[a](A)Prepare for war against her;
Arise, and let’s [b]attack at (B)noon.
Woe to us, for the day declines,
For the shadows of the evening lengthen!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:4 Lit Sanctify war
  2. Jeremiah 6:4 Lit go up

“Prepare for battle against her!
    Arise, let us attack at noon!(A)
But, alas, the daylight is fading,
    and the shadows of evening grow long.

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(A)Be ready, and be prepared, you and all your contingents that are assembled around you, and be a guard for them.

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“‘Get ready; be prepared,(A) you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them.

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This is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who (A)lead my people astray:

When they have something to bite with their teeth,
They (B)cry out, “Peace!”
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.

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This is what the Lord says:

“As for the prophets
    who lead my people astray,(A)
they proclaim ‘peace’(B)
    if they have something to eat,
but prepare to wage war against anyone
    who refuses to feed them.

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