Threatened Siege of Jerusalem
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Shepherds and their flocks will come against her;
they will pitch their tents all around her.(F)
Each will pasture his own portion.
4 they will pitch their tents all around her.(F)
Each will pasture his own portion.
Set them apart for war(G) against her;
rise up, let’s attack at noon.
Woe to us, for the day is passing;
the evening shadows grow long.
5 rise up, let’s attack at noon.
Woe to us, for the day is passing;
the evening shadows grow long.
Rise up, let’s attack by night.
Let us destroy her fortresses.”
Let us destroy her fortresses.”
Wrath on Israel
9 This is what the Lord of Hosts says:
Glean the remnant of Israel(M)
as thoroughly as a vine.
Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer
over the branches.
as thoroughly as a vine.
Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer
over the branches.
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Their houses will be turned over to others,(R)
their fields and wives as well,
for I will stretch out My hand(S)
against the inhabitants of the land.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
their fields and wives as well,
for I will stretch out My hand(S)
against the inhabitants of the land.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
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They have treated My people’s brokenness superficially,
claiming, “Peace, peace,”(W)
when there is no peace.
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claiming, “Peace, peace,”(W)
when there is no peace.
Disaster because of Disobedience
16 This is what the Lord says:
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I appointed watchmen over you(AB)
and said: Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.
But they protested, “We won’t listen!”
and said: Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.
But they protested, “We won’t listen!”
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Therefore listen, you nations
and you witnesses,
learn what the charge is against them.
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21 and you witnesses,
learn what the charge is against them.
Therefore, this is what the Lord says:
I am going to place stumbling blocks before these people;
fathers and sons together will stumble over them;(AH)
friends and neighbors will also perish.
I am going to place stumbling blocks before these people;
fathers and sons together will stumble over them;(AH)
friends and neighbors will also perish.
A Cruel Nation from the North
22 This is what the Lord says:
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They grasp bow and javelin.
They are cruel and show no mercy.(AK)
Their voice roars like the sea,(AL)
and they ride on horses,
lined up like men in battle formation
against you, Daughter Zion.
They are cruel and show no mercy.(AK)
Their voice roars like the sea,(AL)
and they ride on horses,
lined up like men in battle formation
against you, Daughter Zion.
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Don’t go out to the fields;
don’t walk on the road.
For the enemy has a sword;
terror is on every side.(AO)
don’t walk on the road.
For the enemy has a sword;
terror is on every side.(AO)
Jeremiah Appointed as an Examiner
Footnotes:
a.
Jeremiah 6:1: House of the Vineyard
b.
Jeremiah 6:2: Or silence
c.
Jeremiah 6:7: Or well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps her evil fresh
d.
Jeremiah 6:10: Or and bear witness
e.
Jeremiah 6:10: They are unresponsive to God.
f.
Jeremiah 6:11: Lit with fullness of days
g.
Jeremiah 6:24: Lit and our hands fail
h.
Jeremiah 6:26: Lit Daughter of My
i.
Jeremiah 6:27: Text emended; MT reads fortress
Cross references:
E.
Jeremiah 6:1:
Jeremiah 1:13; Jeremiah 4:6; Jeremiah 4:20; Jeremiah 6:22; Jeremiah 15:12; Jeremiah 47:2; Jeremiah 50:3; Jeremiah 50:9; Jeremiah 50:41; Jeremiah 51:48
I.
Jeremiah 6:6:
Isaiah 30:12; Isaiah 59:9-15; Jeremiah 22:17; Ezekiel 22:7; Ezekiel 22:12; Ezekiel 22:29; Amos 3:9; Habakkuk 1:3
V.
Jeremiah 6:13:
Jeremiah 5:31; Jeremiah 8:10; Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 20:6; Jeremiah 23:14; Jeremiah 23:25; Jeremiah 23:26; Jeremiah 23:32; Jeremiah 27:10; Jeremiah 27:14-16; Jeremiah 28:15; Jeremiah 29:9; Jeremiah 29:21; Jeremiah 29:31
AE.
Jeremiah 6:20:
Isaiah 60:6
AI.
Jeremiah 6:22:
Isaiah 13:4; Jeremiah 1:13; Jeremiah 6:1; Jeremiah 38:3; Ezekiel 38:15; Joel 2:25
AM.
Jeremiah 6:24:
Psalm 48:6; Isaiah 13:8; Isaiah 21:3; Isaiah 42:14; Jeremiah 4:31; Jeremiah 13:21; Jeremiah 22:23; Jeremiah 30:6; Jeremiah 50:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:3
AQ.
Jeremiah 6:26:
Amos 8:10