Jeremiah 6
6
Impending Destruction from the North
1“O you children of Benjamin,
Gather yourselves to flee from the midst of Jerusalem!
Blow the trumpet in Tekoa,
And set up a signal-fire in #Neh. 3:14Beth Haccerem;
#Jer. 4:6For disaster appears out of the north,
And great destruction.
2I have likened the daughter of Zion
To a lovely and delicate woman.
3The #2 Kin. 25:1–4; Jer. 4:17; 12:10shepherds with their flocks shall come to her.
They shall pitch their tents against her all around.
Each one shall pasture in his own place.”
4“Prepare#Jer. 51:27; Joel 3:9 war against her;
Arise, and let us go up #Jer. 15:8; Zeph. 2:4at noon.
Woe to us, for the day goes away,
For the shadows of the evening are lengthening.
5Arise, and let us go by night,
And let us destroy her palaces.”
6For thus has the Lord of hosts said:
“Cut down trees,
And build a mound against Jerusalem.
This is the city to be punished.
She is full of oppression in her midst.
7#Is. 57:20As a fountain wells up with water,
So she wells up with her wickedness.
#Ps. 55:9Violence and plundering are heard in her.
Before Me continually are grief and wounds.
8Be instructed, O Jerusalem,
Lest #Ezek. 23:18; Hos. 9:12My soul depart from you;
Lest I make you desolate,
A land not inhabited.”
9Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“They shall thoroughly glean as a vine the remnant of Israel;
As a grape-gatherer, put your hand back into the branches.”
10To whom shall I speak and give warning,
That they may hear?
Indeed their #Ex. 6:12; Jer. 5:21; 7:26; (Acts 7:51)ear is uncircumcised,
And they cannot give heed.
Behold, #Jer. 8:9; 20:8the word of the Lord is a reproach to them;
They have no delight in it.
11Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord.
#Jer. 20:9I am weary of holding it in.
“I will pour it out #Jer. 9:21on the children outside,
And on the assembly of young men together;
For even the husband shall be taken with the wife,
The aged with him who is full of days.
12And #Deut. 28:30; Jer. 8:10; 38:22their houses shall be turned over to others,
Fields and wives together;
For I will stretch out My hand
Against the inhabitants of the land,” says the Lord.
13“Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is given to #Is. 56:11; Jer. 8:10; 22:17covetousness;
And from the prophet even to the #Jer. 5:31; 23:11; Mic. 3:5, 11priest,
Everyone deals falsely.
14They have also #Jer. 8:11–15; Ezek. 13:10healed the hurt of My people slightly,
#Jer. 4:10; 23:17Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’
When there is no peace.
15Were they #Jer. 3:3; 8:12ashamed when they had committed abomination?
No! They were not at all ashamed;
Nor did they know how to blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
At the time I punish them,
They shall be cast down,” says the Lord.
16Thus says the Lord:
“Stand in the ways and see,
And ask for the #Is. 8:20; Jer. 18:15; Mal. 4:4; Luke 16:29old paths, where the good way is,
And walk in it;
Then you will find #Matt. 11:29rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17Also, I set #Is. 21:11; 58:1; Jer. 25:4; Ezek. 3:17; Hab. 2:1watchmen over you, saying,
#Deut. 4:1‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not listen.’
18Therefore hear, you nations,
And know, O congregation, what is among them.
19#Is. 1:2Hear, O earth!
Behold, I will certainly bring #Jer. 19:3, 15calamity on this people—
#Prov. 1:31The fruit of their thoughts,
Because they have not heeded My words
Nor My law, but rejected it.
20#Ps. 40:6; 50:7–9; Is. 1:11; 66:3; Amos 5:21; Mic. 6:6, 7For what purpose to Me
Comes frankincense #Is. 60:6from Sheba,
And #Is. 43:24sweet cane from a far country?
#Jer. 7:21–23Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,
Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.”
21Therefore thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people,
And the fathers and the sons together shall fall on them.
The neighbor and his friend shall perish.”
22Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, a people comes from the #Jer. 1:15; 10:22; 50:41–43north country,
And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth.
23They will lay hold on bow and spear;
They are cruel and have no mercy;
Their voice #Is. 5:30roars like the sea;
And they ride on horses,
As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion.”
24We have heard the report of it;
Our hands grow feeble.
#Jer. 4:31; 13:21; 49:24Anguish has taken hold of us,
Pain as of a woman in labor.
25Do not go out into the field,
Nor walk by the way.
Because of the sword of the enemy,
Fear is on every side.
26O daughter of my people,
#Jer. 4:8Dress in sackcloth
#Jer. 25:34; Mic. 1:10And roll about in ashes!
#Amos 8:10; (Zech. 12:10)Make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation;
For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us.
27“I have set you as an assayer and #Jer. 1:18a fortress among My people,
That you may know and test their way.
28#Jer. 5:23They are all stubborn rebels, #Jer. 9:4walking as slanderers.
They are #Ezek. 22:18bronze and iron,
They are all corrupters;
29The bellows blow fiercely,
The lead is consumed by the fire;
The smelter refines in vain,
For the wicked are not drawn off.
30People will call them #Is. 1:22; Jer. 7:29rejected silver,
Because the Lord has rejected them.”
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Jeremiah 6
6
Siege of Jerusalem
1O sons of Benjamin, gather yourselves
to flee from the midst of Jerusalem, # Jdg 1:21
and blow the trumpet in Tekoa,
and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccherem; # Ne 3:14
for disaster appears out of the north,
and great destruction.
2I have likened the daughter of Zion # Isa 1:8; Jer 4:31
to a comely and delicate woman.
3The shepherds with their flocks will come to her.
They will pitch their tents against her all around. # Lk 19:43
They will pasture each in his place.
4“Prepare war against her; # Joel 3:9
arise, and let us go up at noon.” # Jer 15:8
“Woe to us, for the day declines,
for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.”
5“Arise, and let us go by night
and let us destroy her palaces.” # Isa 32:14; Jer 52:13
6For thus says the Lord of Hosts:
Hew down trees
and build a mound against Jerusalem.
This is the city to be punished.
She is full of oppression in her midst.
7As a fountain casts out her waters,
so she casts out her wickedness. # Eze 7:11
Violence and devastation are heard in her; # Eze 7:23
before Me continually are grief and wounds.
8Be instructed, O Jerusalem,
lest My soul depart from you; # Eze 23:18; Hos 9:12
lest I make you desolate,
a land not inhabited.
9Thus says the Lord of Hosts:
They will thoroughly glean
the remnant of Israel as a vine. # Jer 49:9
Turn back your hand
as a grape gatherer into the baskets.
10To whom shall I speak and give warning
that they may hear?
Behold, their ears are closed,
and they cannot listen. # Jer 7:26; Ac 7:51
Behold, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them;
they have no delight in it.
11Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord;
I am weary with holding in. # Jer 20:9
I will pour it out upon the children in the street
and upon the assembly of young men together; # Jer 9:21
for even the husband with the wife shall be taken,
the aged with him who is full of days.
12Their houses shall be turned to others,
with their fields and wives together; # Jer 8:10
for I will stretch out My hand # Isa 5:25
upon the inhabitants of the land,
says the Lord.
13For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
everyone is given to covetousness.
And from the prophet even to the priest,
everyone deals falsely. # Jer 8:10; 23:11
14They have healed also the brokenness
of the daughter of My people superficially,
saying, “Peace, peace,”
when there is no peace. # Jer 4:10; Eze 13:10
15Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination?
They were not at all ashamed,
nor could they blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
at the time that I punish them they shall be cast down,
says the Lord. # Jer 3:3; 8:12
16Thus says the Lord:
Stand in the ways and see,
and ask for the old paths
where the good way is and walk in it, # Jer 18:15
and you shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, “We will not walk in it.”
17Also I set watchmen over you, # Isa 21:11 saying,
“Listen to the sound of the trumpet.” # Isa 58:1
But they said, “We will not listen.”
18Therefore hear, O nations,
and know, O congregation,
what is among them.
19Hear, O earth. # Isa 1:2
Behold, I will bring calamity on this people,
even the fruit of their thoughts,
because they have not listened to My words,
nor to My law, but rejected it. # Jer 8:9
20To what purpose does incense from Sheba come to Me, # Isa 1:11; 60:6
and the sweet cane from a far country?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,
nor are your sacrifices sweet to Me. # Ps 40:6; Isa 60:6
21Therefore thus says the Lord:
Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people, # Isa 8:14
and the fathers and the sons together will fall upon them.
The neighbor and his friend will perish. # Isa 9:14–17
22Thus says the Lord:
Behold, a people comes
from the north country,
and a great nation will be raised
from the remote parts of the earth. # Jer 10:22; 50:41–43
23They will lay hold on bow and spear;
they are cruel and have no mercy. # Isa 13:18
Their voice roars like the sea,
and they ride upon horses,
set in array as men for war
against you, O daughter of Zion. # Jer 50:42
24“We have heard the report of it;
our hands grow feeble.
Anguish has taken hold of us,
and pain as of a woman in labor. # Jer 4:31; 49:24
25Do not go out into the field,
nor walk on the road.
For the sword of the enemy
and terror is on every side.” # Job 18:11; Jer 49:29
26O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth # Jer 4:8
and wallow in ashes.
Mourn as for an only son,
a most bitter lamentation; # Zec 12:10
for the destroyer
shall suddenly come upon us.
27I have set you as an assayer
and fortress among My people # Jer 1:18; 15:20 # 6:27 Hb I have set you as a tester of metals among My people, even a fortress.
that you may know
and try their way.
28They all are stubborn rebels # Jer 5:23
walking about practicing slander. # Jer 9:4
They are bronze and iron;
they all are corrupters.
29The bellows blow fiercely,
the lead is consumed by the fire;
the founder melts in vain,
for the wicked are not plucked away.
30Men will call them rejected silver, # Isa 1:22
because the Lord has rejected them. # Ps 119:119
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