Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 6:1 (show verse)
Out of the midst of Jerusalem!
And blow a trumpet in Tekoa [in Judah]
And raise a signal-fire in Beth-haccherem [near Jerusalem];
For evil is looking down [with eager anticipation] from the north,
And great destruction.
Jeremiah 6:2 (show verse)
“I will destroy the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem), the lovely and delicate one [so like a luxurious pasture].
Jeremiah 6:3 (show verse)
“Shepherds with their flocks will come against her;
They will pitch their tents all around her;
They will pasture, each one in his place [eating up all her rich grasses].
Jeremiah 6:4 (show verse)
“[They shout], ‘Prepare for war against her;
Arise, let us [take her by surprise and] attack her at noon.
But alas, the daylight pales,
The evening shadows grow long.
Jeremiah 6:5 (show verse)
‘Arise, let us [awaken to] attack her at night
And destroy her [fortified] palaces!’”
Jeremiah 6:6 (show verse)
For the Lord of hosts has said,
“Cut down her trees
And build a siege [mound] against Jerusalem.
This is the city which must be punished;
There is nothing but oppression inside her [walls].
And build a siege [mound] against Jerusalem.
This is the city which must be punished;
There is nothing but oppression inside her [walls].
Jeremiah 6:7 (show verse)
“As a fountain springs up and pours out its fresh waters,
So she [continually] pours out her fresh wickedness.
Violence and destruction are heard inside her [walls];
Sickness and wounds are always before Me.
Jeremiah 6:8 (show verse)
“Be wise and be warned, O Jerusalem,
Or I will be alienated from you,
And make you a desolation,
An uninhabited land.”
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 6:9 (show verse)
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“They will thoroughly gather like [fruit on] a vine what is left of Israel;
Pass your hand [over the vine] again and again [Babylon, tool of destruction] like a grape gatherer,
Over the branches [stripping the tendrils off the vine].”
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 6:10 (show verse)
To whom shall I (Jeremiah) speak and give warning
That they may hear?
Behold, their ears are
And they cannot listen.
Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reprimand and an object of scorn to them;
They have no delight in it.
Circumcision » Figurative
Circumcision » Illustrative of » Readiness to hear and obey
Deafness » Spiritual
Delighting in God » Hypocrites » In heart despise
ears » Of the wicked » Uncircumcised
Message despised » Of the word of God
Rejection » Of Christ » Of the word of God
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Spiritual » Crowns » Deafness
Word » As weapon » Despised
Circumcision » Illustrative of » Readiness to hear and obey
Deafness » Spiritual
Delighting in God » Hypocrites » In heart despise
ears » Of the wicked » Uncircumcised
Message despised » Of the word of God
Rejection » Of Christ » Of the word of God
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Spiritual » Crowns » Deafness
Word » As weapon » Despised
Jeremiah 6:11 (show verse)
But I am full of the wrath (judgment) of the Lord;
I am tired of restraining it.
“[I will] pour it out on the children in the street
And on the young men gathered together;
For both the husband and wife shall be taken,
The aged and the very old [though full of days they are not exempt from judgment].
Jeremiah 6:12 (show verse)
“Their houses shall be turned over to others,
Their fields and their wives together;
For I will stretch out My hand
Against the inhabitants of the land,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 6:13 (show verse)
“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is greedy for [unfair] gain;
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals deceitfully.
Covetousness » Exemplified
Injustice » Covetousness leads to
Injustice » The wicked » Practice, without shame
Jews, the » National character of » Covetous
Leaders » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Ministers » Support of » Unfaithful, general references to
priests » Were sometimes » Unjust
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Religious » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Injustice » Covetousness leads to
Injustice » The wicked » Practice, without shame
Jews, the » National character of » Covetous
Leaders » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Ministers » Support of » Unfaithful, general references to
priests » Were sometimes » Unjust
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Religious » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
national Sins » Pervade all ranks
Jeremiah 6:14 (show verse)
“They have treated superficially the [bloody] broken wound of My people,
Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’
When there is no peace.
Jeremiah 6:15 (show verse)
“Were they ashamed because they had committed disgusting and vile things?
No, they were not at all ashamed;
They did not even know how to blush [at their idolatry].
Therefore they will fall among those who fall;
At the time that I punish them
They will be overthrown,” says the Lord.
Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » Impenitence in, examples of
Blushing » With shame
Conscience » Dead
Impenitence » Examples of
Injustice » The wicked » Practice, without shame
Insecurity of the wicked » Fall of the wicked foretold
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
The wicked » Devices of » Fall of the wicked foretold
Blushing » With shame
Conscience » Dead
Impenitence » Examples of
Injustice » The wicked » Practice, without shame
Insecurity of the wicked » Fall of the wicked foretold
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
The wicked » Devices of » Fall of the wicked foretold
Jeremiah 6:16 (show verse)
Thus says the Lord,
“Stand by the roads and look; ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is; then walk in it,
And you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Temporal judgments
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God
The goodness of the lord » The reward for doing good
Walking » With God » In the old paths
Way » Figurative » Of holiness
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God
The goodness of the lord » The reward for doing good
Walking » With God » In the old paths
Way » Figurative » Of holiness
Jeremiah 6:17 (show verse)
“I have set watchmen (prophets) over you,
Saying, ‘Listen and pay attention to the [warning] sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not listen.’
Leaders » Preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Ministers » Work of preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Religious » Support of unfaithful » Spiritual watchmen
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Watchmen
Trumpet » Used in war
Watchmen » Spiritual
Worldly » Fulness » Spiritual watchmen
Ministers » Work of preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Religious » Support of unfaithful » Spiritual watchmen
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Watchmen
Trumpet » Used in war
Watchmen » Spiritual
Worldly » Fulness » Spiritual watchmen
Jeremiah 6:18 (show verse)
“Therefore hear, O [Gentile] nations,
And see, O congregation, what [vengeful act] is to be done to them.
Jeremiah 6:19 (show verse)
“Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people,
The fruit of their schemes,
Because they have not listened and paid attention to My words,
And as for My law, they have rejected it also.
Jeremiah 6:20 (show verse)
“For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from
And the sweet cane from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable
And your sacrifices are not sweet and pleasing to Me.”
Jeremiah 6:21 (show verse)
Therefore, thus says the Lord,
“Behold, I am laying stumbling blocks before this people.
The fathers and the sons together
Will stumble against them;
The neighbor and his friend will perish.”
The fathers and the sons together
Will stumble against them;
The neighbor and his friend will perish.”
Jeremiah 6:22 (show verse)
Thus says the Lord,
“Behold, a people is coming from the north country,
And a great nation shall be stirred up and put into action from the remote parts of the earth.
Jeremiah 6:23 (show verse)
“They seize bow and spear;
They are cruel and inhuman and have no mercy.
Their voice sounds like the roaring sea;
They ride [in formation] on horses,
Arrayed as a man for battle
Against you, O Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem)!”
Jeremiah 6:24 (show verse)
We have heard the report of it;
Our hands become limp and helpless.
Anguish has gripped us,
Pain like that of a woman in childbirth.
Jeremiah 6:25 (show verse)
Do not go out into the field
Nor walk on the road,
For the enemy is armed with the sword;
Terror is on every side.
Jeremiah 6:26 (show verse)
O daughter of my people [says Jeremiah],
Clothe yourself in sackcloth and wallow in ashes;
Mourn [aloud] as for an only son,
A most bitter cry [of sorrow and regret],
For suddenly the destroyer will come upon us [on both prophet and people].
Jeremiah 6:27 (show verse)
“I [the Lord] have set you as an assayer [O Jeremiah] and as a tester [of the ore] of My people,
That you may know and analyze their acts.”
Jeremiah 6:28 (show verse)
They are all the worst [kind] of [stiff-necked, godless] rebels,
Going around spreading slander.
They are [not gold and silver ore, but] bronze and iron;
They are all corrupt.
Jeremiah 6:29 (show verse)
The bellows blow fiercely,
The lead is consumed by the fire;
In vain they continue refining,
But the wicked are not separated and removed.
Jeremiah 6:30 (show verse)
They call them rejected silver [only dross, without value],
Because the Lord has rejected them.
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Rejection by God
Silver » Symbolical
Silver » Refining of
Silver » Illustrative » (reprobate,) of the wicked
Silver » Reprobate
national Sins » Denunciations against
Wicked people » Compared with » Reprobate silver
Wicked, the, are compared to » Reprobate silver
Silver » Symbolical
Silver » Refining of
Silver » Illustrative » (reprobate,) of the wicked
Silver » Reprobate
national Sins » Denunciations against
Wicked people » Compared with » Reprobate silver
Wicked, the, are compared to » Reprobate silver