Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Shepherds with their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents around her, each tending his own portion.” New Living Translation Enemies will surround you, like shepherds camped around the city. Each chooses a place for his troops to devour. English Standard Version Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her; they shall pitch their tents around her; they shall pasture, each in his place. Berean Standard Bible Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion: King James Bible The 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. New King James Version The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her. They shall pitch their tents against her all around. Each one shall pasture in his own place.” New American Standard Bible “Shepherds and their flocks will come to her, They will pitch their tents around her, They will pasture, each in his place. NASB 1995 “Shepherds and their flocks will come to her, They will pitch their tents around her, They will pasture each in his place. NASB 1977 “Shepherds and their flocks will come to her, They will pitch their tents around her, They will pasture each in his place. Legacy Standard Bible Shepherds and their flocks will come to her; They will pitch their tents around her; They will pasture each in his place. Amplified Bible “Shepherds with their flocks will come against her; They will pitch their tents all around her; They will pasture, each one in his place [eating up all her rich grasses]. Christian Standard Bible Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her. Each will pasture his own portion. Holman Christian Standard Bible Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her. Each will pasture his own portion. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version but shepherds will surround it and divided up, then let their flocks eat all the grass. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation With their flocks, shepherds will come to them, pitch their tents all around them, and each of them will tend his own flock. Good News Translation kings will camp there with their armies. They will pitch their tents around the city, and each of them will camp wherever they want. International Standard Version Shepherds and their flocks will come against her. They'll pitch their tents all around her, and every one will tend his flock in his own place. Majority Standard Bible Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion: NET Bible Kings will come against it with their armies. They will encamp in siege all around it. Each of them will devastate the portion assigned to him. New Heart English Bible Shepherds with their flocks shall come to her; they shall pitch their tents against her all around; they shall feed everyone in his place." Webster's Bible Translation The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her; they shall pitch their tents against her on every side; they shall feed every one in his place. World English Bible Shepherds with their flocks will come to her. They will pitch their tents against her all around. They will feed everyone in his place.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionShepherds and their droves come to her, "" They have struck tents by her all around, "" They have each fed [in] his own station.” Young's Literal Translation Unto her come do shepherds and their droves, They have stricken tents by her round about, They have fed each in his own station. Smith's Literal Translation To her shall come the shepherds and their flocks; they fixed the tents upon her round about; they fed each with his hand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe shepherds shall come to her with their flocks: they have pitched their tents against her round about: every one shall feed them that are under his hand. Catholic Public Domain Version The pastors will come to her with their flocks. They have pitched their tents against her all around. Each one will feed those who are under his hand. New American Bible Against her, shepherds come with their flocks; all around, they pitch their tents against her; each one grazes his portion. New Revised Standard Version Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her. They shall pitch their tents around her; they shall pasture, all in their places. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe shepherds with their flocks shall come to her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Shepherds will come upon her and their flocks as one, and they shall pitch their tents against her in a circle, and they shall herd each man to his place OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Shepherds with their flocks come unto her; They pitch their tents against her round about; They feed bare every one what is nigh at hand. Brenton Septuagint Translation The shepherds and their flocks shall come to her; and they shall pitch their tents against her round about, and shall feed their flocks each with his hand. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jerusalem's Final Warning…2Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion. 3Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion: 4‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long.… Cross References Isaiah 1:8 And the Daughter of Zion is abandoned like a shelter in a vineyard, like a shack in a cucumber field, like a city besieged. Micah 5:1 Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel. Zechariah 11:3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed. Isaiah 5:5 Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled. Ezekiel 34:2-3 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? / You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. Isaiah 40:11 He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes. John 10:12-13 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. Matthew 9:36 When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Mark 6:34 When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things. Luke 15:4 “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? John 10:1-2 “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. / But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. Isaiah 56:9 Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest. Jeremiah 12:10 Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland. Ezekiel 34:5 They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. Treasury of Scripture The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. shepherds. Nahum 3:18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them. they shall. Jeremiah 4:16,17 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah… Jeremiah 39:1-3 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it… 2 Kings 24:2,10-12 And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets… Jump to Previous Bare Droves Fed Feed Flocks Food Hand Keepers Nigh Pasture Pitch Portion Round Sheep Shepherds Side Station Stricken Tending TentsJump to Next Bare Droves Fed Feed Flocks Food Hand Keepers Nigh Pasture Pitch Portion Round Sheep Shepherds Side Station Stricken Tending TentsJeremiah 6 1. The enemies sent against Judah,4. encourage themselves. 6. God sets them on work because of their sins. 9. The prophet laments the judgments of God because of their sins. 18. He proclaims God's wrath. 26. He calls the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins. Shepherds and their flocks In the context of ancient Israel, "shepherds" often symbolized leaders or rulers, while "flocks" represented the people they led. The Hebrew word for shepherd, "רֹעִים" (ro'im), conveys the idea of guidance and care, yet here it is used in a foreboding sense. Historically, shepherds were seen as protectors, but in this passage, they are depicted as invaders. This imagery suggests that foreign leaders and their armies will come against Jerusalem, indicating a reversal of roles where those who should protect are now aggressors. will come against her they will pitch their tents all around her each tending his own portion Every one in his place.--Literally, each on his hand, or perhaps, "they shall feed, each his hand," i.e., shall let it rove in plunder at will by the side of his own tent. The work of plunder was to go on everywhere. The imagery is drawn from the attack of a nomadic tribe on a richly-cultivated plain. Hebrew Shepherdsרֹעִ֖ים (rō·‘îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with and their flocks וְעֶדְרֵיהֶ֑ם (wə·‘eḏ·rê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5739: An arrangement, muster will come יָבֹ֥אוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go against her; אֵלֶ֛יהָ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to they will pitch תָּקְע֨וּ (tā·qə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman their tents אֹהָלִים֙ (’ō·hā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 168: A tent all around her, סָבִ֔יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around each אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person tending his own portion: יָדֽוֹ׃ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Links Jeremiah 6:3 NIVJeremiah 6:3 NLT Jeremiah 6:3 ESV Jeremiah 6:3 NASB Jeremiah 6:3 KJV Jeremiah 6:3 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 6:3 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 6:3 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 6:3 French Bible Jeremiah 6:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 6:3 Shepherds with their flocks shall come (Jer.) |
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