NET Bible
"Do not go out into the countryside. Do not travel on the roads. For the enemy is there with sword in hand. They are spreading terror everywhere.”"
— Jeremiah 6:25, NET Bible
“Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.”
“Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, and terror, are on every side. ”
“Don't go forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, [and] terror, are on every side.”
“Go not out into the fields, nor walk in the highway: for the sword of the enemy, and fear is on every side.”
“Go not out into the field or by the way; for there is the sword of the attacker, and fear on every side.”
“Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.”
“This is what the LORD says:‘Beware! An army is coming from a land in the north. A mighty nation is stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth.
Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle to attack you, Daughter Zion.’”
The people cry out,“We have heard reports about them! We have become helpless with fear! Anguish grips us, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby!
Do not go out into the countryside. Do not travel on the roads. For the enemy is there with sword in hand. They are spreading terror everywhere.”
So I said,“Oh, my dear people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with painful sobs as though you had lost your only child. For any moment now that destructive army will come against us.”
The LORD said to me,“I have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore. You are to observe them and evaluate how they behave.”
I reported,“All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly.