Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side. Treasury of Scripture Go not. Jeremiah 4:5 Declare you in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow you the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say... Jeremiah 8:14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defended cities, and let us be silent there... Jeremiah 14:18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city... Judges 5:6,7 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways... the sword. Jeremiah 4:10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, You shall have peace... Jeremiah 20:3,4,10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah to him... Jeremiah 49:29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels... 2 Chronicles 15:5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in... Job 18:11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. Psalm 31:13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me... Isaiah 1:20 But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it. Luke 19:43 For the days shall come on you, that your enemies shall cast a trench about you, and compass you round, and keep you in on every side,
Context An Invasion From the North
22Thus said the LORD, Behold, a people comes from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. 23They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride on horses, set in array as men for war against you, O daughter of Zion. 24We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 25Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side. 26O daughter of my people, gird you with sackcloth, and wallow yourself in ashes: make you mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come on us. 27I have set you for a tower and a fortress among my people, that you may know and try their way. 28They are all grievous rebels, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters. 29The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melts in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away. 30Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD has rejected them. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, and terror, are on every side.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Go not out into the fields, nor walk in the highway: for the sword of the enemy, and fear is on every side.
Darby Bible Translation
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for there is the sword of the enemy, terror is on every side.
King James Bible
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
Young's Literal Translation
Go not forth to the field, And in the way walk not, For a sword hath the enemy, fear is round about.
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