Jeremiah 6:3 “Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch thei…”

Jeremiah 6:3

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Shepherds with their flocks will come to her. They will pitch their tents against her all around. They will feed everyone in his place.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

The pastors with their flockes shall come vnto her: they shall pitche their tentes rounde about by her, and euery one shall feede in his place.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

Unto her come do shepherds and their droves, They have stricken tents by her round about, They have fed each [in] his own station.

Bible in Basic English

Keepers of sheep with their flocks will come to her; they will put up their tents round her; everyone will get food in his place.

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Cross references

“shepherds”

Nahum 3:18

Nahum 3:18 · BSB

O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.

“they shall”

Luke 19:43 Jeremiah 39:1–3 2 Kings 24:2 2 Kings 24:10–12 2 Kings 25:1–4 Jeremiah 4:16

Luke 19:43 · BSB

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 · BSB

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 24:2 · BSB

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.

2 Kings 24:10–12 · BSB

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 · BSB

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 arou…

Jeremiah 4:16 · BSB

Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.

Also

Jeremiah 12:10

Jeremiah 12:10 · BSB

Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion.

4‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long.

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