Jeremiah 47:7

7 But how can his sword rest when the Lord has given it a command? He has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the seacoast."

Jeremiah 47:7 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 47:7

How can it be quiet
There is no reason to believe it will, nor can it be expected that it should; to stop it is impossible, and to request that it might be stopped is in vain: seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against
the seashore?
for it had a commission from the Lord to destroy the inhabitants of Ashkelon, and other places, which lay still more towards the sea, as Joppa and Jamne; and indeed all Palestine lay on the coast of the Mediterranean sea: there hath he appointed it;
by an irreversible decree of his, in righteousness to punish the inhabitants of these places for their sins.

Jeremiah 47:7 In-Context

5 The people from the city of Gaza will be sad and shave their heads. The people from the city of Ashkelon will be made silent. Those left alive from the valley, how long will you cut yourselves?

6 "You cry, 'Sword of the Lord, how long will you keep fighting? Return to your holder. Stop and be still.'

7 But how can his sword rest when the Lord has given it a command? He has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the seacoast."