Theodoret of Cyrus
Patristic
c. A.D. 393–457
“He calls Nebuchadnezzar "the sword of the Lord," for he does those things by God's permission, and the impious pay the penalty for their ungodliness at one another's hands.”
The interpretation timeline
Jer 47:6
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jer 47:6 · Douay-Rheims
“O thou sword of the Lord, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Go into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
457
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.