Jeremías 47:6

6 »”¡Ay, espada del SEÑOR!¿Cuándo vas a descansar?¡Vuélvete a la vaina!¡Deténte, quédate quieta!

Jeremías 47:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 47:6

O thou sword of the Lord
For though it was the sword of the Chaldeans, yet being appointed and sent by the Lord, and having a commission from him, and being ordered and directed in his providence to do his will, it is called his sword: how long [will it be] ere thou be quiet?
and cease from destroying men; wilt thou not cease till thou hast no more to destroy? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still;
and make no more havoc among the people: these are either the words of the Philistines, entreating a stop might be put to the ravages of the sword, and that the war might cease, and the desolations of it; or rather of the prophet, commiserating their state as a man, though they had been the avowed enemies of his people; to which the following words of him are an answer, either to the Philistines, showing why their request could not be granted, or as correcting himself.

Jeremías 47:6 In-Context

4 Ha llegado el díade exterminar a los filisteos,y de quitarles a Tiro y Sidóntodos los aliados con que aún cuenten.El SEÑOR exterminará a los filisteosy al resto de las costas de Caftor.

5 Se rapan la cabeza los de Gaza;se quedan mudos los de Ascalón.Tú, resto de las llanuras,¿hasta cuándo te harás incisiones?

6 »”¡Ay, espada del SEÑOR!¿Cuándo vas a descansar?¡Vuélvete a la vaina!¡Deténte, quédate quieta!

7 »”¿Cómo va a descansar,si el SEÑOR le ha dado órdenesde atacar a Ascalóny a la costa del mar?”»