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Jeremiah 6:2 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Jeremiah 6:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 6 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman. comely: or, dwelling at home”
Jeremiah 6:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 6:2
The comparison of Zion to a 'comely and delicate woman' establishes a contrast: her beauty and delicacy make the coming destruction more tragic. The Hebrew 'navah' (comely) and 'anug' (delicate) suggest both physical beauty and luxurious living. This metaphor prepares for the invasion imagery in the following verses—Zion's delicate state makes her vulnerable to the warrior shepherds approaching. From a Reformed perspective, this illustrates that privilege and covenant position do not guarantee immunity from judgment when unfaithfulness persists.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 6:2
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“like a hut in a field of melons”
“the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child”
“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet;,Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה יַעַן כִּי גָבְהוּ בְּנוֹת צִיּוֹן וַתֵּלַכְנָה *נטוות **נְטוּיוֹת גָּרוֹן וּמְשַׂקְּרוֹת עֵינָיִם הָלוֹךְ וְטָפֹף תֵּלַכְנָה וּבְרַגְלֵיהֶם תְּעַכַּסְנָה׃ ,Moreover the LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with stretched-forth necks And wanton eyes, Walking and mincing as they go, And making a tinkling with their feet;,τί ὑμεῖς ἀδικεῖτε τὸν λαόν μου καὶ τὸ πρόσωπον τῶν πτωχῶν καταισχύνετε 3:16 τάδε λέγει κύριος ἀνθ' ὧν ὑψώθησαν αἱ θυγατέρες σιων καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὑψηλῷ τραχήλῳ καὶ ἐν νεύμασιν ὀφθαλμῶν καὶ τῇ πορείᾳ τῶν ποδῶν ἅμα σύρουσαι τοὺς χιτῶνας καὶ τοῖς ποσὶν ἅμα παίζουσαι,Thus saith the Lord, Because the daughters of Sion are haughty, and have walked with an outstretched neck, and with winking of the eyes, and motion of the feet, at the same time drawing their garments in trains, and at the same time sporting with their feet:,,,,”
“And hasn't remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.”
“daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you”