Jeremiah 6:3

Translations

Modern

Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:

Traditional

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.

Literal

The shepherds and their flocks shall come to her, and they shall pitch the tents against her all around; they shall pasture, each man with his own hand.

Latin

Ad eam venient pastores et greges eorum; fixerunt in ea tentoria in circuitu: pascet unusquisque eos qui sub manu sua sunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:

Notes

Jeremiah 6:2–5

Jeremiah described the commanding officers of the invading army as shepherds leading their soldiers to camp around the city. The initial plan was to strike the city walls at noon, when the attackers could see their work. However, the people in the city were so weakened that a night attack was just as effective (see 2 Kings 25:1–4).

Jeremiah 6:1–9

The invasion from the north, likely by the Babylonians in 605 BC, was approaching the kingdom of Judah. As the Lord's messenger, Jeremiah had the duty to warn the people so they could find shelter.

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

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 39:1–3
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.
2 Kings 24:10–12
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
2 Kings 25:1–4
So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.
Jeremiah 12:10
Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
2 Kings 24:2
And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.
Nahum 3:18
O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
Jeremiah 4:16–17
Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person)

Topics

Shepherds of Kings As the Leaders of the People Tent by Shepherds

Jeremiah 6:3

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