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Jeremiah 6:23 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 6 · verse 23 · King James Version
They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.Jeremiah 6:23 · King James Version
Jeremiah 6:23 in context
21Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
22Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
23They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
24We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
25Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
Key words (Strong's)
- roarethhâmâhto make a loud soundH1993 →
- horsesçûwça horseH5483 →
- spearkîydôwnproperly, something to strike withH3591 →
- cruelʼakzârîyterribleH394 →
- mercyrâchamto fondleH7355 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
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