will make My arrows drunk with blood, and My sword will devour flesh, the blood of the slain and the captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.
  • 2 Sam 2:26 : 26 Abner called out to Joab and said, 'Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long will you delay telling the people to stop pursuing their brothers?'
  • 1 Chr 21:27 : 27 Then the LORD commanded the angel to put his sword back into its sheath.
  • Ps 17:13 : 13 Arise, Lord! Confront them, bring them down. With your sword, rescue me from the wicked.
  • Isa 10:5 : 5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger, in whose hands is the staff of My indignation!
  • Isa 10:15 : 15 Does the axe exalt itself above the one who wields it? Or does the saw boast against the one who moves it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff acting as though it were not made of wood.
  • Jer 4:21 : 21 How long must I see the banner and hear the sound of the trumpet?
  • Jer 12:4 : 4 How long will the land mourn and the grass in the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it, the beasts and the birds are swept away. For they said, 'He will not see our end.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 47:7
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    7But how can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has assigned it against Ashkelon and the coast of the sea.

  • Jer 47:5
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    5Gaza is shaven bare; Ashkelon is silenced. You remnant of their valley, how long will you cut yourselves in mourning?

  • Ezek 21:9
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    9Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will go out from its sheath against all flesh, from the south to the north.

  • Isa 62:6-7
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    6Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; all day and all night they will not be silent. You who remind the LORD, take no rest,

    7and give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

  • 1 Chr 21:27
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    27Then the LORD commanded the angel to put his sword back into its sheath.

  • Ezek 21:11
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    11And you, son of man, groan with the breaking of your heart and with bitterness. Sigh in their sight.

  • Ezek 21:3-5
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    3and say to the southern forest, 'Listen to the word of the LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Behold, I am about to set you ablaze, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree within you. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from the south to the north will be scorched by it.

    4All human beings will see that I, the LORD, have ignited it, and it will not be put out.

    5Then I said, 'Alas, Sovereign LORD! They are saying of me, "Is he not just speaking in riddles?"'

  • Ezek 11:8
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    8You have feared the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord God.

  • Lev 26:6
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    6I will give peace in the land, and you will lie down with no one to make you afraid. I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and no sword will go through your land.

  • Ezek 32:11
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    11For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.'

  • Jer 25:37
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    37The peaceful pastures will be silent because of the LORD's fierce anger.

  • Nah 1:12
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    12This is what the Lord says: 'Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be destroyed and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, Judah, I will afflict you no more.'

  • Isa 14:7
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    7The whole earth is at rest and at peace; they break forth into singing.

  • Lev 26:35
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    35As long as it lies desolate, it will have the rest it did not have during the sabbaths while you lived there.

  • Ps 45:3
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    3You are the most beautiful of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

  • Isa 42:14
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    14For a long time, I have kept silent; I have held my peace and restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry out; I will gasp and pant together.

  • Jer 50:36-37
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    36A sword is against her diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be shattered.

    37A sword is against her horses and her chariots, and against all the mixed multitude in her midst. They will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be plundered.

  • Isa 49:2
    67%

    2He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand, He hid me. He made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in His quiver.

  • Matt 26:52
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    52"Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who take up the sword will perish by the sword.

  • Ezek 21:28
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    28And to them it will seem like a false divination in their eyes, because they have taken oaths of allegiance. But he will remind them of their guilt and seize them.

  • Ezek 14:17
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    17Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I cut off from it both man and beast,

  • Ps 17:13
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    13Arise, Lord! Confront them, bring them down. With your sword, rescue me from the wicked.

  • Ps 46:9-10
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    9Come, see the works of the LORD, who has brought desolation upon the earth.

    10He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; He breaks the bow, cuts the spear in two, and burns the chariots with fire.

  • Isa 2:4
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    4He will judge between the nations and settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they learn war anymore.

  • Ps 6:3
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    3Be gracious to me, LORD, for I am weak; heal me, LORD, for my bones are shaking with fear.

  • Ezek 21:30
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    30As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, your day has come, the time of your final punishment.

  • Job 19:29
    66%

    29be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.

  • Amos 1:8
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    8'I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,' says the Lord GOD.

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    46You have shortened the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah

  • Jer 51:50
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    50You who have escaped the sword, go! Do not linger. Remember the Lord from afar, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.

  • Ps 149:6
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    6May the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands,

  • Ezek 16:42
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    42Then my wrath against you will subside, and my jealousy will turn away from you. I will be calm and no longer angry.

  • Jer 25:31
    66%

    31The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD has a case against the nations. He will bring judgment on all mankind and hand over the wicked to the sword,' declares the LORD.

  • Isa 34:5
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    5For My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens. Behold, it will descend upon Edom, upon the people of My judgment, to bring justice.

  • Mic 4:3
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    3He will judge between many peoples and settle disputes for strong nations far away. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.

  • Jer 49:37
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    37I will shatter Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, my fierce anger, declares the LORD. I will send the sword after them until I have finished them off.

  • Ezek 29:8
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    8Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am bringing a sword against you, and I will cut off both man and beast from among you.

  • Ezek 21:13
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    13Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

  • Isa 14:3
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    3On the day the LORD gives you rest from your pain, your turmoil, and the harsh labor imposed on you,

  • Jer 6:25
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    25Do not go out into the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword; there is terror on every side.

  • 2 Chr 20:30
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    30And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.

  • Zech 13:7
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    7Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion, declares the LORD of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

  • Isa 41:1
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    1Be silent before me, you coastlands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them approach and speak; let us come together for judgment.

  • Ezek 32:20
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    20They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is drawn; drag her down along with all her multitudes.

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    21How long must I see the banner and hear the sound of the trumpet?