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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will destroy Daughter Zion, so beautiful and delicate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, you are my beautiful and delicate daughter— but I will destroy you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy, the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate <i>woman</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have likened the daughter of Zion To a lovely and delicate woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The beautiful and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, I will destroy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The comely and dainty one, the daughter of Zion, I will cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The comely and dainty one, the daughter of Zion, I will cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, I will ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will destroy the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem), the lovely and delicate one [so like a luxurious pasture].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy Daughter Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy Daughter Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jerusalem is a lovely pasture, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"My people Zion are like lovely pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The city of Zion is beautiful, but it will be destroyed; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll destroy the lovely and delicate Daughter of Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will destroy Daughter Zion, who is as delicate and defenseless as a young maiden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will cut off the beautiful and delicate one, the daughter of Zion. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have cut off the lovely and delicate one, "" The daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The comely and the delicate one I have cut off, The daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I likened the daughter of Zion to her becoming and delicate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have likened the daughter of Sion to a beautiful and delicate woman. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I have compared the daughter of Zion to a beautiful and delicate woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Lovely and delicate daughter Zion, you are ruined! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have likened daughter Zion to the loveliest pasture.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To a delicate woman and to a pampered woman I have compared the daughter of Zion<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The comely and delicate one, The daughter of Zion, will I cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>thy</i> pride, O daughter of Sion, shall be taken away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/6-2.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=1738" 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">1</span>“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5000.htm" title="5000: han·nā·wāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Comely, seemly. From na'ah or naveh; suitable, or beautiful.">Though she is beautiful</a> <a href="/hebrew/6026.htm" title="6026: wə·ham·mə·‘un·nā·ḡāh (Conj-w, Art:: V-Pual-Prtcpl-fs) -- To be soft, delicate, dainty. A primitive root; to be soft or pliable, i.e. effeminate or luxurious.">and delicate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1819.htm" title="1819: dā·mî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be like, resemble. A primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider.">I will destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the Daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">of Zion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:…<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/1-8.htm">Isaiah 1:8</a></span><br />And the Daughter of Zion is abandoned like a shelter in a vineyard, like a shack in a cucumber field, like a city besieged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a></span><br />How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-14.htm">Ezekiel 16:14</a></span><br />Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19-20</a></span><br />So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5-6</a></span><br />For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. / For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-4.htm">Ezekiel 23:4</a></span><br />The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a></span><br />For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4</a></span><br />You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-14.htm">Isaiah 60:14-15</a></span><br />The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. / Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a></span><br />All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a></span><br />Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-8</a></span><br />Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.</p><p class="hdg">daughter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Jeremiah 4:31</a></b></br> For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, <i>and</i> the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, <i>that</i> bewaileth herself, <i>that</i> spreadeth her hands, <i>saying</i>, Woe <i>is</i> me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm">Isaiah 1:8</a></b></br> And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16,17</a></b></br> Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing <i>as</i> they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: … </p><p class="hdg">comely and delicate woman.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/esther/8-10.htm">Bred</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-22.htm">Dainty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Delicate</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-21.htm">Delicately</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-18.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/89-6.htm">Likened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/10-4.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Bred</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-16.htm">Dainty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Delicate</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Delicately</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Likened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Zion</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>Though she is beautiful and delicate</b><br>This phrase refers to the city of Jerusalem, often personified as a woman in the Scriptures. The beauty and delicacy highlight Jerusalem's significance and splendor, both in its physical appearance and its spiritual heritage as the center of worship for the Israelites. Historically, Jerusalem was a city of great architectural beauty, with Solomon's Temple being a focal point of its grandeur. The description of beauty and delicacy also underscores the vulnerability of Jerusalem, despite its outward appearance. This imagery is reminiscent of other biblical passages where cities or nations are depicted as women, such as in <a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm">Isaiah 1:8</a> and <a href="/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6</a>, emphasizing their vulnerability and the impending judgment due to their sins.<p><b>I will destroy the Daughter of Zion</b><br>"Daughter of Zion" is a term used to refer to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, emphasizing their relationship with God as His chosen people. The phrase "I will destroy" indicates a divine judgment that is imminent due to the people's persistent disobedience and idolatry. This judgment is consistent with the covenantal warnings found in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on Israel's faithfulness to God. The destruction prophesied here was fulfilled historically with the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. This event serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. Theologically, it also points to the need for repentance and the hope of restoration, as seen in later prophecies of a new covenant and the coming of the Messiah, who would ultimately restore and redeem the people of God.<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 over 40 years during the reigns of several kings of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/daughter_of_zion.htm">Daughter of Zion</a></b><br>A poetic term used to refer to the city of Jerusalem and its inhabitants. It emphasizes the city's beauty and significance but also its vulnerability due to disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which included Jerusalem. During Jeremiah's time, Judah was facing imminent judgment due to its persistent idolatry and rebellion against God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_threat.htm">Babylonian Threat</a></b><br>The impending invasion by the Babylonian Empire, which God used as an instrument of judgment against Judah for its sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The central event in this passage, where God declares His intention to bring destruction upon Jerusalem due to its unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_and_fragility_of_god's_people.htm">The Beauty and Fragility of God's People</a></b><br>While God's people are often described in terms of beauty and favor, this beauty is fragile and can be marred by sin and disobedience. We must cherish our relationship with God and live in obedience to maintain His favor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Just as Jerusalem faced destruction due to its rebellion, we too face consequences when we turn away from God's commands. It is crucial to heed God's warnings and repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is always just and righteous. Understanding this helps us trust in His decisions and encourages us to live righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Jeremiah's message serves as a call to repentance. We are reminded to examine our lives, turn from sin, and seek God's forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While judgment is severe, God's ultimate plan includes restoration and hope for those who return to Him. This encourages us to remain hopeful and faithful.<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/why_a_second_scroll_in_jeremiah_36.htm">If God commanded Jeremiah to write these prophecies, why was there a need for a second scroll after the first was destroyed? (Jeremiah 36:2, 28-32)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_6_26-30_stress_total_ruin.htm">Why does the message in Jeremiah 6:26-30 emphasize complete destruction when other prophetic texts suggest partial judgment, possibly indicating an inconsistency in prophetic outlooks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_jer_2_6_with_no_migration_proof.htm">In Jeremiah 2:6, how can we reconcile the claim of God leading Israel through the wilderness with the lack of definitive archaeological evidence supporting such a mass migration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_god's_changeability.htm">In Jeremiah 15:6, God says, 'I am weary with relenting,' yet other scriptures present Him as unchanging (e.g., Malachi 3:6). How do we reconcile this apparent contradiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">To a comely and delicate woman.</span>--"Woman" is not in the Hebrew, and the word translated "comely" is elsewhere (<a href="/isaiah/65-10.htm" title="And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.">Isaiah 65:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm" title="And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.">Jeremiah 23:3</a>; <a href="/exodus/15-13.htm" title="You in your mercy have led forth the people which you have redeemed: you have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.">Exodus 15:13</a>) rendered "fold" or "habitation;" and the passage should probably stand thus, <span class= "ital">I have likened the daughter of Zion to a fair pasturage, </span>thus suggesting the imagery which is developed in the next verse. The clause is, however, rendered by some scholars as <span class= "ital">the fair and delicate one </span>(or, <span class= "ital">the fair pasturage</span>)<span class= "ital">, the daughter of Zion, I have destroyed.</span><span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- I have likened... a comely and delicate woman</span>. This passage is one of the most difficult in the book, and if there is corruption of the text anywhere, it is here. The most generally adopted rendering is, "The comely and delicate one will I destroy, even the daughter of Zion," giving the verb the same sense as in <a href="/hosea/4-5.htm">Hosea 4:5</a> (literally it is, <span class="accented">I have brought to silence</span>, or perfect of prophetic certitude). The context, however, seems to favor the rendering "pasturage" (including the idea of a nomad settlement), instead of "comely;" but how to make this fit in with the remainder of the existing text is far from clear. The true and original reading probably only survives in fragments. Ver. 3 - <span class="cmt_word">The shepherds with their flocks</span>, etc.; rather, <span class="accented">To her came shepherds with their flocks</span>; <span class="accented">they have pitched their tents round about her</span>; <span class="accented">they have pastured each at his side</span>. The best commentary on the last clause is furnished by <a href="/numbers/22-4.htm">Numbers 22:4</a>, "Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/6-2.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">Though she is beautiful</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5000.htm">Strong's 5000: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suitable, beautiful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and delicate,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמְּעֻנָּגָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·mə·‘un·nā·ḡāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6026.htm">Strong's 6026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be soft, pliable, effeminate, luxurious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּמִ֖יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(dā·mî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1819.htm">Strong's 1819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To compare, to resemble, liken, consider</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zion.</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיּֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Jeremiah 6:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Jeremiah 6:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Jeremiah 6:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Jeremiah 6:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Jeremiah 6:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Jeremiah 6:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Jeremiah 6:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Jeremiah 6:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Jeremiah 6:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Jeremiah 6:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/6-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 6:2 The comely and delicate one the daughter (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/6-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:3" /></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>