Jeremiah 6:3
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.
Jeremiah 6:3 in other translations
| BSB | Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion: |
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| WEB | Shepherds with their flocks will come to her. They will pitch their tents against her all around. They will feed everyone in his place.” |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | Unto her come do shepherds and their droves, They have stricken tents by her round about, They have fed each in his own station. |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her; they shall pitch their tents against her on every side; they shall feed every one in his place. |
What does Jeremiah 6:3 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 6:1-8
The invasion of Judea. (Jr 6:1-8) The justice of God's proceedings. (Jr 6:9-17) All methods used to amend them had been without success. (Jr 6:18-30) Verses 1-8 Whatever methods are used, it is vain to contend with God's judgments. The more we indulge in the pleasures of this life, the more we unfit ourselves for the troubles of this life. The Chaldean army shall break in upon the land of Judah, and in a little time…
Jeremiah 6:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 6:3
- Luke 19:43
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
- Jeremiah 39:1-3
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, Sarsechim, Rab–saris, Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
- 2 Kings 24:10-12
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
- 2 Kings 25:1-4
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about. And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
- Nahum 3:18
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
- Jeremiah 12:10
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
- 2 Kings 24:2
And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
- Jeremiah 4:16-17
Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah. As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord.
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Context
- Jeremiah 6:2
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
- Jeremiah 6:3
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.
- Jeremiah 6:4
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.
Jeremiah 6:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | A ella vendrán pastores y sus rebaños; junto á ella en derredor pondrán sus tiendas; cada uno apacentará á su parte. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les pasteurs et leurs troupeaux viennent contre elle; ils dressent leurs tentes contre elle tout à l’entour; ils broutent chacun son quartier. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Hirten kommen zu ihr mit ihren Herden; sie schlagen Zelte rings um sie auf, weiden ein jeder seinen Raum ab. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ad eam venient pastores et greges eorum; fixerunt in ea tentoria in circuitu: pascet unusquisque eos qui sub manu sua sunt. |