O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? Jeremiah, in the person of the Philistines afflicting themselves (), apostrophizes the sword of the Lord, entreating mercy (cf. ; Ezekiel 21:3; Ezekiel 21:9).

Put up thyself - Hebrew, 'Gather thyself' - i:e., Retire or Return.

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