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Jeremiah 4:6

Jeremiah 4:6
Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Set up the standard toward Zion,.... Not on the tower of Zion, as Kimchi interprets it; but on some high place, pointing…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The standard - A flag or signal, to which the people were to rally.Retire, stay not - Rather, gather your goods…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 4:5-18

God's usual method is to warn before he wounds. In these verses, accordingly, God gives notice to the Jews of the…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Set up a standard to guide those who were seeking to attain the shelter of the walls of Jerusalem.

flee rather, make (…