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Jeremiah 6:3

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The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.

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  1. Jeremiah 6:1

    O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

  2. Jeremiah 6:2

    I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

  3. Jeremiah 6:4

    Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

  4. Jeremiah 6:5

    Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.

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