Jeremias 37:6

6 Enquire, and see if a male has born a child? and concerning the fear, wherein they shall hold their loins, and safety: for I have seen every man, and his hands are on his loins; faces are turned to paleness.

Jeremias 37:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 37:6

Then came the word of the Lord unto the Prophet Jeremiah
At the time when the messengers came to him from the king to pray for them; for ( Jeremiah 37:4 Jeremiah 37:5 ) are to be included in a parenthesis: saying;
as follows: which is an answer to the messengers.

Jeremias 37:6 In-Context

4 AND THESE ARE THE WORDS WHICH THE LORD SPOKE CONCERNING ISRAEL AND JUDA;
5 Thus said the Lord: Ye shall hear a sound of fear, fear, and there is not peace.
6 Enquire, and see if a male has born a child? and concerning the fear, wherein they shall hold their loins, and safety: for I have seen every man, and his hands are on his loins; faces are turned to paleness.
7 For that day is great, and there is not such ; and it is a time of straitness to Jacob; but he shall be saved out of it.
8 In that day, said the Lord, I will break the yoke off their neck, and will burst their bonds, and they shall no longer serve strangers:

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