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Jeremiah 47:6
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.
O thou sword of Jehovah, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard; rest, and be still.
“O you sword of the Lord, How long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself into your sheath; Rest and be still.
O you sword of the Lord, how long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard; rest and be still.
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.
Oh, sword of the Lord! How long will you be restless? Go back to your sheath; be still; be silent!
You sword of the Lord, how long until you are silent? Return to your sheath; rest and be still!
Oh, sword of Adonai, how long till you can be quiet? Put yourself back in your scabbard! Stop! Be still!
You ask how long will I continue to attack you with my sword, then you tell me to put it away and leave you alone.
Alas! sword of Jehovah, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Withdraw into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
O thou sword of the Lord, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Go into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
“Sword of the Lord, you have not stopped. How long will you keep fighting? Go back into your scabbard! Stop! Be still!
You shout to the Lord, “How long will you attack us with your sword? Please stop killing us! Put your sword away!”
O sword of the Lord! How long until you rest? Return to your scabbard. Rest and be still.
Ah, sword of the Lord! How long till you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard; rest and be still!
Ah, sword of the Lord! How long till you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard; rest and be still!
“·You cry [L Ah], ‘Sword of the Lord, how long ·will you keep fighting [L before you rest]? Return to your ·holder [sheath]. Stop and be still.’
O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be or thou cease! turn again into thy scabbard, rest and be still.
You cry out, “Sword of the Lord, how long will you keep on fighting? Go back into your scabbard. Stay there and rest!”
You cry out, ‘Sword of the Lord! How long will you go on slashing? Go back to your scabbard, stay there and rest!’
Oh, sword of the Lord! How long will you be restless? Go back to your sheath; be still; be silent!
“You cry, ‘Sword of the Lord, how long will you keep fighting? Return to your holder. Stop! Be still.’
Ah, sword of the Lord, how long before you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, be at rest, be silent!
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.
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.
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.
Ah, sword of Yahweh, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Be at rest and stay still.
Ah, sword of Yahweh, how long will you not be quiet? Gather to your sheath, keep quiet and stand still.
O sword of the Lord, when will you be at rest again? Go back into your scabbard; rest and be still!
“Oh, Sword of God, how long will you keep this up? Return to your scabbard. Haven’t you had enough? Can’t you call it quits?
O sword of the Lord, how long shall you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath, rest, and be still.
You cry out, “Sword of Yahweh, how long will you keep on fighting? Go back into your scabbard. Stay there and rest!”
Ah! Sword of the Lord! When will you find rest? Return to your scabbard; stop, be still!
Ah, sword of the Lord, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Rest and stay still.
“Ah, sword of the Lord, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Be at rest and stay still.
Ah, sword of the Lord, how long will it be before you rest? Return back to your scabbard. Cease and be still.
“You cry, ‘Sword of the Lord, how long will you keep fighting? Return to your holder. Stop and be still.’
How long will you cry out, ‘Oh, sword of the Lord, how long will it be before you stop killing? Go back into your sheath; stay there and rest!’
“ ‘Sword of the Lord!’ you cry out. ‘How long will it be until you rest? Return to the place you came from. Stop killing us! Be still!’
“‘Alas, sword of the Lord, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still.’
‘“Alas, sword of the Lord, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still.”
“O you sword of the Lord, How long until you are quiet? Put yourself up into your scabbard, Rest and be still!
O, sword of the Lord, how long will it be before you are quiet? Return to your holder. Be at rest and do not move.
“Now, O sword of the Lord, when will you be at rest again? Go back into your sheath; rest and be still.
Ah, sword of the Lord! How long until you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest and be still!
Ah, sword of the Lord! How long until you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest and be still!
Ah, sword of the Lord! How long until you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest and be still!
Ah, sword of the Lord! How long until you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard; rest and be still!
O thou cherev Hashem, how long will it be until thou be quiet? Put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Ah, sword of the Lord! How long till you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest and be still!
Ah, sword of the Lord! How long till you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest and be still!
O sword of Adonai, how long until you are quiet? Go back into your sheath, rest and be still.
You cry out, “O sword of the Eternal, when will you stop? Return to your sheath, rest from your destruction, and be still!”
“‘You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself back into your scabbard; rest, and be still.’
O! sword of the Lord, how long shalt thou not rest? (O! sword of the Lord, how long until thou shalt rest?) Enter thou into thy sheath, be thou refreshed, and be still.
Ho, sword of Jehovah, till when art thou not quiet? Be removed unto thy sheath, rest and cease.
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