Jeremiah 6:5

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Summary

Jeremiah 6:5

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

Let us destroy

Bible References

Let us destroy

For death has come up into our windows, and has entered into our houses, to cut off the children from outside and the young men from the streets.

But if you will not listen to me to keep the Sabbath day holy, and not to carry a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it will not be put out.

And he burned the house of Jehovah, and the king's house. And he burned with fire all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great ones.

And they burned the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all the palaces of it with fire, and destroyed all its beautiful vessels.

God is known in her strongholds for a refuge.

because the palace shall be deserted, the multitude of the city shall be forsaken; instead the mound and tower shall be for dens forever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks

For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and builds temples. And Judah has multiplied cities. But I will send a fire on his cities, and it shall burn up her palaces.

But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

For they do not know to do right, says Jehovah, those who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

Open your doors, O Lebanon, so that the fire may devour your cedars.