King James Version
What Does Jeremiah 6:5 Mean?
“Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.”
Context
3
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.
4
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.
5
Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
6
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
7
As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible CommentaryCHAPTER 37 Is 37:1-38. Continuation of the Narrative in the Thirty-sixth Chapter.
**1. sackcloth--**(See on Is 20:2).
**house of the Lord--**the sure resort of God's people in distress (Psa 73:16, 17; 77:13).
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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