Jeremiah 47:6
‘Alas, O sword of the LORD,
What it says
A cry goes up to the sword of the LORD, asking how long it will go on and pleading for it to rest.
What it is doing
This verse gives voice to the human longing for judgment to stop.
In context
1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza. 2This is what the LORD says: 3at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, 4For the day has come 5The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; 6‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, 7How can it rest