Jeremiah 6:3
1 O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
2 I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.
4 Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
5 Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:
- KJV
- The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.
- WEB
- Shepherds with their flocks will come to her. They will pitch their tents against her all around. They will feed everyone in his place.”
- ASV
- Shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.
- DARBY
- Shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch [their] tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.
- BLB
- The shepherds and their flocks shall come to her, [and] they shall pitch the tents against her all around; they shall pasture, each man with his own hand.
- ÅB
- Til henne skal hyrder komme med sine flokker; de slår opp telt mot henne rundt omkring, de beiter av hver sitt stykke.
- OTB
- Hyrder med sine flokker vil komme mot henne; de vil slå opp sine telt rundt henne, hver tar seg av sin egen del.
- B1930
- Til henne skal hyrder komme med sine hjorder; de slår op telt mot henne rundt omkring, de beiter av hver sitt stykke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 19:43
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
Read in contextJeremiah 39:1–3
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
Read in context2 Kings 24:10–12
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
Read in context2 Kings 25:1–4
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
Read in contextNahum 3:18
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
Read in contextJeremiah 12:10
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
Read in context2 Kings 24:2
And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:16–17
Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
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