Jeremiah 6:3
Keepers of sheep with their flocks will come to her; they will put up their tents round her; everyone will get food in his place.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
2The fair and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will be cut off by my hand.
Cross References
2 Kings 24:10At that time the armies of Nebuchadnezzar came up to Jerusalem and the town was shut in on every side.
Jeremiah 4:16Make this come to the minds of the nations, make a statement openly against Jerusalem, that attackers are coming from a far country and their voices will be loud against the towns of Judah.
Jeremiah 12:10The keepers of sheep have been the destruction of my vine-garden, crushing my heritage under their feet; they have made my fair heritage an unplanted waste;
Nahum 3:18Sorrow! how are the keepers of your flock sleeping, O king of Assyria! your strong men are at rest; your people are wandering on the mountains, and there is no one to get them together.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 6:2-9
Judgments Threatened against Israel; The Doom of Israel. ( b. c. 608.) 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 Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. 2 I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman. 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. 4… Read the whole commentary →