Jeremiah 6:6
For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 6 connects to 3 cross-references. Disaster threatens Jerusalem from the north. God has rejected and forsaken this generation; they practice deceit from prophet to priest and heal wounds superficially crying 'Peace, peace' when there is no peace. The watchmen are instructed to look for the …
Andere Übersetzungen
For thus hath Jehovah of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast up a mound against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Cut down her wood, And pour out against Jerusalem a mount, She <FI>is<Fi> the city to be inspected, Wholly--she is oppression in her midst.
For this is what the Lord of armies has said: Let trees be cut down and an earthwork be placed against Jerusalem: sorrow on the false town! inside her there is nothing but cruel ways.
Querverweise
When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not …
Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; …
Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand …