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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 6:25

23They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion. 24We have heard the fame thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pangs as of a woman in travail. Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for there is the sword of the enemy, and terror on every side. 26O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us. 27I have made thee a tower and a fortress among my people; that thou mayest know and try their way.

Jeremiah 6:25 word by word

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

• Goיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• notאַל'al · notH408
• forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• walkדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• terrorמָגוֹרmâgôr mâgûr · terrorH4032
• everyסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:25

• Jeremiah 4:5Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry aloud and say? Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fenced cities.
• Jeremiah 8:14Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
• Jeremiah 14:18If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land and have no knowledge.
• Judges 5:6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
• Jeremiah 4:10Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
• Jeremiah 20:3And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
• Jeremiah 49:29Their tents and their flocks shall they take; they shall carry away for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels: and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side.
• 2 Chronicles 15:5And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.
• Job 18:11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall chase him at his heels.
• Psalms 31:13For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
• Isaiah 1:20but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
• Luke 19:43For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee 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

• War

In the dictionaries

• Cruel
• Mount
• Reprobate
• Wallow
• Jeremiah (2)
• Magor-Missabib
• Sheshach

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