Key Verse Spotlight
Jeremiah 6:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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 6:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate {woman}. {comely: or, dwelling at home}
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.
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.
Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
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