Jeremiah 6:1-30 People of Benjamin Gather Together to Flee Out of Jerusalem

People of Benjamin Gather Together to Flee Out of Jerusalem

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O you children, [a.k.a. people,] of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem. And blow the trumpet in Tekoa, & [put] up a sign [about a] fire in Beth Haccerem: for [calamity, & great destruction [appears] out of the North.

I have [compared] the daughter of Zion, [a.k.a. Jerusalem,] to a [lovely,] & delicate woman. The shepherds shall come to her with their flocks. They shall pitch their tents against her [walls,] & [surround] [all around] her, [a.k.a. Jerusalem.] Everyone shall feed in his place.

[Jeremiah 39:4-8 And it [happened,] that when Zedekiah, [Judah's] king, saw them, & all the men of war, they then fled, & went out of the city [at] night, by the [road] of the King's Garden, & by the gate [between] the 2 walls. And [Zedekiah] went out the [path to] the plain.

But the Chaldean's army pursued after them, & overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had [captured] him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar, [Babylon's] king, [at] Riblah. In the land of Hamath, where [Nebuchadnezzar, pronounced] judgment upon [Zedekiah.]

Then [Babylon's] king [killed] [Zedekiah's] sons, [in front of] his eyes. Also, [Babylon's] king, [killed] all of [Judah's] nobles. [Additionally,] he put out Zedekiah's eyes, & bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, & the houses of the people, with fire, & [broke] down the walls of Jerusalem.]

Prepare [yourselves] [for] war against her. Arise, & let's go up at noon. Woe to us! For the day [is almost over,] & the shadows of the evening are stretched out. Arise, & let's go [at] night, & destroy her palaces. For the Lord of Hosts [has] said [this,] You [cut] down trees, & [build an embankment] against Jerusalem.

This is the city to be [punished.] She [totally] [has] oppression in the midst of her. She [casts] out her wickedness [like] a fountain casts out [its] waters. Violence & [plunder] are heard [within] her. [Its] grief, & wounds [are] continually before Me. O Jerusalem, you be instructed, lest My soul [departs] from you.

Lest I make you desolate, a land not inhabited. The Lord of Hosts [says this,] They shall thoroughly glean the [rest] of Israel [like] a vine, & [return] your hand back into the baskets, [like] a grape gatherer. [Isaiah 11:10-12 *And [on] that day, there shall be a Root of Jesse, which shall stand for a [sign] of the people; & the Gentiles shall seek it, & His rest shall be glorious. And it shall [happen on] that day, that the Lord shall [put] His hand, [in] again the 2nd time, to recover the [rest] of His people, [who] shall be left, from: Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, & from the islands of the sea. And He shall [put] up a [sign] for the nations, & shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, & gather the [scattered] of Judah, from the 4 corners of the earth.]

To whom shall I speak, & [warn, so] that they may hear? [Look,] their ear is uncircumcised, & they can't [pay attention.] [See,] the Word of the Lord is a [disgrace] to them. They have no delight in it. Therefore, I Am full of the fury of  the Lord.

I am [tired] with holding [it] in. I will pour it out upon the children abroad, & upon the assembly of young men together. For even the husband, with the wife shall be taken, & the aged with him [who] is [young.] And their houses shall be turned [over] to others, with their fields, & wives together. [Deuteronomy 28:30-34 You [shall] [be] [engaged] [to] a wife, & another man shall lie with her. You [shall] build [a] house, & you [shall] not [live in it.] You [shall] plant a vineyard, & [shall] not gather [its] grapes. Your ox shall be [killed] before your eyes, & you [shall] not eat [of it.] Your [donkey] shall be violently taken away from [in front of] your face, & shall not be restored to you. Your sheep shall be given to your enemies, & you [shall] have [no one] to rescue them. Your: sons & daughters shall be given to another people, & your eyes shall [see,] & all day long, [you shall] fail with longing for them, & there shall be no [strength] in your hand. A nation [that] you [don't know,] [shall] eat up the fruit of your land, & all your [labors.] And you [shall] [continue to] be oppressed, & [always] crushed. So that, you [shall] be [driven] mad, [a.k.a. insane, by] the sight of your eyes, [that] you [shall] see.]

For I will stretch out My hand upon the [residents] of the land, [says] the Lord. For the [powerless,] even to the [powerful] of them, & everyone is given to [envy.]

And from the prophet, even to the priest, everyone [deals] falsely. [Zephaniah 3:4 Her prophets are [shallow,] & treacherous [people.] Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, & they've done violence to the Law.]

They have also slightly healed the [harm] of the daughter of My people, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed [abominations?] [No.] They weren't at all ashamed, & neither [would] they blush.

Therefore, they shall fall among [those who] fall. At the time that I [punish] them, they shall be cast down, [says] the Lord. The Lord [says this,] You stand in the [roads,] & ask for the old paths, where the good [road] is, & walk [in it.] And you shall find rest for your souls.

But they said, We won't walk [in there.] Also, I [put] watchmen, [a.k.a. guards,] over you, saying, [Listen] to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We won't [pay attention.] Therefore hear, you nations, & know, O congregation, what is among them.

[Isaiah 1:2-4 Hear, O heavens & [lend] [your] ear, O earth: for the Lord [has] spoken. I have [fed,] & brought up children, & they have rebelled against Me. The ox [knows its] owner & the [donkey] [knows] ]its] master's [pen;] but Israel [doesn't] know. My people [don't] consider [Me.]

Ah, sinful nation, a people [loaded] with [sin,] a seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] of [those who] [do evil,] children, [a.k.a. people, who] are corrupters. They have [abandoned] the Lord. They have provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger, & they [have gone astray.]

Hear, O earth. [Look,] I will bring [disaster] upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they haven't [paid attention] to My Words, nor to My Law, but rejected it.

To what purpose [does] incense from Sheba, & sweet cane from a far country [come] to Me? Your burnt offerings aren't acceptable, nor [are] your sacrifices sweet to Me.

[Ezekiel 23:37-39 They have committed adultery, & [bloodshed] is [on] their hands, & they have committed adultery with their idols, & also have [made] their sons, whom they [bore] to Me, to pass through the fire, to devour them for [their idols.]

Therefore, the Lord [says this, Look,] I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people, & the fathers & the sons shall fall together upon them. The [neighbor,] & his friend shall perish. The Lord [says this, Look,] from the North country a people [come,] & a great nation shall be raised from the [furthest parts] of the earth. They are cruel, & shall [grab bows, & spears,] & [shall] have no mercy.

Their voice [roars] like the sea; & they ride upon horses, set in [rows, like] men [ready] for war against you, O daughter of Zion. We have heard [of its] fame, & our hands [grow] feeble. Anguish [has] taken hold of us, & pain, [like] a woman in [labor.]

[Don't] go [forward] into the field, nor walk, [a.k.a. follow,] by the [road;] for the sword of the enemy, & fear is on every side. O daughter of My people, [clothe yourselves] with sackcloth, & [roll around yourselves] in [the] ashes. Make your mourning, [like] [mourning] for an only son, [grieving, very bitterly.] For the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

[Zechariah 12:10 *And I will pour [out] upon the house of David, & upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the [Holy] Spirit of grace, & of [requests.] And they shall look upon Me, Whom they have pierced ,& they shall mourn for Him, [like] [someone mourns] for his only son, & bitterness shall be for Him, [like someone who] is in bitterness for his firstborn.]

I have [put] you for a [guard in] a tower, & a fortress among My people, [so] that you [may] know, & [test] their [path.] They are all grievous revolters, [following with [those who] [slander.] They are [like] brass, & iron, & they are all corrupters. [Ezekiel 20:30-32 The Lord God [says this; For what reason,] [do] you say to the house of Israel, Are you polluted [like the customs] of your [forefathers?]

And [do] you commit [unfaithful] [harlotry] after their abominations? For when you offer your gifts, & when you make your sons pass through the fire, you [defile] yourselves with all your idols, even [until] this day.

And shall I be [inquired] of by you, O house of Israel? The Lord God [says,] As I [Live,] I won't be [inquired] of, by you. And [what comes] into your mind, shall not [happen] at all, you [who] say, We will be [like] the heathen, [like] the families of the countries, to serve wood, & stone.]

[By] the fire, the [blacksmith's] bellows are [for what's] burned, & the lead is consumed [in] the fire. The [blacksmith melts] in vain. For the wicked aren't [snatched] away. [Jeremiah 7:31-32 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons, & their daughters in the fire; [in] which I [didn't command] them, & neither [did] it [come] into My heart.

The Lord [says,] Therefore, [watch,] the days come, that it shall no [longer] be called Tophet, nor the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they shall bury in Tophet, [until] there is no place [remaining.]

Men shall call them [worthless] silver, because the Lord [has] rejected them. [Jeremiah 7:29 Cut off your hair, O Jerusalem, & [throw] it away, & [start mourning] on [the] high places, for the Lord [has] rejected, & [abandoned] the generation of His wrath.]