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Ah,הוֹיswordחֶרֶבof YHWH!לַיהוָהHow longעַד אָנָהwill you notלֹאbe quiet?תִשְׁקֹטִיWithdrawהֵאָסְפִיinto your sheath;אַל תַּעְרֵךְrestהֵרָגְעִיand be still!וָדֹמִּי
Jeremiah 47:6
Study it in the app“Ah, sword of YHWH! How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; rest and be still!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 47:6, word by word
- Ahהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- of YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- How longאָנָהana
where to?
Where? To where?; "how long?"
Where else “ana” appears- be quietתִשְׁקֹטִיtishkoti
be at rest, be quiet
Be at rest, be quiet, without war or alarm.
Where else “tishkoti” appears- Withdrawהֵאָסְפִיheasfi
withdraw
To withdraw what was there before, such as peace or joy.
Where else “heasfi” appears- into your sheathתַּעְרֵtare
sheath
The leather or metal case in which the sword is kept.
Where else “tare” appears- restהֵרָגְעִיheragi
calm
To bring quiet, calm.
Where else “heragi” appears- and be stillדֹמִּיdomi
be silent
To stop speaking or moving; to wait in stillness.
Where else “domi” appears
The context
5Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has been silenced, the remnant of their valley. How long will you gash yourself?
6 · This verse (above)
7How can you be quiet, when YHWH has given it orders? Against Ashkelon and against the shore of the sea, there he has appointed it.