Jeremiah 47:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

O sword of the LORD, how long until you be quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest, and be still.

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  • Jer 12:12 : 12 The destroyers have come upon all the high places in the wilderness; for the sword of the LORD shall devour from one end of the land even to the other end of the land; no flesh shall have peace.
  • Ezek 21:3-5 : 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD; Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. 4 Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: 5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore.
  • Ezek 21:30 : 30 Shall I cause it to return into its sheath? I will judge you in the place where you were created, in the land of your birth.
  • John 18:11 : 11 Then Jesus said to Peter, Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which my Father has given me?
  • Jer 15:3 : 3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, says the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.
  • Jer 25:27 : 27 Therefore you shall say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink, and be drunk, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
  • Jer 51:20-23 : 20 You are my battle axe and weapons of war; for with you I will break in pieces the nations, and with you I will destroy kingdoms; 21 And with you I will break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with you I will break in pieces the chariot and its rider; 22 With you also I will break in pieces man and woman; with you I will break in pieces old and young; and with you I will break in pieces the young man and the maiden. 23 I will also break in pieces with you the shepherd and his flock; and with you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen; and with you I will break in pieces captains and rulers.
  • Ezek 14:17 : 17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Sword, pass through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
  • Deut 32:41-42 : 41 If I sharpen my glittering sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my enemies, and will reward those who hate me. 42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenge upon the enemy.
  • 2 Sam 2:26 : 26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long shall it be before you tell the people to return from pursuing their brothers?
  • 1 Chr 21:27 : 27 And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put his sword back into its sheath.
  • Ps 17:13 : 13 Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:
  • Isa 10:5 : 5 O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation.
  • Isa 10:15 : 15 Shall the ax boast against him who cuts with it? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him who shakes it? As if the rod should shake itself against those who lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were not wood.
  • Jer 4:21 : 21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
  • Jer 12:4 : 4 How long will the land mourn and the herbs of every field wither, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it? The beasts and the birds are consumed, because they said, 'He will not see our final end.'

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    6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never be silent day or night: you who remind the LORD, do not keep silent,

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    27And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put his sword back into its sheath.

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  • Ezek 21:3-5
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    3And say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD; Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.

    4Seeing then that I will cut off from you 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 the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore.

  • Ezek 11:8
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    8You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, says the Lord GOD.

  • Lev 26:6
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    6And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

  • Ezek 32:11
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    11For thus says the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.

  • Jer 25:37
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    37And the peaceful habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

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    12Thus says the LORD: Though they be at peace and likewise many, yet they shall be cut down when he passes through. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

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

  • Lev 26:35
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    35As long as it lies desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your Sabbaths, when you dwelt upon it.

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    3Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, with your glory and your majesty.

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    14I have held my peace a long time; I have been still, and restrained myself: now will I cry like a woman in labor; I will destroy and devour at once.

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    36A sword is upon the liars; and they shall turn foolish: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

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  • Isa 49:2
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    2And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he has hidden me, and made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he has hidden me;

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    52Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword back in its place: for all who take the sword shall perish with the sword.

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    28And you, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is polished, to consume because of the glittering:

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    3My soul is also greatly troubled: but You, O LORD, how long?

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    30Shall I cause it to return into its sheath? I will judge you in the place where you were created, in the land of your birth.

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    66%

    29Be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings the punishments of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment.

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    46How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Shall your wrath burn like fire?

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    42So will I make my fury toward you to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from you, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

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    31A noise shall come to the ends of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with the nations, He will plead with all flesh; He will give those who are wicked to the sword, says the LORD.

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    8Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and cut off man and beast from you.

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    3And it will come to pass in the day that the LORD gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear, and from the hard bondage in which you were made to serve,

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    25Do not go forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

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    30Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

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    20They shall fall in the midst of those who are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.

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