Jeremiah 6:5

5 "Up, and let us attack by night, and destroy her palaces!"

Jeremiah 6:5 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 6:5

Arise, and let us go up by night
Since they could not take the city at noon, and by day, as they expected, they propose to attempt it by night; they would lose no time, but proceed on, day and night, until they had accomplished their end; this shows how much they were resolved upon it, and that nothing could discourage from it; and that they were sure of carrying their point: and therefore it follows, and let us destroy her palaces;
the tower and strong hold of Zion, the temple of Jerusalem, the king's palace, the houses of the high priest, judges, counsellors, and other civil magistrates, as well as the cottages of the meaner sort of people; for the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "her houses"; which, notwithstanding her strong walls, were not secure from the enemy.

Jeremiah 6:5 In-Context

3 Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her; they shall pitch their tents around her, they shall pasture, each in his place.

4 "Prepare war against her; up, and let us attack at noon!" "Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen!"

5 "Up, and let us attack by night, and destroy her palaces!"

6 For thus says the LORD of hosts: "Hew down her trees; cast up a siege mound against Jerusalem. This is the city which must be punished; there is nothing but oppression within her.

7 As a well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps fresh her wickedness; violence and destruction are heard within her; sickness and wounds are ever before me.