Jeremiah 6:3

Shepherds and their droves come to her, || They have struck tents by her all around, || They have each fed [in] his own station.”

Literal Standard Version

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 cut off the lovely and delicate one, || The daughter of Zion.

4“Sanctify the battle against her, || Rise, and we go up at noon. Woe to us, for the day has turned, || For the shades of evening are stretched out,

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Cross References

2 Kings 24:10At that time servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon have come up to Jerusalem, and the city goes into siege,

Jeremiah 4:16“Make mention to the nations, || Behold, sound to Jerusalem, || Besiegers are coming from the far-off land, || And they give forth their voice against cities of Judah.

Jeremiah 12:10Many shepherds destroyed My vineyard, || They have trodden down My portion, || They have made My desirable portion || Become a wilderness—a desolation.

Nahum 3:18Your friends have slumbered, king of Asshur, || Your majestic ones rest, || Your people have been scattered on the mountains, || And there is none gathering.

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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