New International Version (NIV)
7But how can it rest
when the Lord has commanded it,
when he has ordered it
to attack Ashkelon and the coast?”
Jeremiah 47:7
Jeremiah 47:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
7“How can 47:7 Lit youit be quiet,
When the Lord has given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the sea shore—
There He has summoned it.”
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
7How can it be quiet,
When the Lord has given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast—
There He has assigned it.”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
7“How can His sword be quiet
When the Lord has given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the [whole Philistine] seashore
There He has assigned it.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
7How can it rest
when the Lord has commanded it?
He has appointed it against Ashkelon
and the shore of its coastland.”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
7But how can his sword rest
when the Lord has given it a command?
He has ordered it
to attack Ashkelon and the Philistine coast.”