Jeremiah 6:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:”
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“Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Unto her come do shepherds and their droves, They have stricken tents by her round about, They have fed each <FI>in<Fi> his own station.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 6:3 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 24:2And 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.
- 2 Kings 24:10At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
- 2 Kings 25:1So 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 4:16Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.
- Jeremiah 4:17They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 12:10Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
- Jeremiah 39:1In 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.
- Nahum 3:18O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
- Luke 19:43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
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