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Jeremiah 6:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Jeremiah 6:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 6[a]
Invasion and Destruction
1 O people of Jerusalem, flee for safety!
Depart immediately from Jerusalem!
Sound the trumpet in Tekoa![b]
Raise a signal over Beth-haccherem!
For disaster looms from the north,
immense destruction will ensue.
2 The beautiful and delicate daughter Zion
faces imminent destruction.
3 Shepherds will advance against her with their flocks;
they will pitch their tents all around her,
each one grazing his own portion of the pasture.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:1 The nation has not heeded the word of God. God is about to strike without pity.
- Jeremiah 6:1 Tekoa, a little south of Bethlehem, and Beth-haccherem, west of Jerusalem, were places near the capital. The poetic style allowed the use of varied concrete names instead of repeating “Jerusalem.”
