Jeremiah 4:6 Meaning
Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Context Explained
4Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
5Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
6Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
7The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
8For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 24:6
Jesus warns of impending destruction, similar to the warning given here.
Revelation 18:2
This verse describes the fall of Babylon, paralleling the theme of judgment.
Jeremiah 6:1
Both verses call for a warning and preparation for impending disaster.
Source: Jeremiah 4:6