Jeremiah 6:4
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6:4They will say,11 ‘Prepare to do battle12 against it!
Come on! Let’s attack it at noon!’
But later they will say,13 ‘Oh, oh! Too bad!14
The day is almost over
and the shadows of evening are getting long.
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- 11 These words are not in the text but are implicit in the connection. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.
- 12 Heb “Sanctify war.” This is probably an idiom from early Israel’s holy wars in which religious rites were to precede the battle.
- 13 These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation for clarity. Some commentaries and English versions see these not as the words of the enemy but as those of the Israelites expressing their fear that the enemy will launch a night attack against them and further destroy them. The connection with the next verse, however, fits better with them if they are the words of the enemy.
- 14 Heb “Woe to us!” For the usage of this phrase see the translator’s note on . The usage of this particle here is a little exaggerated. They have lost the most advantageous time for attack but they are scarcely in a hopeless or doomed situation. The equivalent in English slang is “Bad news!”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“Prepare war against her;
arise, and let us attack at noon!
Woe to us, for the day declines,
for the shadows of evening lengthen!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Prepare for battle against her!
Arise, let us attack at noon!
But, alas, the daylight is fading,
and the shadows of evening grow long.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Set them apart for war against her;
rise up, let’s attack at noon.
Woe to us, for the day is passing;
the evening shadows grow long.
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NLTNew Living Translation
They shout, ‘Prepare for battle!
Attack at noon!’
‘No, it’s too late; the day is fading,
and the evening shadows are falling.’
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Sanctify war against her.
Arise, and let us attack at noon.
Woe to us, for the day turns,
for the shadows of evening are lengthened.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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