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Let’s destroy her fortresses.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, let&#8217s attack by night. Let us destroy her fortresses.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, and let us go up by night, and let us destroy her palaces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />we'll attack after dark and destroy its fortresses." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Arise, and let us go up by night, and let us destroy her palaces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let's attack at night and destroy its palaces.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We'll attack by night; we'll destroy the city's fortresses." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Get ready, let's attack at night, and destroy her fortresses." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, let us attack by night and destroy her fortresses!??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So come on, let's go ahead and attack it by night and destroy all its fortified buildings.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, and let us go up by night, and let us destroy her palaces."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Arise! Let’s go up by night, and let’s destroy her palaces.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Rise, and we go up by night, "" And we destroy her palaces.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Rise, and we go up by night, And we destroy her palaces.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Arise, and we will go up in the night, and we will destroy her fortresses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Arise, and let us go up in the night, and destroy her houses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />‘Rise up, and let us ascend in the night, and let us destroy her houses.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Up! let us rush upon her by night, destroy her palaces!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Up, and let us attack by night, and destroy her palaces!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Arise, and let us go up against her by night, and let us destroy her palaces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Arise! We shall go up against her in the night and we shall destroy her palaces!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Arise, and let us go up by night, And let us destroy her palaces.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Rise, and let us go up against her by night, and destroy her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=1765" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Jerusalem's Final Warning</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qū·mū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Rise up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·na·‘ă·leh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">let us attack</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: ḇal·lā·yə·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">by night</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: wə·naš·ḥî·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">and destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/759.htm" title="759: ’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A citadel. From an unused root; a citadel.">her fortresses!’”</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9-10</a></span><br />Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Ezekiel 21:22</a></span><br />In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1-4</a></span><br />So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</a></span><br />The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Zechariah 14:2</a></span><br />For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6</a></span><br />If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">Isaiah 29:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur. / And I will constrain Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation; she will be like an altar hearth before Me. / I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-19</a></span><br />So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6-10</a></span><br />For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. / They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty. / Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-22</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14</a></span><br />So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8-10</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” / Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-7.htm">Matthew 22:7</a></span><br />The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.</p><p class="hdg">let us destroy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Jeremiah 9:21</a></b></br> For death is come up into our windows, <i>and</i> is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, <i>and</i> the young men from the streets.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Jeremiah 17:27</a></b></br> But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm">Jeremiah 52:13</a></b></br> And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great <i>men</i>, burned he with fire:</p><p class="hdg">hew.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/20-19.htm">Deuteronomy 20:19,20</a></b></br> When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field <i>is</i> man's <i>life</i>) to employ <i>them</i> in the siege: … </p><p class="hdg">cast a mount.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-24.htm">Jeremiah 32:24</a></b></br> Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/33-4.htm">Jeremiah 33:4</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jeremiah 52:4</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth <i>day</i> of the month, <i>that</i> Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.</p><p class="hdg">this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Jeremiah 5:9,29</a></b></br> Shall I not visit for these <i>things</i>? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? … </p><p class="hdg">wholly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">2 Kings 21:16</a></b></br> Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13,14</a></b></br> In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Ezekiel 7:23</a></b></br> Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Night</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Rise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-7.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Night</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">Rise</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">The enemies sent against Judah,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">encourage themselves.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">God sets them on work because of their sins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">The prophet laments the judgments of God because of their sins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-18.htm">He proclaims God's wrath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">He calls the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Rise up</b><br>This phrase is a call to action, indicating urgency and immediacy. In the context of Jeremiah, it reflects the impending judgment on Jerusalem. The call to "rise up" is often used in military contexts throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/judges/7-9.htm">Judges 7:9</a>, where God instructs Gideon to rise and attack the Midianite camp. It signifies readiness and divine timing in executing God's judgment.<p><b>let us attack by night</b><br>Attacking by night suggests a strategy of surprise and stealth, which was a common military tactic in ancient times. Night attacks are mentioned in other biblical narratives, such as in <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19</a>, where Gideon attacks the Midianites at night. This tactic underscores the severity and inevitability of the judgment against Jerusalem, as the attackers are determined to succeed by any means necessary.<p><b>and destroy her fortresses!</b><br>The fortresses refer to the strongholds and defenses of Jerusalem. Historically, Jerusalem was a well-fortified city with significant walls and defenses, as seen in archaeological findings. The destruction of these fortresses symbolizes the complete overthrow of the city's security and the divine judgment that cannot be resisted. This imagery is echoed in other prophetic books, such as <a href="/isaiah/25-12.htm">Isaiah 25:12</a>, where God promises to bring down the fortified walls of the proud. The destruction of fortresses can also be seen as a type of Christ's ultimate victory over spiritual strongholds, as referenced in <a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4</a>, where the weapons of our warfare are described as having divine power to demolish strongholds.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by his deep emotional connection to his people and his message.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its persistent sin and rebellion against God. Jeremiah's prophecies often focused on the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the need for repentance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_invasion.htm">Babylonian Invasion</a></b><br>The historical context of this verse is the impending invasion by the Babylonian army, which would eventually lead to the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of its people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, often symbolizing the spiritual and political heart of the nation. It was the focal point of Jeremiah's prophecies concerning judgment and restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fortresses.htm">Fortresses</a></b><br>Symbolic of the defenses and strongholds of Jerusalem, both physical and spiritual, which were ultimately insufficient against the judgment decreed by God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The call to "arise" and "attack by night" underscores the urgency of the situation. Believers are reminded of the importance of timely repentance and turning back to God before judgment comes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Inevitability of God's Judgment</a></b><br>Despite the fortresses and defenses, God's judgment is inevitable when His people persist in sin. This serves as a warning to not rely on worldly securities but to seek refuge in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>The night attack symbolizes the unexpected nature of God's judgment. Christians are encouraged to remain spiritually vigilant and prepared, living in a state of readiness for Christ's return.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The destruction of Jerusalem's fortresses is a powerful reminder of the consequences of disobedience. It challenges believers to examine their lives and align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of destruction, the broader account of Jeremiah includes promises of restoration. This duality offers hope that God’s discipline is ultimately redemptive.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_jeremiah's_life.htm">What are the key events in Jeremiah's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jeremiah_5_6__are_wild_animal_attacks_credible.htm">Jeremiah 5:6 - How is this threat of wild animals attacking people scientifically or historically credible, given the period's recorded encounters with such creatures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_forbid_intercession_here.htm">Jeremiah 14:11-12: Why would God forbid prayers of intercession, when other biblical passages encourage praying for others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_nebuchadnezzar's_dual_siege.htm">Jeremiah 34:7 - Where is the archeological evidence that Nebuchadnezzar besieged both Jerusalem and Lachish simultaneously as stated?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - Let us go; rather, <span class="accented">let us go up</span>. "To go up" is the technical term for the movements of armies, whether advancing (as here and <a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1</a>) or retreating (as <a href="/jeremiah/21-2.htm">Jeremiah 21:2</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/34-21.htm">Jeremiah 34:21</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Jeremiah 37:5, 11</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Rise up,</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֚וּמוּ</span> <span class="translit">(qū·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let us attack</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·na·‘ă·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by night</span><br /><span class="heb">בַלָּ֔יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇal·lā·yə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·naš·ḥî·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her fortresses!”</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_759.htm">Strong's 759: </a> </span><span class="str2">A citadel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Jeremiah 6:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Jeremiah 6:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Jeremiah 6:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Jeremiah 6:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Jeremiah 6:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Jeremiah 6:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Jeremiah 6:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Jeremiah 6:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Jeremiah 6:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Jeremiah 6:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/6-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 6:5 Arise and let us go up (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>