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
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