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Jeremiah 6
New International Version

### Jerusalem Under Siege

6 “Flee for safety, people of Benjamin!
Flee from Jerusalem!
Sound the trumpet(A) in Tekoa!(B)
Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem!(C)
For disaster looms out of the north,(D)
even terrible destruction.
2 I will destroy Daughter Zion,(E)
so beautiful and delicate.(F)
3 Shepherds(G) with their flocks will come against her;
they will pitch their tents around(H) her,
each tending his own portion.”

4 “Prepare for battle against her!
Arise, let us attack at noon!(I)
But, alas, the daylight is fading,
and the shadows of evening grow long.
5 So arise, let us attack at night
and destroy her fortresses!”

6 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Cut down the trees(J)
and build siege ramps(K) against Jerusalem.
This city must be punished;
it is filled with oppression.(L)
7 As a well pours out its water,
so she pours out her wickedness.
Violence(M) and destruction(N) resound in her;
her sickness and wounds are ever before me.
8 Take warning, Jerusalem,
or I will turn away(O) from you
and make your land desolate
so no one can live in it.”

9 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Let them glean the remnant(P) of Israel
as thoroughly as a vine;
pass your hand over the branches again,
like one gathering grapes.”

10 To whom can I speak and give warning?
Who will listen(Q) to me?
Their ears are closed[a](R)
so they cannot hear.(S)
The word(T) of the Lord is offensive to them;
they find no pleasure in it.
11 But I am full of the wrath(U) of the Lord,
and I cannot hold it in.(V)

“Pour it out on the children in the street
and on the young men(W) gathered together;
both husband and wife will be caught in it,
and the old, those weighed down with years.(X)
12 Their houses will be turned over to others,(Y)
together with their fields and their wives,(Z)
when I stretch out my hand(AA)
against those who live in the land,”
declares the Lord.
13 “From the least to the greatest,
all(AB) are greedy for gain;(AC)
prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit.(AD)
14 They dress the wound of my people
as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
when there is no peace.(AE)
15 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?
No, they have no shame at all;
they do not even know how to blush.(AF)
So they will fall among the fallen;
they will be brought down when I punish(AG) them,”
says the Lord.

16 This is what the Lord says:

“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,(AH)
ask where the good way(AI) is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest(AJ) for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 I appointed watchmen(AK) over you and said,
‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’(AL)
But you said, ‘We will not listen.’(AM)
18 Therefore hear, you nations;
you who are witnesses,
observe what will happen to them.
19 Hear, you earth:(AN)
I am bringing disaster(AO) on this people,
the fruit of their schemes,(AP)
because they have not listened to my words(AQ)
and have rejected my law.(AR)
20 What do I care about incense from Sheba(AS)
or sweet calamus(AT) from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;(AU)
your sacrifices(AV) do not please me.”(AW)

21 Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“I will put obstacles before this people.
Parents and children alike will stumble(AX) over them;
neighbors and friends will perish.”

22 This is what the Lord says:

“Look, an army is coming
from the land of the north;(AY)
a great nation is being stirred up
from the ends of the earth.(AZ)
23 They are armed with bow and spear;
they are cruel and show no mercy.(BA)
They sound like the roaring sea(BB)
as they ride on their horses;(BC)
they come like men in battle formation
to attack you, Daughter Zion.(BD)”

24 We have heard reports about them,
and our hands hang limp.(BE)
Anguish(BF) has gripped us,
pain like that of a woman in labor.(BG)
25 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.(BH)
26 Put on sackcloth,(BI) my people,
and roll in ashes;(BJ)
mourn with bitter wailing(BK)
as for an only son,(BL)
for suddenly the destroyer(BM)
will come upon us.

27 “I have made you a tester(BN) of metals
and my people the ore,
that you may observe
and test their ways.
28 They are all hardened rebels,(BO)
going about to slander.(BP)
They are bronze and iron;(BQ)
they all act corruptly.
29 The bellows blow fiercely
to burn away the lead with fire,
but the refining(BR) goes on in vain;
the wicked are not purged out.
30 They are called rejected silver,(BS)
because the Lord has rejected them.”(BT)

#### Footnotes

1. Jeremiah 6:10 Hebrew uncircumcised

#### Cross references

1. Jeremiah 6:1 : S Nu 10:7; S Jer 4:21
2. Jeremiah 6:1 : 2Ch 11:6; Am 1:1
3. Jeremiah 6:1 : Ne 3:14
4. Jeremiah 6:1 : S Jer 4:6
5. Jeremiah 6:2 : S Ps 9:14
6. Jeremiah 6:2 : La 4:5
7. Jeremiah 6:3 : Jer 12:10
8. Jeremiah 6:3 : S 2Ki 25:4; Lk 19:43
9. Jeremiah 6:4 : Jer 15:8; 22:7
10. Jeremiah 6:6 : Dt 20:19-20
11. Jeremiah 6:6 : S 2Sa 20:15; Jer 32:24; 52:4; Eze 26:8
12. Jeremiah 6:6 : S Dt 28:33; Jer 25:38; Zep 3:1
13. Jeremiah 6:7 : S Ps 55:9; S Isa 58:4
14. Jeremiah 6:7 : Jer 20:8
15. Jeremiah 6:8 : Eze 23:18
16. Jeremiah 6:9 : S Ge 45:7
17. Jeremiah 6:10 : Jer 7:13, 24; 35:15
18. Jeremiah 6:10 : Jer 4:4; Ac 7:51
19. Jeremiah 6:10 : S Isa 42:20
20. Jeremiah 6:10 : Jer 15:10, 15; 20:8
21. Jeremiah 6:11 : Jer 7:20; 15:17
22. Jeremiah 6:11 : Job 32:20; Jer 20:9
23. Jeremiah 6:11 : S 2Ch 36:17; S Isa 40:30
24. Jeremiah 6:11 : La 2:21
25. Jeremiah 6:12 : S Dt 28:30; Mic 2:4
26. Jeremiah 6:12 : 1Ki 11:4; Jer 8:10; 29:23; 38:22; 43:6; 44:9, 15
27. Jeremiah 6:12 : Isa 5:25; Jer 21:5; 32:21; Eze 6:14; 35:3; Zep 1:4
28. Jeremiah 6:13 : S Jer 2:29
29. Jeremiah 6:13 : S Isa 56:11
30. Jeremiah 6:13 : La 4:13
31. Jeremiah 6:14 : S Isa 30:10; S Jer 4:10
32. Jeremiah 6:15 : Jer 3:3; 8:10-12; Mic 3:7; Zec 13:4
33. Jeremiah 6:15 : 2Ch 25:16; Jer 27:15
34. Jeremiah 6:16 : Jer 18:15
35. Jeremiah 6:16 : S 1Ki 8:36; S Ps 119:3
36. Jeremiah 6:16 : S Jos 1:13; S Isa 11:10; Mt 11:29
37. Jeremiah 6:17 : S Isa 52:8
38. Jeremiah 6:17 : S Ex 20:18
39. Jeremiah 6:17 : Jer 11:7-8; Eze 33:4; Zec 1:4
40. Jeremiah 6:19 : S Dt 4:26; Jer 22:29; Mic 1:2
41. Jeremiah 6:19 : S Jos 23:15; Jer 11:11; 19:3
42. Jeremiah 6:19 : Pr 1:31
43. Jeremiah 6:19 : Jer 29:19
44. Jeremiah 6:19 : Jer 8:9; Eze 20:13; Am 2:4
45. Jeremiah 6:20 : S Ge 10:7
46. Jeremiah 6:20 : S Ex 30:23
47. Jeremiah 6:20 : Am 5:22; Mal 1:9
48. Jeremiah 6:20 : Ps 50:8-10; Jer 7:21; Mic 6:7-8
49. Jeremiah 6:20 : S Isa 1:11; Jer 14:12; Hos 8:13; 9:4
50. Jeremiah 6:21 : S Lev 26:37; S Isa 8:14
51. Jeremiah 6:22 : S Jer 4:6
52. Jeremiah 6:22 : S Dt 28:49
53. Jeremiah 6:23 : S Isa 13:18
54. Jeremiah 6:23 : S Ps 18:4; S 93:3
55. Jeremiah 6:23 : S Jer 4:29
56. Jeremiah 6:23 : S Isa 10:32
57. Jeremiah 6:24 : Isa 13:7
58. Jeremiah 6:24 : S Jer 4:19
59. Jeremiah 6:24 : S Jer 4:31; 50:41-43
60. Jeremiah 6:25 : S Job 15:21; S Ps 31:13; Jer 49:29
61. Jeremiah 6:26 : S Jer 4:8
62. Jeremiah 6:26 : S Job 2:8; Jer 25:34; Eze 27:30; Jnh 3:6
63. Jeremiah 6:26 : Jer 9:1; 18:22; 20:16; 25:36
64. Jeremiah 6:26 : S Ge 21:16
65. Jeremiah 6:26 : S Ex 12:23; S Jer 4:7
66. Jeremiah 6:27 : Jer 9:7; Zec 13:9
67. Jeremiah 6:28 : Jer 5:23
68. Jeremiah 6:28 : S Lev 19:16
69. Jeremiah 6:28 : Eze 22:18
70. Jeremiah 6:29 : Mal 3:3
71. Jeremiah 6:30 : Pr 17:3; Eze 22:18
72. Jeremiah 6:30 : Ps 53:5; 119:119; Jer 7:29; La 5:22; Hos 9:17

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