Jeremiah 6:2
New International Version
I will destroy Daughter Zion, so beautiful and delicate.

New Living Translation
O Jerusalem, you are my beautiful and delicate daughter— but I will destroy you!

English Standard Version
The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy, the daughter of Zion.

Berean Standard Bible
Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion.

King James Bible
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

New King James Version
I have likened the daughter of Zion To a lovely and delicate woman.

New American Standard Bible
“The beautiful and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, I will destroy.

NASB 1995
“The comely and dainty one, the daughter of Zion, I will cut off.

NASB 1977
“The comely and dainty one, the daughter of Zion, I will cut off.

Legacy Standard Bible
The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, I will ruin.

Amplified Bible
“I will destroy the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem), the lovely and delicate one [so like a luxurious pasture].

Christian Standard Bible
Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy Daughter Zion.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy Daughter Zion.

American Standard Version
The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.

Contemporary English Version
Jerusalem is a lovely pasture,

English Revised Version
The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"My people Zion are like lovely pastures.

Good News Translation
The city of Zion is beautiful, but it will be destroyed;

International Standard Version
I'll destroy the lovely and delicate Daughter of Zion.

Majority Standard Bible
Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion.

NET Bible
I will destroy Daughter Zion, who is as delicate and defenseless as a young maiden.

New Heart English Bible
The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.

Webster's Bible Translation
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

World English Bible
I will cut off the beautiful and delicate one, the daughter of Zion.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I have cut off the lovely and delicate one, "" The daughter of Zion.

Young's Literal Translation
The comely and the delicate one I have cut off, The daughter of Zion.

Smith's Literal Translation
I likened the daughter of Zion to her becoming and delicate.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I have likened the daughter of Sion to a beautiful and delicate woman.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I have compared the daughter of Zion to a beautiful and delicate woman.

New American Bible
Lovely and delicate daughter Zion, you are ruined!

New Revised Standard Version
I have likened daughter Zion to the loveliest pasture.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
To a delicate woman and to a pampered woman I have compared the daughter of Zion
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The comely and delicate one, The daughter of Zion, will I cut off.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thy pride, O daughter of Sion, shall be taken away.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Jerusalem's Final Warning
1“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction. 2Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion. 3Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:…

Cross References
Isaiah 1:8
And the Daughter of Zion is abandoned like a shelter in a vineyard, like a shack in a cucumber field, like a city besieged.

Lamentations 1:1
How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.

Ezekiel 16:14
Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.

Hosea 2:19-20
So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”

Isaiah 54:5-6
For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. / For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.

Ezekiel 23:4
The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Song of Solomon 6:4
You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.

Isaiah 60:14-15
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. / Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.

Lamentations 2:15
All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”

Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

2 Corinthians 11:2
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

Revelation 19:7-8
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.

Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!


Treasury of Scripture

I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

daughter.

Jeremiah 4:31
For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

Isaiah 1:8
And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.

Isaiah 3:16,17
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: …

comely and delicate woman.

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1. The enemies sent against Judah,
4. encourage themselves.
6. God sets them on work because of their sins.
9. The prophet laments the judgments of God because of their sins.
18. He proclaims God's wrath.
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Though she is beautiful and delicate
The phrase "beautiful and delicate" in Hebrew is "נָאוָה וּמְעֻנָּגָה" (na'awah u-me'unagah). The word "beautiful" (נָאוָה) conveys a sense of aesthetic appeal and grace, often used in the context of describing something pleasing to the eye or desirable. In the context of ancient Israel, beauty was often associated with divine favor and blessing. The term "delicate" (מְעֻנָּגָה) suggests fragility and tenderness, indicating something that requires care and protection. Historically, Jerusalem, the Daughter of Zion, was seen as a city of splendor and divine favor, a place where God's presence dwelt in the temple. This phrase highlights the tragic irony of Jerusalem's impending destruction despite her beauty and the care she once received.

I will destroy
The Hebrew verb used here is "אַשְׁחִית" (ashchit), which means to ruin, corrupt, or destroy. This word is often used in the context of divine judgment, where God allows or directly causes the downfall of a nation or city due to their sins. The use of this term underscores the seriousness of the judgment that is to come upon Jerusalem. It is a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments and the inevitable justice that follows. In the broader biblical narrative, destruction is often a precursor to renewal and restoration, suggesting that even in judgment, God's ultimate purpose is to bring about repentance and redemption.

the Daughter of Zion
This phrase is a poetic personification of Jerusalem and, by extension, the people of Israel. "Daughter of Zion" (בַּת־צִיּוֹן, bat-Tsiyon) is a term of endearment, reflecting God's special relationship with His chosen people. Zion, a hill in Jerusalem, symbolizes the spiritual and political heart of Israel. Throughout the Bible, Zion is depicted as the dwelling place of God, a place of worship, and a symbol of hope and future restoration. The use of "daughter" emphasizes vulnerability and the expectation of protection and care from a father, which in this context is God Himself. The impending destruction of the Daughter of Zion serves as a poignant reminder of the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness, yet it also holds a promise of eventual restoration and renewal, as God remains faithful to His covenant.

(2) To a comely and delicate woman.--"Woman" is not in the Hebrew, and the word translated "comely" is elsewhere (Isaiah 65:10; Jeremiah 23:3; Exodus 15:13) rendered "fold" or "habitation;" and the passage should probably stand thus, I have likened the daughter of Zion to a fair pasturage, thus suggesting the imagery which is developed in the next verse. The clause is, however, rendered by some scholars as the fair and delicate one (or, the fair pasturage), the daughter of Zion, I have destroyed.

Verse 2. - I have likened... a comely and delicate woman. This passage is one of the most difficult in the book, and if there is corruption of the text anywhere, it is here. The most generally adopted rendering is, "The comely and delicate one will I destroy, even the daughter of Zion," giving the verb the same sense as in Hosea 4:5 (literally it is, I have brought to silence, or perfect of prophetic certitude). The context, however, seems to favor the rendering "pasturage" (including the idea of a nomad settlement), instead of "comely;" but how to make this fit in with the remainder of the existing text is far from clear. The true and original reading probably only survives in fragments. Ver. 3 - The shepherds with their flocks, etc.; rather, To her came shepherds with their flocks; they have pitched their tents round about her; they have pastured each at his side. The best commentary on the last clause is furnished by Numbers 22:4, "Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Though she is beautiful
הַנָּוָה֙ (han·nā·wāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 5000: Suitable, beautiful

and delicate,
וְהַמְּעֻנָּגָ֔ה (wə·ham·mə·‘un·nā·ḡāh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 6026: To be soft, pliable, effeminate, luxurious

I will destroy
דָּמִ֖יתִי (dā·mî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1819: To compare, to resemble, liken, consider

the Daughter
בַּת־ (baṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1323: A daughter

of Zion.
צִיּֽוֹן׃ (ṣî·yō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem


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