Jeremiah 6:25

Go not forth into the field,.... Either for pleasure, or for business; to take a walk in it for the air, or to till it, plough, sow, or reap; but keep within the city and its walls, there being…

For the sword of the enemy - literally, “for to the enemy a sword; i. e., for the enemy is armed,” he has a commission from God to execute judgment. See Jer 12:12; Isa 10:5, and Psa 17:13 note. Fear…

Here, I. God appeals to all the neighbours, nay, to the whole world, concerning the equity of his proceedings against Judah and Jerusalem (Jer 6:18, Jer 6:19): "Hear, you nations, and know…

and terror on every side Omit "and." The remaining words are a characteristic expression of Jeremiah. Ch. Jer 20:3 (where see note), 10, Jer 46:5; Jer 49:29; Psa 31:13; cp. Job 18:11.