Isaiæ 6:1

Nova Vulgata

Fugite, filii Beniamin, de medio Ierusalem; et in Thecua clangite bucina et super Bethcharem levate vexillum, quia malum visum est ab aquilone et contritio magna.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
In anno quo mortuus est rex Ozias, vidi Dominum sedentem super solium excelsum et elevatum ; et ea qu� sub ipso erant replebant templum.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
[Confortamini, filii Benjamin, in medio Jerusalem:
et in Thecua clangite buccina,
et super Bethacarem levate vexillum,
quia malum visum est ab aquilone,
et contritio magna.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

O ye: Joshua 15:63, Joshua 18:21-28, Judges 1:21

gather: Jeremiah 4:29, Jeremiah 10:17, Jeremiah 10:18

blow: Jeremiah 4:5, Jeremiah 4:6, Jeremiah 4:19, Jeremiah 4:20

Tekoa: 2 Samuel 14:2, 2 Chronicles 11:6, Amos 1:1

Bethhaccerem: Nehemiah 3:14

evil: Jeremiah 6:22, Jeremiah 1:14, Jeremiah 1:15, Jeremiah 4:6, Jeremiah 10:22, Jeremiah 25:9, Ezekiel 26:7-21

Reciprocal: Numbers 10:9 - then ye shall 2 Chronicles 20:20 - Tekoa Psalms 74:4 - they set Jeremiah 4:15 - a voice Jeremiah 4:21 - shall I Jeremiah 46:6 - toward Jeremiah 46:14 - Stand Jeremiah 49:8 - Flee Jeremiah 51:27 - ye up Ezekiel 1:4 - a whirlwind Ezekiel 7:14 - have Ezekiel 33:3 - he blow Hosea 5:8 - Blow Hosea 8:1 - the trumpet Amos 3:6 - a trumpet Zephaniah 1:16 - day Zechariah 6:6 - the north Matthew 24:16 - General Luke 21:21 - and let them

Gill's Notes on the Bible

O ye children of Benjamin,.... The tribe of Benjamin was with the tribe of Judah, and continued with that in the pure worship of God when the ten tribes revolted; and in the land of Israel, when they were carried captive; and besides, Jerusalem, at least part of it, was in the tribe of Benjamin, and particularly Anathoth, which was Jeremiah's native place, was in that tribe; and this altogether is a reason why the children of Benjamin are so distinctly addressed:

gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem; where some of this tribe lived, or had betaken themselves for safety: or the Jews in general may be meant; for, as Ephraim is often put for the ten tribes, so Benjamin may be put for the two tribes, as Judah frequently is: or the words may be rendered, "be ye strong" i "out of the midst of Jerusalem"; as by the Septuagint, and others; and the sense may be, gather together in bodies out of Jerusalem, and form yourselves into companies, and into an army, and be prepared to meet the enemy, and fight him, who is near at hand; quit yourselves like men, and be strong; show courage and valour; perhaps this is spoken ironically, as Kimchi thinks it is; though he interprets the word, "flee ye"; that is, if ye can find a place to flee to; and the Targum is,

"remove out of the midst of Jerusalem;''

but it seems rather to be a direction to go forth and meet the enemy, by what follows:

and blow the trumpet in Tekoa; as an alarm of war, to give the people notice of an invasion; that the enemy was at hand, and therefore should provide themselves with armour, and gather together to meet and oppose him. Tekoa was a city in Judah, 2 Chronicles 11:5, famous, for a wise woman in it, in the times of David, 2 Samuel 14:2. Jerom says it was twelve miles from Jerusalem, and might be seen with the eye; so that probably it was built on a very high hill, and for that reason chosen to blow the trumpet on, that it might be heard far and near; and which may be confirmed from its being said k to be the chief place in the land of Israel for the best oil, since olives grow on hills and mountains. There is in the clause a beautiful play on words l, which those, who understand the Hebrew language, will easily observe:

and set up a fire in Bethhaccerem. This place, as Jerom says, lay between Jerusalem and Tekoa; one of this name is mentioned in Nehemiah 3:14. The Targum renders it,

"the house of the valley of the vineyards;''

and in the Misnah m mention is made of the valley of Bethhaccerem, the dust of which was red, and, when water was poured upon it, became hard; and this valley perhaps took its name from the town, which might be built upon a hill, and was famous for vines, from whence it was so called; and here might be a very high tower; for, as Kimchi and Ben Melech observe, it signifies a high tower, for the keepers of the vines to sit and watch the vines all about; and this was a very proper place to set up the sign of fire in, to give notice to the country all around; for it was usual with all nations, Persians, Grecians, and Romans, to signify in the night, by signs of fire, by burning torches, and the like, either the approach of an enemy, or help from friends; the former was done by shaking and moving their torches, the latter by holding them still n; see Judges 20:38:

for evil appeareth out of the north; Nebuchadnezzar and his army out of Babylon, which lay north of Jerusalem: and great destruction; see Jeremiah 1:14.

i העיזו ενισχυσατε, Sept. "confortamini", V. L. "fortes estote", Tigurine version. k Misn. Menachot c. 8. sect. 3. l בתקוע תקעו. m Misna Nidda, c. 2. c. 5. & Maimon. & Bartenora in ib. n Vid. Lydium de re Militari, l. 5. c. 3. p. 185, 186. & Van Tillin ib. p. 52.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah addresses the men of Benjamin, either as being his own tribesmen, or as a name appropriate to the people of Jerusalem, which also was situate in the tribe of Benjamin.

Gather yourselves to flee - Gather your goods together to remove them to a place of safety.

Blow the trumpet in Tekoa - The name of Tekoa is almost identical with the verb “to blow”: but it was not chosen merely for the alliteration, but because it was the last town in Judaea (about 11 miles south of Jerusalem), upon the very border of the desert, where the fugitives would halt.

A sign - Rather, a signal.

Beth-haccerem - Or, the “Vineyard-House,” which was situated halfway between Jerusalem and Tekoa.

Appeareth - “Is bending over;” is bending forward in eagerness to seize its prey.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER VI

Jeremiah, in the spirit of prophecy, seeing the Chaldeans on

their march, bids his people set up the usual signals of

distress, and spread the general alarm to betake themselves to

flight, 1.

Then, by a beautiful allusion to the custom of shepherds moving

their flocks to the richest pastures, Jerusalem is singled out

as a place devoted to be eaten up or trodden down by the armies

of the Chaldeans, who are called up against her, and whose

ardour and impatience are so great that the soldiers, when they

arrive in the evening, regret they have no more day, and desire

to begin the attack without waiting for the light of the

morning, 2-5.

God is then represented as animating and directing the

besiegers against this guilty city, which sinned as incessantly

as a fountain flows, 6, 7,

although warned of the fatal consequence, 8.

He intimates also, by the gleaning of the grapes, that one

invasion should carry away the remains of another, till their

disobedience, hypocrisy, and other sins should end in their

total overthrow, 9-15.

And to show that God is clear when he judgeth, he mentions his

having in vain admonished and warned them, and calls upon the

whole world to witness the equity of his proceedings, 16-18,

in punishing this perverse and hypocritical people, 19, 20,

by the ministry of the cruel Chaldeans, 21-23.

Upon this a chorus of Jews is introduced expressing their fears

and alarm, 24, 25;

to which the prophet echoes a response full of sympathy and

tenderness, 26.

The concluding verses, by metaphors taken from the process of

refining gold and silver, represent all the methods hitherto

used to amend them as wholly ineffectual, 27-30.

NOTES ON CHAP. VI

Verse Jeremiah 6:1. O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee — As the invading armies are fast approaching, the prophet calls on the inhabitants of Jerusalem to sound an alarm, and collect all the people to arm themselves and go against the invaders. They are called the children of Benjamin, because Jerusalem was in the tribe of Benjamin.

Tekoa — Was a city about twelve miles to the south of Jerusalem.

Beth-haccerem — Was the name of a small village situated on an eminence between Jerusalem and Tekoa. On this they were ordered to set up a beacon, or kindle a large fire, which might be seen at a distance, and give the people to understand that an enemy was entering the land.

Out of the north — From Babylon. The Scythians. - Dahler.