Jeremiah 6:1 Flee5756 for safety, ye children1121 of Benjamin,1144 out of the midst7130 of Jerusalem,3389 and blow8628 the trumpet7782 in Tekoa,8620 and raise up5375 a signal4864 on Beth-haccherem;1021 for evil7451 looketh8259 forth from the north,6828 and a great1419 destruction.7667 cr 2 The1820 comely5116 and delicate6026 one, the daughter1323 of Zion, will I cut off.6726 cr 3 Shepherds7462 with their flocks5739 shall come935 unto her; they shall pitch8628 their tents168 against her round about;5439 they shall feed7462 every one376 in his place.3027 cr 4 Prepare6942{Hebrew Sanctify.} ye war4421 against her; arise,6965 and let us go up5927 at noon.6672 Woe188 unto us! for the day3117 declineth,6437 for the shadows6752 of the evening6153 are stretched out.5186 cr 5 Arise,6965 and let us go5927 up by night,3915 and let us destroy7843 her palaces.759 cr 6 For thus hath Jehovah3068 of hosts6635 said,559 Hew ye down3772 trees,6097{Or, as otherwise read, her trees} and cast8210 up a mound5550 against Jerusalem:3389 this is the city5892 to be visited;6485 she is wholly oppression6233 in the midst of her.7130 cr 7 As a well953 casteth{Or, keepeth fresh} forth6979 its waters,4325 so she casteth{Or, keepeth fresh} forth6979 her wickedness:7451 violence2555 and destruction7701 is heard8085 in her; before me6440 continually8548 is sickness2483 and wounds.4347 cr 8 Be thou instructed,3256 O Jerusalem,3389 lest my soul5315 be alienated3363 from thee; lest I make7760 thee a desolation,8077 a land776 not inhabited.3427 cr

Jeremiah 6:9 Thus saith559 Jehovah3068 of hosts,6635 They shall thoroughly5953 glean5953 the remnant7611 of Israel3478 as a vine:1612 turn again7725 thy hand3027 as a grape-gatherer1219 into{Or, upon the shoots} the baskets.5552 cr 10 To whom shall I speak1696 and testify,1696 that they may hear?8085 behold, their ear241 is uncircumcised,6189 and they cannot3201 hearken:7181 behold, the word1697 of Jehovah3068 is become unto them a reproach;2781 they have no delight in it.2654 cr 11 Therefore I am full4392 of the wrath2534 of Jehovah;3068 I am weary3811 with holding in:3557 pour it out8210 upon the children5768 in the street,2351 and upon the assembly5475 of young men970 together;3162 for even the husband376 with the wife802 shall be taken,3920 the aged2205 with him that is full4390 of days.3117 cr 12 And their houses1004 shall be turned5437 unto others,312 their fields7704 and their wives802 together;3162 for I will stretch out5186 my hand3027 upon the inhabitants3427 of the land,776 saith5002 Jehovah.3068 cr 13 For from the least6996 of them even unto the greatest1419 of them every one is given1214 to covetousness;1215 and from the prophet5030 even unto the priest3548 every one dealeth6213 falsely.8267 cr 14 They have healed7495 also the hurt7667{Or, breach} of my{Another reading is, the daughter of my people, as in 8:11, 21} people5971 slightly,7043 saying,559 Peace,7965 peace;7965 when there is no peace.7965 cr 15 Were{Or, They shall be put to shame because they have committed abomination: yea, they are not etc.} they ashamed3001 when they had committed6213 abomination?8441 nay,1571 they were not at all954 ashamed,954 neither1571 could3045 they blush:3637 therefore they shall fall5307 among them that fall;5307 at the time6256 that I visit6485 them they shall be{Or, stumble} cast down,3782 saith559 Jehovah.3068 cr

Jeremiah 6:16 Thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 Stand5975 ye in the ways1870 and see,7200 and ask7592 for the old5769 paths,5410 where is the good2896 way;1870 and walk3212 therein, and ye shall find4672 rest4771 for your souls:5315 but they said,559 We will not walk therein.3212 cr 17 And I set6965 watchmen6822 over you, saying, Hearken7181 to the sound6963 of the trumpet;7782 but they said,559 We will not hearken.7181 cr 18 Therefore hear,8085 ye nations,1471 and know,3045 O congregation, what is among them.5712 cr 19 Hear,8085 O earth:776 behold, I will bring935 evil7451 upon this people,5971 even the fruit6529 of their thoughts,4284 because they have not hearkened7181 unto my words;1697 and as for my law,8451 they have rejected it.3988 cr 20 To what purpose cometh935 there to me frankincense3828 from Sheba,7614 and the sweet2896 cane7070{Or, calamus} from a far4801 country?776 your burnt-offerings5930 are not acceptable,7522 nor your sacrifices2077 pleasing unto me.6149 cr 21 Therefore thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 Behold, I will lay5414 stumbling-blocks4383 before this people;5971 and the fathers1 and the sons1121 together3162 shall stumble3782 against them; the neighbor7934 and his friend7453 shall perish.6 cr 22 Thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 Behold, a people5971 cometh935 from the north6828 country;776 and a great1419 nation1471 shall be stirred5782 up from the uttermost parts3411 of the earth.776 cr

Jeremiah 6:23 They lay hold2388 on bow7198 and spear;3591 they are cruel,394 and have no mercy;7355 their voice6963 roareth1993 like the sea,3220 and they ride7392 upon horses,5483 every one set in array,6186 as a man376 to the battle,4421 against thee, O daughter1323 of Zion.6726 cr 24 We have heard8085 the report8089 thereof; our hands3027 wax feeble:7503 anguish6869 hath taken hold2388 of us, and pangs2427 as of a woman in travail.3205 cr 25 Go not forth3318 into the field,7704 nor walk3212 by the way;1870 for the sword2719 of the enemy,341 and terror,4032 are on every side.5439 cr 26 O daughter1323 of my people,5971 gird2296 thee with sackcloth,8242 and wallow6428 thyself in ashes:665 make6213 thee mourning,60 as for an only son,3173 most bitter8563 lamentation;4553 for the destroyer7703 shall suddenly6597 come upon us.935 cr

Jeremiah 6:27 I have made5414 thee a trier969{Or, tower} and a fortress4013 among my people;5971 that thou mayest know3045 and try974 their way.1870 cr 28 They are all grievous5493 revolters,5637 going1980 about with slanders;7400 they are brass5178 and iron:1270 they all of them deal corruptly.7843 cr 29 The bellows4647 blow{Or, are burned} fiercely;2787 the lead5777 is consumed8552 of the fire:800 in vain7723 do they go6884 on refining;6884 for the wicked7451 are not plucked away.5423 cr 30 Refuse3988 silver3701 shall men call7121 them, because Jehovah3068 hath rejected them.3988 cr