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Jeremiah 6:1 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 6 · verse 1
O 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 Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.Jeremiah 6:1 · King James Version
Jeremiah 6:1 in context
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 Bethhaccerem: 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BethhacceremBêyth hak-KeremBeth-hak-Kerem, a place in PalestineH1021 →
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- BenjaminBinyâmîynBinjamin, youngest son of JacobH1144 →
- trumpetshôwphâra cornet or curved hornH7782 →
- midstqerebproperly, the nearest partH7130 →
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Here is I. Judgment threatened against Judah and Jerusalem. The city and the country were at this time secure and under no apprehension of danger;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8