Jeremías 6:5

5 “¡Entonces, ataquemos de noche
y destruyamos sus palacios!”».

Jeremías 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.

Jeremías 6:5 In-Context

3 Los enemigos te rodearán como pastores que acampan alrededor de la ciudad.
Cada uno escoge un lugar para que su tropa devore.

4 Ellos gritan: “¡Prepárense para la batalla!
¡Ataquen a mediodía!”.
“No, ya es muy tarde; el día se acaba,
y caen las sombras de la noche”.

5 “¡Entonces, ataquemos de noche
y destruyamos sus palacios!”».

6 El Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales dice:
«Corten árboles para usarlos como arietes;
construyan rampas de asalto contra las murallas de Jerusalén.
Esta es la ciudad que debe ser castigada,
porque es perversa hasta más no poder.

7 De ella brota la maldad como de una fuente.
Sus calles resuenan con violencia y destrucción.
Siempre veo sus enfermedades y heridas.