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Jeremiah 47:7

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

How can it stay calm when God himself gave it a mission? He sent it specifically against Ashkelon and the coastal cities — that's exactly where he told it to go.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When God gives something a purpose, it can't just sit still.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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