(A)Baldness has come upon Gaza;
(B)Ashkelon has been ruined.
O remnant of their valley,
How long will you (C)gash yourself?
“Ah, (D)sword of the Lord,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Be at rest and stay still.
“How can [a]it be quiet,
When the Lord has (E)given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast—
There He has (F)assigned it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 47:7 Lit you