Jer 6:1-5, 46:3-4, Joe 3:9-12 | ESV | STEP | Flee for safety , O people of Benjamin , from the midst of Jerusalem ! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa , and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem , for disaster looms out of the north , and great destruction .

m[See ver. 3 above]

n[Mic. 3:5]

p[Isa. 2:4]

q[Isa. 2:4]

r[Isa. 54:15]

s[Zech. 14:5]

t ver. 2

u Ps. 96:13; 98:9; 110:6; Isa. 2:4; 3:13; Mic. 4:3

Jeremiah 6:1-5

Impending Disaster for Jerusalem

1 Flee for safety, ^aO people of Benjamin,
from the midst of Jerusalem!
Blow the trumpet in ^bTekoa,
and raise a signal on ^cBeth-haccherem,
for disaster looms ^dout of the north,
and great destruction.
2 The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy,
^ethe daughter of Zion. ^{▼▼Or I have likened the daughter of Zion to the loveliest pasture}
3 ^gShepherds with their flocks shall come against her;
^hthey shall pitch their tents around her;
they shall pasture, each in his place.
4 ⁱ“Prepare war against her;
arise, and let us attack ^jat noon!
Woe to us, for the day declines,
for the shadows of evening lengthen!
5 Arise, and let us attack by night
and destroy her palaces!”

Jeremiah 46:3-4

3 ^k“Prepare buckler and shield,
and advance for battle!
4 ^lHarness the horses;
mount, O horsemen!
Take your stations with your helmets,
^mpolish your spears,
put on your armor!

Joel 3:9-12

9 Proclaim this among the nations:
ⁿConsecrate for war; ^{▼▼Or Consecrate a war}
stir up the mighty men.
Let all the men of war draw near;
let them come up.
10 ^pBeat your plowshares into swords,
and ^qyour pruning hooks into spears;
let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”
11 ^rHasten and come,
all you surrounding nations,
and gather yourselves there.
^sBring down your warriors, O Lord.
12 Let the nations stir themselves up
and come up to ^tthe Valley of Jehoshaphat;
^ufor there I will sit to judge
all the surrounding nations.