Jeremiah 6:27 · KJV
“I have set thee {for} a tower {and} a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.”
— Jeremiah 6:27
O daughter of my people, gird {thee} with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, {as for} an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
They {are} all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: {they are} brass and iron; they {are} all corrupters.
Jeremiah 6 — Context
Go 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 {thee} with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, {as for} an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
27I have set thee {for} a tower {and} a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
28They {are} all grievous revolters, 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 melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:18
For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
Jeremiah 15:20
And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I {am} with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Ezekiel 3:8-10
Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
Ezekiel 20:4
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge {them}? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers: {Wilt...: or, Wilt thou plead for them}
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
Ezekiel 22:2
Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. {judge: or, plead for} {bloody...: Heb. city of bloods?} {shew her: Heb. make her know}