Jer 47:6-7 | JFB | STEP | 6. Jeremiah, in the person of the Philistines afflicting themselves ( ), apostrophizes the "sword of the Lord," entreating mercy (compare ). up thyself — Hebrew, "Gather thyself," that is, retire or return.

Jeremiah 47:6-7

6. Jeremiah, in the person of the Philistines afflicting themselves (Jer 47:5), apostrophizes the "sword of the Lord," entreating mercy (compare De 32:41; Eze 21:3-5, 9, 10).

up thyself—Hebrew, "Gather thyself," that is, retire or return.

7. Jeremiah, from addressing the sword in the second person, turns to his hearers and speaks of it in the third person.

Lord . . . given it a charge— (Eze 14:17).

the sea-shore—the strip of land between the mountains and Mediterranean, held by the Philistines: "their valley" (see on Jer 47:5).

there hath he appointed it— (Mic 6:9). There hath He ordered it to rage.