NET Bible
"I will destroy Daughter Zion, who is as delicate and defenseless as a young maiden."
— Jeremiah 6:2, NET Bible
“I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.”
“The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off. ”
“The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.”
“I have likened the daughter of Sion to a beautiful and delicate woman.”
“The fair and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will be cut off by my hand.”
“I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.”
The Destruction of Jerusalem Depicted“Run for safety, people of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Light the signal fires at Beth Hakkerem! For disaster lurks out of the north; it will bring great destruction.
I will destroy Daughter Zion, who is as delicate and defenseless as a young maiden.
Kings will attack it with their armies. They will encamp in siege all around it. Each of them will devastate the portion assigned to him.
They will say,‘Prepare to do battle against it! Come on! Let’s attack it at noon!’ But later they will say,‘Woe to us! For the day is almost over and the shadows of evening are getting long.
So come on, let’s go ahead and attack it by night and destroy all its fortified buildings.’