Jeremiah 6:25

Translations

Modern

Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

Traditional

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

Literal

You shall not go out to the field, and on the road You shall not walk; because of the sword of the enemy, terror is all around!

Latin

Nolite exire ad agros, et in via ne ambuletis, quoniam gladius inimici, pavor in circuitu.

Original

Hebrew

English

Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

Notes

Jeremiah 6:22–30

This conversation between Jeremiah and the Lord likely occurred at the start of the Babylonian invasion in 605 BC. In these three poems, Jeremiah shares the Lord’s message (Jeremiah 6:22–23), connects with his people's fear, and urges them to repent quickly (6:24–26). He then receives a heartfelt message from the Lord (Jeremiah 6:27–30).

Theme notes and profiles

Invasion

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 49:29
They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’
Job 18:11
Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
Jeremiah 14:18
If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”
Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”
Psalm 31:13
For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Jeremiah 4:10
Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”
Isaiah 1:20
But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
Luke 19:43
For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
Jeremiah 8:14
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
2 Chronicles 15:5
In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
Jeremiah 4:5
Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’
Judges 5:6–7
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Lamentations, Book of

Topics

Armies: Fear Occasioned By War: Evils of

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