The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servants the prophets.
Jeremiah 6:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her. Each will pasture his own portion. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her; they shall pitch their tents round about her; they shall pasture, each one in his place [eating up all her luxurious herbage on every side]. American Standard Version (1901) Shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. Common English Bible Shepherds come to her with their flocks. They pitch their tents around her and graze in their place. Catholic Public Domain Version The pastors will come to her with their flocks. They have pitched their tents against her all around. Each one will feed those who are under his hand. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The shepherds shall come to her with their flocks: they have pitched their tents against her round about: every one shall feed them that are under his hand. |
The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servants the prophets.
Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard; they have trampled my plot of land. They have turned my desirable plot into a desolate wasteland.
King of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered across the mountains with no one to gather them together.
For the days will come on you when your enemies will build a barricade round you, surround you, and hem you in on every side.