Jeremiah 6:2

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

"I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman." - Jeremiah 6:2
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What does Jeremiah 6:2 mean?

"Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward." The verse Jeremiah 6:2 from the King James Version of the Bible, speaks about the grievous sin and…

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The Beauty of Zion: A Reflection on Jeremiah 6:2

In the book of Jeremiah, specifically in Jeremiah 6:2, we encounter a poignant metaphor: "I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman." This imagery paints a vivid picture of beauty, grace, and vulnerability, which invites us to reflect on how we view…

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A Prayer for the Restoration of Zion

O Heavenly Father, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we approach Your throne with humility and reverence, acknowledging Your supreme power and unwavering love. As we come before You today, we are drawn to the words You spoke through the prophet Jeremiah, who declared, "I have likened…

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Jeremiah 6:2 - "I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman."
Jeremiah 38:6 (KJVA) 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Jeremiah 37:6 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 32:6 - "¶ And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 38:6 - "Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire."
Jeremiah 34:6 - "Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,"
Jeremiah 40:6 - "Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land."
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 37:6
Jeremiah 48:6 - "Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness."
Jeremiah 2:6 - "Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?"
"¶ And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Jeremiah 32:6
Jeremiah 49:6 - "And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 6:28 - "They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters."
"Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem," - Jeremiah 34:6
Jeremiah 6:6 - "¶ For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her."
Jeremiah 43:6 - "Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah."
Jeremiah 6:5 - "Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces."
Jeremiah 6:18 - "¶ Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them."
Jeremiah 25:2 - "The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,"
Jeremiah 26:6 - "Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth."
Jeremiah 6:30 - "Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them."
Jeremiah 6:25 - "Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side."
Jeremiah 3:2
Jeremiah 9:6 - "Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 6:29 - "The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away."
Jeremiah 52:6 - "And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land."
Jeremiah 1:6 - "Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child."
"Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire." - Jeremiah 38:6
Jeremiah 20:2 - "Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD."