And they burned the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious vessels.
Jeremiah 6:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) “Up, and let us attack by night, and destroy her palaces!” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Arise, let us go by night and destroy her palaces! American Standard Version (1901) Arise, and let us go up by night, and let us destroy her palaces. Common English Bible Get ready, let’s attack by night and destroy her fortresses!” Catholic Public Domain Version 'Rise up, and let us ascend in the night, and let us destroy her houses.' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Arise, and let us go up in the night, and destroy her houses. |
And they burned the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious vessels.
For the palace will be forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
But if you do not listen to me, to keep the sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter by the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem and shall not be quenched.’ ”
And he burned the house of the Lord, and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.
Then a breach was made in the city; and all the men of war fled and went out from the city by night by the way of a gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, while the Chaldeans were round about the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah.
For death has come up into our windows, it has entered our palaces, cutting off the children from the streets and the young men from the squares.
For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and built palaces; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour his strongholds.
So I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”
The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! let us rise against her for battle!”