Woe unto us, &c.— This is the complaint of the enemy, that they are retarded from their intended expedition by the approach of the night. In the next verse they determine to go up, though it be by night; whereby the great eagerness of the Chaldeans to undertake the siege, from their confidence of success, is signified.
Verse Jeremiah 6:4. _PREPARE YE WAR AGAINST HER_] The words of the invaders exciting each other to the assault, and impatient lest any time should be lost; lest the besieged should have time to streng...
PREPARE YE WAR - Rather, Sanctify ye war against her. War in ancient times was never undertaken without religions solemnities (see Deuteronomy 20:2 note). For some of these compare Ezekiel 21:21. AT N...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The call to the children of Benjamin (Jeremiah 6:1) _ 2. Corruption and the deserved judgment (Jeremiah 6:9) 3. The prophet addressed (Jeremiah 6:27)...
THE SIEGE OF THE SINFUL CITY. The prophet bids his kinsfolk (Anathoth, his birthplace, being in Benjamin) to abandon the capital, and to gather in the southern mountains; the northern peril is now nea...
PREPARE, &C.. Prosecute. holy war. AT NOON. In the heat of the day, when most are resting. Compare Jeremiah 15:8; Song of Solomon 1:7; Isaiah 32:2. See...
_Prepare_ lit. as mg. SANCTIFY. Cp. Jeremiah 51:27 f.; so Isaiah 13:3, "my consecrated ones," said of the armies summoned to destroy Babylon. The entering upon war was looked upon as a solemn religiou...
D. Approach of Judgment Jeremiah 6:1-30 Chapter 6 contains a dramatic description of the advance of the foe against Jerusalem (Jeremiah 6:1-5) and the subsequent siege of that city (Jeremiah 6:6-8). T...
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. The invading soldiers encourage one another to th...
6:4 Prepare (f-1) Lit. 'Hallow.' see chs. 22.7; 51.27,28....
1-8. The hostile army approaches....
PREPARE] RM 'Heb. sanctify.' Entering on a war was accompanied by religious ceremonies: cp. Deuteronomy 20:2....
PREPARE YE WAR. — Literally, _Sanctify._ The opening of the battle was accompanied by sacrifices, divinations, and prayers. Compare Deuteronomy 20:1 for the practice of the Israelites, and Ezekiel 21:...
קַדְּשׁ֤וּ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ מִלְחָמָ֔ה ק֖וּמוּ וְ נַעֲלֶ֣ה...
Jeremiah 5:1; Jeremiah 6:1 CHAPTER IV THE SCYTHIANS AS THE SCOURGE OF GOD Jeremiah 4:3 - Jeremiah 6:30 IF we would under
This judgment the prophet now described. A fierce and relentless foe, acting under the word of Jehovah, is described as coming up against Jerusalem. The prophet declared that the city would be taken,...
(f) Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe to us! for the day departeth, for the shadows of the evening are lengthened. (f) He speaks this in the person of the Babylonians,...
_Prepare. Literally, "sanctify." Observe the usual formalities of demanding reparation, offering victims, &c. The Chaldeans thus encourage one another, and will allow themselves no rest day or night,...
I venture to think, that if we read these verses with an eye to the Church in Jesus, they will be found very interesting. Who is the speaker here, that likens Zion to a comely and delicate woman? May...
The Prophet leaves here the similitude he had adopted; for he does not now speak of shepherds, but expressly describes the enemies, as coming with great force, and furiously attacking and laying waste...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, AND 6. Chapter 4 resumes the subject of Chapter s 2, 3, and, applying it at that time to the people, tells them that, if they return, it must be unto th...
PREPARE YE WAR AGAINST HER,.... Not only proclaim it, but prepare themselves for it; get everything ready for the siege, and begin it. These are either the words of the Lord, calling upon the Chaldean...
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. Ver. 4. _Prepare ye war against her._] Say those Ch...
_Prepare ye war against her_ The prophet now drops the metaphor, and tells them in plain terms whom he means by the _shepherds_ namely, _warriors._ These seem to be the words of God giving a commissio...
Prepare ye war against her, literally, "sanctify war," the reference being to the solemn ceremonies with which a campaign of war was opened; ARISE AND LET US GO UP AT NOON, their zeal to attack being...
THE ADVICE TO FLEE FROM JERUSALEM...
1-8 Whatever methods are used, it is vain to contend with God's judgments. The more we indulge in the pleasures of this life, the more we unfit ourselves for the troubles of this life. The Chaldean a...
PREPARE YE WAR AGAINST HER: the prophet now passeth from his metaphor to tell them plainly what he means by the _shepherds_, viz. warriors: some make these the words of the Chaldeans, making preparati...
Jeremiah 6:4 Prepare H6942 (H8761) war H4421 Arise H6965 (H8798) up H5927 (H8799) noon H6672 Woe...
HIS PEOPLE ARE TO PREPARE FOR ACTION BECAUSE THE INVASION IS UPON THEM (JEREMIAH 6:1). As the enemy approached from the north the tribe of Benjamin (his own tribe), who were to the north of Jerusalem,...
IN VIEW OF JUDAH'S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO HIS WARNINGS YHWH STRESSES THAT THE INVASION IS NOW IMMINENT (JEREMIAH 6:1). Chapter 4 had predicted that invasion was coming, and chapter 5 had given the reas...
CONTENTS: Jeremiah's second message, continued. The terrors that should come because of sin. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: The God of mercy is loath to depart even from a provoking people,...
Jeremiah 6:1. _Oh ye children of Benjamin flee out of the midst of Jerusalem._ Many of this tribe lived in the city. _Blow the trumpet_ [of alarm] _in Tekoa,_ a village twelve miles from Jerusalem, ac...
_Woe unto us! for the day goeth away._ “WOE UNTO US!” The Babylonians are represented by the prophet as coming to plunder the Holy City, like flocks being led to their feeding ground. They hurry to t...
_Arise, and let us go up at noon._ CHRISTIAN EFFORT That spirit-stirring call of the text, so needful to arouse the Chaldeans on their march to the ancient, is as needful for us on our pilgrimage to...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 6:4 Armies are ready to ATTACK AT NOON or even BY NIGHT. A night attack was rare and done only when victory was certain or when surprise was necessary (see...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL POSITION OF THIS CHAPTER THE SAME. (Comp. notes on 3, 4, 5.) 2. GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES.— Jeremiah 6:1. “_Tekoa:_” a small town of defenc...
EXPOSITION A prophecy, in five stanzas or strophes, vividly describing the judgment and its causes, and enforcing the necessity of repentance. JEREMIAH 6:1 Arrival of a hostile army from the north,...
Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places, if you can find a man, if there be any that is executing judgment, and that is seeking truth; and...
Isaiah 13:2; Isaiah 5:26; Jeremiah 15:8; Jeremiah 5:10; Jeremiah 5
Prepare — These seem to be the words of God calling them to this work. Arise — This shews how ready they will be to obey God's call. The day goeth — We delay, and tarry too long, and the day spends ap...