Verse Lens · Context pointer
Jeremiah 6:23 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 23. 23They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “They shall lay hold on bow and spear” at Jeremiah 6:23 as a specific part of “The Congregation Hears an Invader's Terror.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 6:18–25
Begin with Jeremiah 6:18–25's complete movement: Rejected instruction makes offerings insufficient as an army from the north produces paralysis and labor-like anguish. At verse 6:23, The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “They shall lay hold on bow and spear” at Jeremiah 6:23 as a specific part of “The Congregation Hears an Invader's Terror.”
Why It Needs Context
The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “They shall lay hold on bow and spear” at Jeremiah 6:23 as a specific part of “The Congregation Hears an Invader's Terror.” Because nearby lines develop or qualify it, Jeremiah 6:18–25 supplies the minimum responsible context.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Jeremiah 6:18–25 — The Congregation Hears an Invader's TerrorSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 6:18–25, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 6:18–25
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