Jeremiah

Jeremiah 47:6

⁶‘Alas, O sword of the LORD,

how long until you rest?

Return to your sheath;

cease and be still!’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Alas	ה֗וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
O sword	חֶ֚רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
of the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
how long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
until you rest	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
Return	הֵאָֽסְפִי֙	hê·’ā·sə·p̄î	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - feminine singular	H622 gather, remove
to	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
your sheath	תַּעְרֵ֔ךְ	ta‘·rêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8593 razor, sheath
cease	הֵרָגְעִ֖י	hê·rā·ḡə·‘î	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7280 disturb
and be still	וָדֹֽמִּי׃	wā·ḏōm·mî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.