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Jeremiah 6:25

Judgment

23 They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”

24 We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.

Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

26 O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

27 “I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
KJV
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
WEB
Don’t go out into the field or walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and terror are on every side.
ASV
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, [and] terror, are on every side.
DARBY
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for [there is] the sword of the enemy, terror is on every side.
BLB
You⁺ shall not go out to the field, and on the road You⁺ shall not walk; because of the sword of the enemy, terror [is] all around!
ÅB
Gå ikke ut på marken og vandre ikke på veien! For fienden har sverd, det er redsel rundt omkring.
OTB
Unngå å gå ut på markene eller gå på veiene, for fienden har et sverd, og det er terror på alle kanter.
B1930
Gå ikke ut på marken og vandre ikke på veien! For fienden har sverd, det er redsel rundt omkring.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 49:29

    They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’

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  • Jeremiah 14:18

    If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”

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  • Psalms 31:13

    For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

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  • Jeremiah 20:10

    For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”

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  • Job 18:11

    Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.

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  • Jeremiah 8:14

    Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 4:5

    Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’

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  • Jeremiah 20:3–4

    The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.

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