Jeremiah 6:25

Jeremiah 6:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Go not out into the field, nor walk on the road, for the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not go out into the field, Nor walk by the way. Because of the sword of the enemy, Fear is on every side.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t go out to the fields! Don’t travel on the roads! The enemy’s sword is everywhere and terrorizes us at every turn!

Context of Jeremiah 6:25

23They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Zion.” 24We have heard reports about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor. Do not go out to the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side. 26Put on sackcloth, my people, and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. 27“I have made you a tester of metals and my people the ore, that you may observe and test their ways.

Jeremiah 6:25 word by word

אַל־תֵּֽצְאוּ֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְ אַל־תֵּלֵ֑כוּ כִּ֚י חֶ֣רֶב לְאֹיֵ֔ב מָג֖וֹר מִסָּבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Go not forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• into the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• nor walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• by the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• for the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• of the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• fearמָגוֹרmâgôr mâgûr · terrorH4032
• on every sideסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439

Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:25

• Jeremiah 4:5“Announce in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem and say: ‘Sound the trumpet throughout the land!’ Cry aloud and say: ‘Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities!’
• Jeremiah 8:14Why are we sitting here? Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For the Lord our God has doomed us to perish and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against him.
• Jeremiah 14:18If I go into the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I go into the city, I see the ravages of famine. Both prophet and priest have gone to a land they know not.’ ”
• Judges 5:6“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned; travelers took to winding paths.
• Jeremiah 4:10Then I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! How completely you have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at our throats!”
• Jeremiah 20:3The next day, when Pashhur released him from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord’s name for you is not Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side.
• Jeremiah 49:29Their tents and their flocks will be taken; their shelters will be carried off with all their goods and camels. People will shout to them, ‘Terror on every side!’
• 2 Chronicles 15:5In those days it was not safe to travel about, for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil.
• Job 18:11Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.
• Psalms 31:13For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
• Isaiah 1:20but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
• Luke 19:43The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-30Verses 18-30 God rejects their outward services, as worthless to atone for their sins. Sacrifice and incense were to direct them to a Mediator; but when offered to purchase a license to go on in sin, they provoke God. The sins of God's professing people make them an easy prey to their enemies. They dare not show themselves. Saints may rejoice in hope of God's mercies, though they see them only in the promise: sinners must mourn for fear of God's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-30This conversation between Jeremiah and the Lord likely occurred at the start of the Babylonian invasion in 605 BC. In these three poems, Jeremiah shares the Lord’s message (Jeremiah 6:22–23), connects with his people's fear, and urges them to repent quickly (6:24–26). He then receives a heartfelt message from the Lord (Jeremiah 6:27–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. He addresses "the daughter of Zion" (Jr 6:23); caution to the citizens of Jerusalem not to expose themselves to the enemy by going outside of the city walls. sword of the enemy--literally, "there is a sword to the enemy"; the enemy hath a sword.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 6:25

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings