Jeremiah 6:26 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“O daughter of my people, gird {thee} with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, {as for} an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.”

Jeremiah 6:26

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We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, {and} pain, as of a woman in travail.

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy {and} fear {is} on every side.

O daughter of my people, gird {thee} with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, {as for} an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

I have set thee {for} a tower {and} a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.

They {are} all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: {they are} brass and iron; they {are} all corrupters.

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Jeremiah 6:1

"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 Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction."

Jeremiah 6:2

"I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate {woman}. {comely: or, dwelling at home}"

Jeremiah 6:3

"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."

Jeremiah 6:4

"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."

Jeremiah 6:5

"Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces."

Jeremiah 6:6

"For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this {is} the city to be visited; she {is} wholly oppression in the midst of her. {cast...: or, pour out the engine of shot}"

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