(A)Shepherds and their flocks will come to her,
They will (B)pitch their tents [a]around her,
They will pasture each in his [b]place.
[c](C)Prepare war against her;
Arise, and let us [d]attack at (D)noon.
Woe to us, for the day declines,
For the shadows of the evening lengthen!
“Arise, and let us [e]attack by night
And (E)destroy her [f]palaces!”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:3 Lit against her round about
  2. Jeremiah 6:3 Lit hand
  3. Jeremiah 6:4 Lit Sanctify
  4. Jeremiah 6:4 Lit go up
  5. Jeremiah 6:5 Lit go up
  6. Jeremiah 6:5 Or fortified towers