Jeremiah 47:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But how can my sword rest, when I have commanded it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?

Cross References

Isaiah 10:6

to beat down you godless people. I am angry with you, and I will send him to attack you. He will take what he wants and walk on you like mud in the streets.

Isaiah 13:3

The LORD has commanded his very best warriors and his proud heroes to show how angry he is.

Isaiah 37:26

Sennacherib, now listen to me, the LORD. I planned all this long ago. And you don't even know that I alone am the one who decided that you would do these things. I let you make ruins of fortified cities.

Jeremiah 48:10

I want you to kill the Moabites, and if you let them escape, I will put a curse on you.”

Ezekiel 14:17

Or suppose I send an enemy to attack a sinful nation and kill its people and livestock.

Ezekiel 21:14

Ezekiel, warn my people, then celebrate my victory by clapping your hands. My vicious sword will attack again and again, killing my people with every stroke.

Ezekiel 21:30

Your days of punishing others are over, so put your swords away. You will be punished in the land of your birth.

Ezekiel 21:9

Ezekiel, son of man, tell the people of Jerusalem: I have sharpened my sword to slaughter you; it is shiny and will flash like lightning! Don't celebrate— punishment is coming, because everyone has ignored my warnings.

Ezekiel 25:16

Now it's my turn to treat the Philistines as my enemies and to kill everyone living in their towns along the coast.

Amos 3:6

Isn't the whole city frightened when the trumpet signals an attack? Isn't it the LORD who brings disaster on a city?

Micah 6:9

I am the LORD, and it makes sense to respect my power to punish. So listen to my message for the city of Jerusalem:

1 Samuel 15:3

“Go and attack the Amalekites! Destroy them and all their possessions. Don't have any pity. Kill their men, women, children, and even their babies. Slaughter their cattle, sheep, camels, and donkeys.”