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Jeremiah 6:2 Meaning

I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

Context Explained

1O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

2I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

3The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.

4Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

Key Themes

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Related Cross References

  • Isaiah 62:5

    Isaiah also refers to Zion in a similar poetic manner.

  • Matthew 23:37

    Jesus laments over Jerusalem, paralleling the imagery of Zion.

  • Galatians 4:26

    Paul refers to the Jerusalem above as the mother of believers.

Source: Jeremiah 6:2