King James Version
Jeremiah 6:2 in the King James Version says “I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman. comely: or, dwelling at home” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman. comely: or, dwelling at home”
Jeremiah 6:2 · KJV
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.
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman. comely: or, dwelling at home
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.
Prepare 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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and delicate”
H6026to be soft or pliable, i.e., (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious
“the daughter”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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