Jeremiah 4:6
Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Original Language Analysis
שְׂאוּ
Set up
H5375
שְׂאוּ
Set up
Strong's:
H5375
Word #:
1 of 13
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
נֵ֣ס
the standard
H5251
נֵ֣ס
the standard
Strong's:
H5251
Word #:
2 of 13
a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token
צִיּ֔וֹנָה
toward Zion
H6726
צִיּ֔וֹנָה
toward Zion
Strong's:
H6726
Word #:
3 of 13
tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of jerusalem
הָעִ֖יזוּ
retire
H5756
הָעִ֖יזוּ
retire
Strong's:
H5756
Word #:
4 of 13
to be strong; causatively, to strengthen, i.e., (figuratively) to save (by flight)
אַֽל
H408
אַֽל
Strong's:
H408
Word #:
5 of 13
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ
stay
H5975
תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ
stay
Strong's:
H5975
Word #:
6 of 13
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
כִּ֣י
H3588
כִּ֣י
Strong's:
H3588
Word #:
7 of 13
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
מֵבִ֥יא
not for I will bring
H935
מֵבִ֥יא
not for I will bring
Strong's:
H935
Word #:
10 of 13
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
מִצָּפ֖וֹן
from the north
H6828
מִצָּפ֖וֹן
from the north
Strong's:
H6828
Word #:
11 of 13
properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
Cross References
Jeremiah 50:2Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.Jeremiah 51:27Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.Isaiah 62:10Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.Jeremiah 4:21How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?Jeremiah 6:1O 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.Jeremiah 51:12Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.Jeremiah 25:9Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.Jeremiah 6:22Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
Historical Context
Historical and cultural context for Jeremiah 4:6, including the time period during Jeremiah's ministry (627-586 BC), the political situation with Babylon's rise to power, and how this verse relates to Judah's covenant unfaithfulness and coming judgment.
Questions for Reflection
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Analysis & Commentary
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