Jeremiah 6:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Jeremiah 6:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 6:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 6:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Jeremiah 6:3 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 6:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Jeremiah 6:3 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 6:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Jeremiah 6:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 6:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Jeremiah 6:3 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 6:3 GEN — 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.”

Jeremiah 6:3 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 6:3 in Context — Jeremiah 6

1 O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

2 I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

3 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.

4 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.

5 Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.

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What Does Jeremiah 6:3 Mean?

Jeremiah 6:3 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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