Jeremías 6:2

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Jeremías 6:2 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 6:2

I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate
woman.
] That dwells at home and lives in pleasure, and deliciously, in great peace and quietness, in entire ease and security, in no fear of enemies, or apprehension of danger; and so it describes the secure state of the Jews. Kimchi and Ben Melech supply the word "woman" as we do; but others supply "land" or "pasture"; and think that the Jewish nation is compared to pleasant and delightful lands and pastures, which are inviting to shepherds to come and pitch their tents about them; as follows. The words are by some rendered, "O beautiful and delicate one, I have cut off, or destroyed the daughter of Zion" ^F15; in which sense the word is used in ( Isaiah 6:5 ) ( Hosea 4:5 ) and to this purpose is the Targum,

``O beautiful and delicate one, how hast thou corrupted thy ways? therefore the congregation of Zion is confounded;''

but the former senses seem to be best; in which the word used is understood as having the signification of likening or comparing; for which see ( Song of Solomon 1:9 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 So Jarchi and Joseph Kimchi. Vid. Gataker in loc.

Jeremías 6:2 In-Context

1 Huid, hijos de Benjamín, de en medio de Jerusalén, y tocad shofar en Tecoa, y alzad por señal humo sobre Bet-haquerem; porque del aquilón se ha visto que viene mal, y quebrantamiento grande

2 Como mujer hermosa y delicada comparé a la hija de Sion

3 A ella vendrán pastores y sus rebaños; junto a ella y a su alrededor pondrán sus tiendas; cada uno apacentará a su parte

4 Denunciad guerra contra ella; levantaos y subamos hacia el mediodía. ¡Ay de nosotros! Que va cayendo ya el día, que las sombras de la tarde se han extendido

5 Levantaos, y subamos de noche, y destruyamos sus palacios