Jeremiah 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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Jeremiah 6

Jerusalem Under Siege

1Flee for refuge, children of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the shofar in Tekoa and raise a signal in Beth-cherem! For disaster looms from the north, even terrible destruction.

2“The lovely, delicate Daughter of Zion I will cut off.”

3Shepherds with their flocks are coming against her. All around her they pitch their tents, each pasturing in his own place.

4“Prepare for war against her. Rise up! Let’s attack at noon.” “Oy for us! For day is fading— evening shadows are lengthening.”

5“Rise up! Let’s attack at night and destroy her palaces.”

6For thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “Chop down her trees! Raise a siege ramp at Jerusalem. This city must be punished— in her midst is only oppression.

7As a well gushes out its waters, so she pours out her wickedness. Violence and havoc are heard in her, sickness and wounds ever before Me.

8Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I abandon you, lest I make you desolate— an uninhabited land.”

9Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “Glean the remnant of Israel thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand over the branches once more, like a grape-gatherer.”

10“To whom can I speak and warn so they would hear? See, their ears are uncircumcised, unable to hear! The word of Adonai has become scorn to them. They have no delight in it.

11So I am full of the wrath of Adonai. I am weary of holding it in! Pour it out on a child in the street, on young men gathered together. For husband will be taken with wife, the aged with the very old.

12Their homes will be turned over to others—together with their fields and their wives. For I will stretch out My hand on the inhabitants of the land.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

13“For from the least to the greatest, all of them are greedy for gain, and from prophet even to kohen, everyone practices deceit.

14They healed the wound of My people superficially, saying ‘Shalom, shalom!’ when there is no shalom.”

15""Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at al ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among thos who fall; at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,"" says Adonai.

16Thus says Adonai: “Stand in the roads and look. Ask for the ancient paths— where the good way is— and walk in it. Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We won’t walk in it.’

17So I set watchmen over you, saying ‘Listen to the sound of the shofar!’ But they said, ‘We won’t listen.’

18Therefore hear, O nations and observe, O congregation, what is against them.

19Hear, O earth! See, I will bring disaster on this people —fruit of their schemes— for they did not listen to My words and rejected My Torah.

20Of what use to Me is frankincense coming from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing to Me.”

Destruction from the North

21Therefore thus says Adonai: “Look, I am laying before this people stumbling blocks— and against them they will stumble— fathers and the sons together, a neighbor and his friend, and they will perish.”

22Thus says Adonai: “Look, a people coming from a northern land, a great nation roused from the ends of the earth!

23They are armed with bow and spear, cruel and with no compassion. They sound like the roaring sea— as they ride on horses as men in battle formation, against you, Daughter of Zion!”

24“We have heard of their fame. Our hands hang limp; anguish has gripped us, pain like a woman in labor.

25Don’t go out into the field or walk on the road. Since the enemy has a sword, there’s terror on every side!”

26“Daughter of My people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn as for an only son with bitter lamentation.” “For suddenly the destroyer will come on us!”

27“I have made you a metal-tester among My people—so you may observe and test their way.

28They are all stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron, all of them are corrupt.

29The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining is completely in vain, for the wicked are not drawn off.

30They are called ‘cast off silver’— for Adonai has cast them off.”

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