Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 6

1“Run for coverH5756, O sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144; flee from JerusalemH3389! SoundH8628 the ram’s hornH7782 in TekoaH8620; send upH5375 a signalH4864 overH5921 Beth-haccheremH1021, forH3588 disasterH7451 loomsH8259 from the northH6828, even greatH1419 destructionH7667.2Though she is beautifulH5000 and delicateH6026, I will destroyH1819 the DaughterH1323 of ZionH6726.13ShepherdsH7462 and their flocksH5739 will comeH935 against herH413; they will pitchH8628 H5921 their tentsH168 all around herH5439 H7462, eachH376 tending his own portionH3027:4‘PrepareH6942 for battleH4421 against herH5921; rise upH6965, let us attackH5927 at noonH6672. WoeH188 to us, forH3588 the daylightH3117 H3588 is fadingH6437; the eveningH6153 shadowsH6752 grow longH5186.5Rise upH6965, let us attackH5927 by nightH3915 and destroyH7843 her fortressesH759!’”

6ForH3588 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559:

“Cut downH3772 the treesH6097and raiseH8210 a siege rampH5550 againstH5921 JerusalemH3389.ThisH1931 cityH5892 must be punishedH6485;there is nothing butH3605 oppressionH6233 in her midstH7130.7As a wellH953 gushesH6979 its waterH4325,soH3651 she pours outH6979 her evilH7451.ViolenceH2555 and destructionH7701 resoundH8085 in her;sicknessH2483 and woundsH4347 are everH8548 beforeH5921 MeH6440.8Be forewarnedH3256, O JerusalemH3389,orH6435 IH5315 will turn awayH3363 from youH4480 H6435;I will makeH7760 you a desolationH8077,a landH776 withoutH3808 inhabitantH3427.”

9This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559:

“Glean the remnantH7611 of IsraelH3478as thoroughlyH5953 as a vineH1612.Pass your handH3027 once moreH7725 like a grape gathererH1219overH5921 the branchesH5552.”

10ToH5921 whomH4310 can I giveH1696 this warningH5749?Who will listenH8085 to me?LookH2009, their earsH241 are closedH6189,2so they cannotH3808 H3201 hearH7181.SeeH2009, the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 has becomeH1961 offensiveH2781 to them;they find noH3808 pleasureH2654 in it.11 But I am full ofH4390 the LORD’sH3068 wrathH2534;I am tiredH3811 of holding it backH3557.

“Pour it outH8210 onH5921 the childrenH5768 in the streetH2351,and onH5921 the young menH970 gatheredH5475 togetherH3162.ForH3588 bothH1571 husbandH376 andH5973 wifeH802 will be capturedH3920,the oldH2205 andH5973 the very oldH4392 H3117 alike.12Their housesH1004 will be turned overH5437 to othersH312,their fieldsH7704 and wivesH802 as wellH3162,forH3588 I will stretch outH5186 My handH3027againstH5921 the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.13“ForH3588 from the least of themH6996 toH5704 the greatestH1419,allH3605 are greedyH1214 for gainH1215;from prophetH5030 toH5704 priestH3548,allH3605 practiceH6213 deceitH8267.14They dressH7495 the woundH7667 of My peopleH5971 with very little careH7043,sayingH559, ‘PeaceH7965, peaceH7965,’when there is noH369 peaceH7965 at all.15Are they ashamedH954 of the abominationH8441 they have committedH6213?NoH1571, they have noH3808 shameH954 at allH954 H1571;they do not evenH3808 knowH3045 how to blushH3637.SoH3651 they will fallH5307 among the fallenH5307;whenH6256 I punish themH6485, they will collapseH3782,”saysH559 the LORDH3068.

16This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“StandH5975 atH5921 the crossroadsH1870 and lookH7200.AskH7592 for the ancientH5769 pathsH5410: ‘WhereH335 H2088 is the goodH2896 wayH1870?’Then walkH1980 in it, and you will findH4672 restH4771 for your soulsH5315.But they saidH559, ‘We will notH3808 walk in itH1980!’17I appointedH6965 watchmenH6822 over youH5921 and said,‘ListenH7181 for the soundH6963 of the ram’s hornH7782.’But they answeredH559, ‘We will notH3808 listenH7181!’18ThereforeH3651 hearH8085, O nationsH1471,and learnH3045, O congregationsH5712 ,what will happenH834 to them.19HearH8085, O earthH776 ! IH595 am bringingH935 disasterH7451 onH413 thisH2088 peopleH5971,the fruitH6529 of their own schemesH4284,becauseH3588 they have paid noH3808 attentionH7181 toH5921 My wordH1697and have rejectedH3988 My instructionH8451.20What useH4100 H2088 to Me is frankincenseH3828 from ShebaH7614 H935or sweetH2896 caneH7070 from a distantH4801 landH776?Your burnt offeringsH5930 are not acceptableH3808 H7522;your sacrificesH2077 do notH3808 pleaseH6149 Me.”

21ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 H2005 saysH559:

“I will layH5414 stumbling blocksH4383 beforeH413 thisH2088 peopleH5971;fathersH1 and sonsH1121 alikeH3162 will be staggeredH3782;friendsH7453 and neighborsH7934 will perishH6.”

An Invasion from the North

22This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“BeholdH2009, an armyH5971 is comingH935from the landH776 of the northH6828;a greatH1419 nationH1471 is stirred upH5782from the endsH3411 of the earthH776.23They graspH2388 the bowH7198 and spearH3591;3theyH1931 are cruelH394 and mercilessH3808 H7355.Their voiceH6963 roarsH1993 like the seaH3220,and they rideH7392 uponH5921 horsesH5483,lined upH6186 like menH376 in formationH4421against youH5921, O DaughterH1323 of ZionH6726.”

24We have heardH8085 the reportH8089;our handsH3027 hang limpH7503.AnguishH6869 has gripped usH2388,painH2427 like that of a woman in laborH3205.25Do notH408 go outH3318 to the fieldsH7704;do notH408 walkH1980 the roadH1870.ForH3588 the enemyH341 has a swordH2719;terrorH4032 is on every sideH5439.26O daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971,dressH2296 yourselves in sackclothH8242 and rollH6428 in ashesH665.MournH60 with bitterH8563 wailingH4553,as you wouldH6213 for an only sonH3173,forH3588 suddenlyH6597 the destroyerH7703will comeH935 upon usH5921.

27“I have appointed youH5414 to examineH969 My peopleH5971 like oreH4013,4so you may knowH3045 and tryH974 their waysH1870.28AllH3605 are hardenedH5637 rebelsH5493,walking aroundH1980 as slanderersH7400.They are bronzeH5178 and ironH1270;allH3605 of them are corruptH7843 H1992.29The bellowsH4647 blow fiercelyH2787,blasting away the leadH5777 with fireH800.The refiningH6884 proceeds in vainH7723,for the wickedH7451 are notH3808 purgedH5423.30They are calledH7121 rejectedH3988 silverH3701,becauseH3588 the LORDH3068 has rejectedH3988 them.”

1. Jeremiah 6:2 Or To a lovely and delicate woman I have likened the Daughter of Zion ↩
2. Jeremiah 6:10 Hebrew uncircumcised ↩
3. Jeremiah 6:23 Or javelin ↩
4. Jeremiah 6:27 Or to examine My people, a fortress ↩