Jeremiah 47:7
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 can it bee quiet, seeing the LORD hath giuen it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shoare? there hath he appointed it.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. how canst thou?
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- Ezekiel 14:17Rank 1 from verse 7
- Isaiah 10:6Rank 3 from verse 7
6I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
6†I will send him against an hypocriticall nation, and against the people of my wrath will I giue him a charge to take the spoile, and to take the praye, and to tread them downe like the mire of the streets.
- 1 Samuel 15:3Rank 4 from verse 7
3Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
3Now goe, and smite Amalek, and vtterly destroy all that they haue, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, oxe and sheepe, camell and asse.
- Ezekiel 25:16Rank 6 from verse 7
16Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.
16‖Therefore thus saith the LORD God, Behold, I will stretch out mine hand vpon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the Seacoast.
- Isaiah 13:3Rank 7 from verse 7
- Isaiah 37:26Rank 8 from verse 7
26Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
26‖Hast thou not heard long agoe, how I haue done it, and of ancient times, that I haue formed it? now haue I brought it to passe, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heapes.
- Isaiah 45:1–3Rank 9 from verse 7
1THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
2I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
3And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
1¶ ‖Thus saith the LORD to his Anointed, to Cyrus whose right hande I haue holden, to subdue nations before him: and I will loose the loines of kings to open before him the two leaued gates, and the gates shall not be shut.
2I will goe before thee, and make the crooked places straight, I wil break in pieces the gates of brasse, and cut in sunder the barres of yron.
3And I will giue thee the treasures of darkenesse, & hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know, that I the LORD which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
- Isaiah 46:10–11Rank 10 from verse 7
10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
11Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
10*Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsell shall stand, and I wil doe all my pleasure:
11†Calling a rauenous bird from the East, the man that executeth my counsell from a farre countrey; yea I haue spoken it, I will also bring it to passe, I haue purposed it, I will also doe it.
- Zephaniah 2:6–7Rank 11 from verse 7
6And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
7And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
6And the sea coast shall bee dwellings and cottages for shepheards, and foldes for flockes.
7And the coast shall bee for the remnant of the house of Iudah, they shall feede thereupon, in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie downe in the euening: ‖for the LORD their God shall visite them, and turne away their captiuitie.
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Jeremiah 47:7
Sense 1: Stillness, rest, peace, or freedom from disturbance. Sense 2: Calm or still, or to make calm.
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1. As a connective, because, since, or in view of a stated fact. 2. Perceiving with the eyes; observing. 3. Recognizing, discerning, understanding, or foreseeing.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Bestowed, granted, delivered, or appointed.
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Sense 1: To command, enjoin, or solemnly require; a command or injunction. Sense 2: A duty, trust, care, oversight, or a person or thing entrusted. Sense 3: To impute or accuse; an accusation or liability imputed. Sense 4: To impose a burden, payment, or obligation; a cost or expense. Sense 5: To entrust with or make responsible for a person, duty, or burden.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
The coast or land adjoining the sea, a large lake, or another large body of water; the edge toward which a vessel may draw.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of appoint. Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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6O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
6†O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put vp thy selfe into thy scabberd, rest and be still.
7How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
7†How can it bee quiet, seeing the LORD hath giuen it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shoare? there hath he appointed it.
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