King James Version
Jeremiah 6:4 in the King James Version says “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...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Jeremiah 6:4 · KJV
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.
Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her. cast: or, pour out the engine of shot
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Prepare”
H6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“against her arise”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“and let us go up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“unto us! for the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“are stretched out”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
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