NASB — Jeremiah 6 — KJV

Destruction of Jerusalem Impending

  1 “Flee° for safety°, O sons° of aBenjamin°,
  From the midst° of Jerusalem°!
  Now blow° a trumpet° in Tekoa°
  And raise° a signal° over° IbBeth-haccerem°;
  For evil° looks° down° from the cnorth°,
  And a great° destruction°.
  2 “The comely° and adainty° one, bthe daughter° of Zion°, I will cut° off°.
  3aShepherds° and their flocks° will come° to her,
  They will bpitch° [their] tents° Iaround° her,
  They will pasture° each° in his IIplace°.
  4IaPrepare° war° against° her;
  Arise°, and let us IIattack° at bnoon°.
  Woe° to us, for the day° declines°,
  For the shadows° of the evening° lengthen°!
  5 “Arise°, and let us Iattack° by night°
  And adestroy° her IIpalaces°!”
6 For thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°,
  “aCut° down° her trees°
  And cast° up a bsiege° against° Jerusalem°.
  This° is the city° to be punished°,
  In whose midst° there is only° coppression°.
  7aAs a well° Ikeeps° its waters° fresh°,
  So° she Ikeeps° fresh° her wickedness°.
  bViolence° and destruction° are heard° in her;
  cSickness° and wounds° are ever° before°° Me.
  8aBe warned°, O Jerusalem°,
  Or° IbI shall be alienated° from you,
  And make° you a desolation°,
  A land° not inhabited°.”

[1] II.e. house of the vineyard aJsh 18:28 bNe 3:14 cJr 1:14; 4:6; 6:22
[2] aDt 28:56 bIs 1:8; Jr 4:31
[3] ILit against her round about IILit hand aJr 12:10 b2K 25:1; Jr 4:17; Lk 19:43
[4] ILit Sanctify IILit go up aJr 6:23; Jol 3:9 bJr 15:8; Zp 2:4
[5] ILit go up IIOr fortified towers aIs 32:14; Jr 52:13
[6] aDt 20:19, 20 bJr 32:24; 33:4 cJr 22:17
[7] ILit keeps cold aJm 3:11f bJr 20:8; Ezk 7:11, 23 cJr 30:12, 13
[8] ILit my soul aJr 7:28; 17:23 bEzk 23:18; Ho 9:12

  9 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°,
  “They will athoroughly° glean° as the vine° the bremnant° of Israel°;
  Pass° your hand° again° like a grape gatherer°
  Over° the branches°.”
  10 To whom° shall I speak° and give° warning°
  That they may hear°?
  Behold°, their aears° are Iclosed°
  And they cannot°° listen°.
  Behold°, bthe word° of the LORD° has become° a reproach° to them;
  They have° no° delight° in it.
  11 But I am afull° of the wrath° of the LORD°;
  I am bweary° with holding° [it] in.
  “cPour° [it] out on the children° in the street°
  And on the Igathering° of young° men° together°;
  For both° husband° and wife° shall be taken°,
  The aged° IIand the very°° old°°.
  12 “Their ahouses° shall be turned° over° to others°,
  Their fields° and their wives° together°;
  For I will bstretch° out My hand°
  Against° the inhabitants° of the land°,” declares° the LORD°.
  13 “For afrom the least° of them even to the greatest° of them,
  Everyone° is bgreedy° for gain°,
  And from the prophet° even to the priest°
  Everyone° Ideals° falsely°.
  14 “They have ahealed° the brokenness° of My people° superficially°,
  Saying°, ‘Peace°, peace°,’
  But there° is no° peace°.
  15 “Were they aashamed° because° of the abomination° they have done°?
  They were not even° ashamed° at all°;
  They did not even° know° how to blush°.
  Therefore° they shall fall° among those who fall°;
  At the time° that I punish° them,
  They shall be cast° down°,” says° the LORD°.

[9] aJr 16:16; 49:9; Ob 5, 6 bJr 8:3; 11:23
[10] ILit uncircumcised aJr 5:21; 7:26; Ac 7:51 bJr 20:8
[11] ILit council IILit with fullness of days aJb 32:18, 19; Mi 3:8 bJr 15:6; 20:9 cJr 7:20; 9:21
[12] aDt 28:30; Jr 8:10; 38:22, 23 bJr 15:6
[13] IOr makes lies aJr 8:10 bIs 56:11; 57:17; Jr 8:10; 22:17
[14] aJr 8:11; Ezk 13:10
[15] aJr 3:3; 8:12

  16 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD°,
  “Stand° by the ways° and see° and ask° for the aancient° paths°,
  Where° the good° way° is, and walk° in it;
  And byou will find° rest° for your souls°.
  But they said°, ‘We will not walk° [in it].’
  17 “And I set° awatchmen° over° you, [saying],
  ‘Listen° to the sound° of the trumpet°!’
  But they said°, ‘We will not listen°.’
  18 “Therefore° hear°, O nations°,
  And know°, O congregation°, what° is among them.
  19aHear°, O earth°: behold°, I am bringing° disaster° on this° people°,
  The bfruit° of their Iplans°,
  Because°° they have not listened° to My words°,
  And as for My law°, they have crejected° it also.
  20aFor what° purpose° does bfrankincense° come° to Me from Sheba°
  And the Icsweet° cane° from a distant° land°?
  dYour burnt° offerings° are not acceptable°
  And your sacrifices° are not pleasing° to Me.”
21 Therefore°, thus° says° the LORD°,
  “Behold°, aI am Ilaying° stumbling° blocks° before° this° people°.
  And they will stumble° against them,
  bFathers° and sons° together°;
  Neighbor° and IIfriend° will perish°.”

[16] aIs 8:20; Jr 12:16; 18:15; 31:21; Mal 4:4; Lk 16:29 bMt 11:29
[17] aIs 21:11; 58:1; Jr 25:4; Ezk 3:17; Hab 2:1
[19] IOr devices aIs 1:2; Jr 19:3, 15; 22:29 bPv 1:31 cJr 8:9
[20] ILit good aPs 50:7-9; Is 1:11; 66:3; Mi 6:6 bIs 60:6 cEx 30:23 dPs 40:6; Am 5:22
[21] ILit giving IILit his friend aIs 8:14; Jr 13:16 bIs 9:14-17; Jr 9:21, 22

The Enemy from the North

  22 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD°,
  “Behold°, aa people° is coming° from the north° land°,
  And a great° nation° will be aroused° from the bremote° parts° of the earth°.
  23 “They seize° abow° and spear°;
  They are bcruel° and have° no° mercy°;
  Their voice° croars° like the sea°,
  And they ride° on horses°,
  Arrayed° as a man° for the battle°
  Against° you, O daughter° of Zion°!”
  24 We have aheard° the report° of it;
  Our hands° are limp°.
  bAnguish° has seized° us,
  Pain° as of a woman in childbirth°.
  25 aDo not go° out into the field°
  And bdo not walk° on the road°,
  For the enemy° has a sword°,
  cTerror° is on every° side°.
  26 O daughter° of my people°, aput° on sackcloth°
  And broll° in ashes°;
  IcMourn° as for an only° son°,
  A lamentation° most° bitter°.
  For suddenly° the destroyer°
  Will come° upon us.

[22] aJr 1:15; 10:22; 50:41-43 bNe 1:9
[23] aIs 13:18; Jr 4:29 bJr 50:42 cIs 5:30
[24] aIs 28:19; Jr 4:19-21 bIs 21:3; Jr 4:31; 13:21; 30:6; 49:24; 50:43
[25] aJr 14:18 bJg 5:6 cJr 20:10; 46:5; 49:29
[26] ILit Make for yourself mourning aJr 4:8 bJr 25:34; Mi 1:10 cAm 8:10; Zc 12:10

  27 ¶ “I have amade° you an assayer° [and] a tester° among My people°,
  That you may know° and assay° their way°.”
  28 All° of them are stubbornly° rebellious°,
  aGoing° about as a talebearer°.
  [They are] bbronze° and iron°;
  They, all° of them, are corrupt°.
  29 The bellows° blow° fiercely°,
  The lead° is consumed° by the fire°;
  In vain° the refining° goes° on,
  But the awicked° are not Iseparated°.
  30 aThey call° them rejected° silver°,
  Because° the bLORD° has rejected° them.

[27] aJr 1:18; 15:20
[28] aJr 9:4 bEzk 22:18
[29] IOr drawn off aJr 15:19
[30] aPs 119:119; Is 1:22 bJr 7:29; Ho 9:17; Zc 11:8


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The enemies, sent against Judah,

1 ¶ O ye childrenº of Benjamin,º gather yourselves to fleeºª out of the midstº² of Jerusalem,º and blowºª the trumpetº in Tekoa,º and set upºª a sign¹ of fire² in² Bethhaccerem:º for² evilº appearethºª out of the north,º² and greatº destruction.º 2 I have likened¹ª² the daughterº of Zionº to a comely¹² and delicateºª [woman]. 3 The shepherdsºª with their flocksº shall comeºª unto² her; they shall pitchºª [their] tentsº against² her round about;º they shall feedºª every oneº in² his place.º

[1] Jsh 15:63; 18:21; Jg 1:21; 2S 14:2; 2Ch 11:6; Ne 3:14; Jr 1:14; 4:5, 6, 19, 29; 6:22; 10:17, 22; 25:9; Ezk 26:7; Am 1:1.
[2] Is 1:8; 3:16; Jr 4:31; Lm 2:1, 13.
[3] 2K 24:2, 10; 25:1; Jr 4:16; 39:1; Na 3:18; Lk 19:43.

encourage themselves.

4 Prepareºª ye warº against² her; arise,ºª and let us go upºª at noon.º Woeº unto us! for² the dayº goeth away,ºª for² the shadowsº of the eveningº are stretched out.ºª 5 Arise,ºª and let us goºª by night,º and let us destroyºª her palaces.º

[4] So 2:17; Is 5:26; 13:2; Jr 5:10; 8:20; 15:8; 51:27; Jol 3:9; Zp 2:4.
[5] 2Ch 36:19; Ps 48:3; Is 32:14; Jr 9:21; 17:27; 52:13; Ho 8:14; Am 2:5; 3:10; Zc 11:1.

God setteth them on work because of their sins.

6 ¶ For² thus² hath the LORDº of hostsº said,ºª Hew ye downºª trees,º and castºª a mountº against² Jerusalem:º this² [is] the cityº to be visited;ºª she [is] wholly² oppressionº in the midstº of her. 7 As a fountainº casteth outºª her waters,º so² she casteth² out¹ª her wickedness:º violenceº and spoilº is heardºª in her; before²² me¹ continuallyº [is] griefº and wounds.º 8 Be thou instructed,ºª O Jerusalem,º lest² my soulº departºª from² thee; lest² I makeºª thee desolate,º a landº not² inhabited.ºª

[7] Ps 55:9; Pv 4:23; Is 57:20; Jr 20:8; Ezk 7:11, 23; 22:3; 24:7; Mi 2:1, 8; 3:1, 9; 7:2; Jm 3:10.
[8] Lv 26:34; Dt 32:29; Ps 2:10; 50:17; 94:12; Pv 4:13; Jr 2:15; 4:14; 7:3, 20, 34; 9:11; 17:23; 31:19; 32:33; 35:13; Ezk 23:18; Ho 9:12; Zp 3:7; Zc 11:8.

The prophet lamenteth the judgments of God because of their sins.

9 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º They shall throughly¹ª gleanºª the remnantº of Israelº as a vine:º turn backºª thine handº as a grapegathererºª into² the baskets.º 10 To² whom² shall I speak,ºª and give warning,ºª that they may hear?ºª behold,² their earº [is] uncircumcised,º and they cannotºª² hearken:ºª behold,² the wordº of the LORDº is² unto them a reproach;º they have no² delightºª in it. 11 Therefore I am fullº of² the furyº of the LORD;º I am wearyºª with holding² in:¹ª I will pour it outºª upon² the childrenº abroad,º and upon² the assemblyº of young menº together:º for² even² the husbandº with² the wifeº shall be taken,ºª the agedº with² [him that is] fullºª of days.º 12 And their housesº shall be turnedºª unto others,º [with their] fieldsº and wivesº together:º for² I will stretch outºª² my handº upon² the inhabitantsºª of the land,º saithºª the LORD.º 13 For² from the leastº² of them even unto² the greatestº of them every one² [is] given¹ª to² covetousness;º and from the prophetº² even unto² the priestº every one² dealethºª falsely.º 14 They have healedºª also² the hurtº [of the daughter]¹ª of my peopleº slightly,ºª² saying,ºª Peace,º peace;º when [there is] no² peace.º 15 Were they ashamed¹ª² when² they had committedºª abomination?º nay,º they were not² at all¹ª ashamed,ºª neither¹² couldºª they blush:ºª therefore² they shall fallºª among them that fall:ºª at the timeº [that] I visitºª them they shall be cast down,ºª saithºª the LORD.º 16 Thus² saithºª the LORD,º Standºª ye in² the ways,º and see,ºª and askºª for the oldº paths,º where²² [is] the goodº way,º and walk¹ª² therein, and ye shall findºª restº for your souls.º But they said,ºª We will not² walk¹ª² [therein]. 17 Also I setºª watchmenºª over² you, [saying], Hearkenºª to the soundº of the trumpet.º But they said,ºª We will not² hearken.ºª

[9] Jr 16:16; 49:9; 52:28; Ob 1:5; Rv 14:18.
[10] Ex 6:12; Dt 29:4; 2Ch 36:15; Ps 1:2; 40:8; 119:16, 24, 35, 70, 77, 174; Is 6:9; 28:9; 42:23; 53:1; Jr 4:4; 5:4; 7:26; 20:8; Ezk 3:18; 33:3, 9; Am 7:10; Mt 3:7; Lk 11:45; 20:19; Jn 7:7; 9:40; Ac 7:51, 60; Ro 7:22; Col 1:28; 2Ti 4:3; He 11:7.
[11] Jb 32:18; Jr 9:21; 18:21; 20:9; Ezk 3:14; 9:6; Mi 3:8; Lk 17:34; Ac 4:20; 17:16; 18:5; Rv 16:1.
[12] Dt 28:30, 39; 1Ch 21:16; Is 5:25; 9:12, 17, 21; 10:4; 65:21; Jr 8:10; Lm 2:4, 8; 3:3; 5:3, 11; Zp 1:13.
[13] Is 28:7; 56:9; 57:17; Jr 2:8, 26; 5:31; 8:10; 14:18; 22:17; 23:11, 14; 26:7; 32:32; Lm 4:13; Ezk 22:12, 25; 33:31; Mi 2:1; 3:2, 5, 11; Zp 3:3, 4; Lk 16:14; 1Ti 3:3; 2P 2:3, 14.
[14] Is 1:6; 30:26; Jr 4:10; 5:12; 8:11; 14:13, 17; 23:17; 28:3; Lm 2:14; Ezk 13:10, 22; Mi 2:11; 2P 2:1, 18.
[15] Ex 32:34; Pv 29:1; Is 3:9; 10:4; Jr 3:3; 5:9, 29; 8:12; 23:12; Ezk 2:4; 7:6; 14:9; 16:24; 24:7; Ho 9:7; Mi 3:6; 7:4; Zp 3:5; Mt 15:14; Php 3:19.
[16] Dt 32:7; So 1:7; Is 2:5; 8:20; 28:12; 30:21; Jr 2:25; 7:23; 18:12, 15; 22:21; 44:16; Mal 4:4; Mt 11:28; 21:28; Lk 16:29; Jn 5:39, 46; 12:35; 13:17; Ac 17:11; Ro 4:1, 12; Col 2:6; He 6:12; 11:2; 12:1.
[17] Is 21:11; 56:10; 58:1; Jr 25:4; Ezk 3:17; 33:2; Ho 8:1; Am 3:6; Hab 2:1; Zc 7:11; Ac 20:27; He 13:17.

He proclaimeth God's wrath.

18 ¶ Therefore² hear,ºª ye nations,º and know,ºª O congregation,º² what² [is] among them. 19 Hear,ºª O earth:º behold,² I² will bringºª evilº upon² this² people,º [even] the fruitº of their thoughts,º because² they have not² hearkenedºª unto² my words,º nor to my law,º but rejectedºª it. 20 To what² purpose² comethºª there to me incenseº from Sheba,º² and the sweetº caneº from a farº country?º² your burnt offeringsº [are] not² acceptable,º nor² your sacrificesº sweetºª unto me. 21 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORD,º Behold,² I will layºª stumblingblocksº before² this² people,º and the fathersº and the sonsº togetherº shall fallºª upon them; the neighbourº and his friendº shall perish.ºª 22 Thus² saithºª the LORD,º Behold,² a peopleº comethºª from the northº country,º² and a greatº nationº shall be raisedºª from the sidesº² of the earth.º 23 They shall lay holdºª on bowº and spear;º they² [are] cruel,º and have no² mercy;ºª their voiceº roarethºª like the sea;º and they rideºª upon² horses,º set in arrayºª as menº for warº against² thee, O daughterº of Zion.º 24 We have heardºª² the fameº thereof: our handsº wax feeble:ºª anguishº hath taken holdºª of us, [and] pain,º as of a woman in travail.ºª 25 Go not forthºª² into the field,º nor² walk¹ª² by the way;º for² the swordº of the enemyºª [and] fearº [is] on every side.º²

[18] Dt 29:24; Ps 50:4; Is 5:3; Jr 4:10; 31:10; Mi 6:5.
[19] Dt 4:26; 30:19; 32:1; 1S 15:23, 26; Pv 1:24; 15:26; 28:9; Is 1:2; 59:7; 66:18; Jr 4:4; 6:10; 8:9; 17:10; 22:29; Ho 4:6; 10:13; Mi 6:2; Jn 3:19; 12:48; Ac 8:22.
[20] 1K 10:1, 10; Ps 40:6; 50:7, 16; 66:3; Is 1:11; 43:23; 60:6; 66:3; Jr 7:21; Ezk 20:39; 27:22; Am 5:21; Mi 6:6.
[21] 2Ch 36:17; Is 8:14; 9:14; 24:2; Jr 9:21; 13:16; 15:2; 16:3; 18:21; 19:7; 21:7; Lm 2:20; Ezk 3:20; 5:10; 9:5; Ro 9:33; 11:9; 1P 2:8.
[22] Jr 1:14; 5:15; 6:1; 10:22; 25:9; 50:41.
[23] Is 5:26; 13:18; 19:4; Jr 4:13; 5:16; 30:14; 50:42; Ezk 23:22; Hab 1:6; Lk 21:25.
[24] Ps 48:6; Pv 1:27; Is 21:3; 28:19; Jr 4:6, 19, 31; 13:21; 22:23; 30:6; 49:24; 50:43; Ezk 21:6; Mi 4:9; Hab 3:16; 1Th 5:3.
[25] Jg 5:6; 2Ch 15:5; Jb 18:11; Ps 31:13; Is 1:20; Jr 4:5, 10; 8:14; 14:18; 20:3, 10; 49:29; Lk 19:43.

He calleth the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins.

26 ¶ O daughterº of my people,º girdºª [thee] with sackcloth,º and wallow¹ª thyself² in ashes:º makeºª thee mourning,º [as for] an only son,º most bitterº lamentation:º for² the spoilerºª shall suddenlyº comeºª upon² us. 27 I have setºª thee [for] a towerº [and] a fortressº among my people,º that thou mayest knowºª and tryºª² their way.º 28 They [are] all² grievousºª revolters,ºª walkingºª with slanders:º [they are] brassº and iron;º they² [are] all² corrupters.ºª 29 The bellowsº are burned,ºª the leadº is consumedºª of the fire;º¹² the founderºª meltethºª in vain:º for the wickedº are not² plucked away.ºª 30 Reprobateºª silverº shall [men] callºª them, because² the LORDº hath rejectedºª them.

[26] Is 22:4, 12; 30:13; 32:11; Jr 4:8, 11, 20; 6:14; 8:19, 21; 9:1, 10, 17; 12:12; 13:17; 14:17; 15:8; 25:33; Lm 1:2, 16; 2:11; 3:48; 4:3, 6, 10; Ezk 7:16; 27:30; Mi 1:8; Zc 12:10; Lk 7:12; Jm 4:9; 5:1.
[27] Jr 1:18; 15:20; Ezk 3:8; 20:4; 22:2.
[28] Ps 50:20; Is 1:4, 5; 31:6; Jr 5:23; 6:30; 9:4; 18:18; 20:10; Ezk 22:18; Rv 11:18; 19:2.
[29] Pv 17:3; Is 49:4; Jr 9:7; Ezk 24:13; Ho 11:7; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:2; 1P 1:7; 4:12.
[30] Ps 119:119; Pv 25:4; Is 1:22, 25; Jr 14:19; Lm 5:22; Ezk 22:18; Ho 9:17; Mt 5:13; Ro 11:1.


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