Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The lovely and the delicate, the daughter of Jerusalem, I will destroy.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
Holman Bible
I will destroy
International Standard Version
I'll destroy the lovely and delicate Daughter of Zion.
A Conservative Version
The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, I will cut off.
American Standard Version
The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.
Amplified
“I will destroy the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem), the lovely and delicate one [so like a luxurious pasture].
Bible in Basic English
The fair and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will be cut off by my hand.
Darby Translation
The comely and delicate one do I cut off, the daughter of Zion.
Julia Smith Translation
I likened the daughter of Zion to her becoming and delicate
King James 2000
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a lovely and delicate woman.
Modern King James verseion
I will destroy the daughter of Zion, the beautiful and tender one.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will liken the daughter of Zion to a fair and tender woman, and to her shall come the shepherds with their flocks.
NET Bible
I will destroy Daughter Zion, who is as delicate and defenseless as a young maiden.
New Heart English Bible
The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.
The Emphasized Bible
To a comely and delicate woman, have I likened the daughter of Zion:
Webster
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
World English Bible
The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.
Youngs Literal Translation
The comely and the delicate one I have cut off, The daughter of Zion.
Interlinear
Damah
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 6:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
1 Flee for safety, children of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem. And in Tekoa blow a horn, and on Beth-haccherem lift up a signal, for evil looks down from [the] north, and a great destruction. 2 The lovely and the delicate, the daughter of Jerusalem, I will destroy. 3 Shepherds and their flocks will come against her, they will pitch [their] tents against her all around, they will pasture, each his {portion}.
Cross References
Isaiah 1:8
And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a shelter in a cucumber field, like a city that is besieged.
Jeremiah 4:31
For I heard a voice like an ill woman, anxiety like [a woman who] bears her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion. She is gasping for breath, she is spreading out her hands: "Woe is me, for I am becoming tired before killers."
Isaiah 3:16-17
And Yahweh said: "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and they walk [with] outstretched neck, and they give flirting glances [with their] eyes, {mincing along as they go}, and {with their feet they rattle their bangles},
Lamentations 2:1
How, {in his anger}, the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion in a cloud! He has thrown down from heavens [to] earth the splendor of Israel, and he has not remembered his footstool in the day of {his anger}.
Lamentations 2:13
What can I say for you? What can I compare to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you so that I can comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your destruction [is] as vast as the sea; who can heal you?