Jeremiah 6:3

The pastors will come to her with their flocks. They have pitched their tents against her all around. Each one will feed those who are under his hand.

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In The 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.

In Context

2I have compared the daughter of Zion to a beautiful and delicate woman.

4‘Sanctify a war against her! Rise up together, and let us ascend at midday.’ ‘Woe to us! For the day has declined; for the shadows of the evening have grown longer.’

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Cross References

2 Kings 24:10At that time, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, ascended against Jerusalem. And the city was encircled with fortifications.

Jeremiah 4:16Say to the nations: ‘Behold, it has been heard in Jerusalem! Guardians are coming from a far away land, to utter their voice against the cities of Judah.’

Jeremiah 12:10Many pastors have demolished my vineyard. They have trampled my portion. They have made my desirable portion into a desert of solitude.

Nahum 3:18Your shepherds have become drowsy, king Assur. Your princes will be buried. Your people have remained hidden in the mountains, and there is no one to gather them.

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 →

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