Jeremiah 6:25 - Exposition

Go not forth into the field . The "daughter of Zion" ( i . e . the personific population of Jerusalem) is cautioned against venturing outside the walls. The sword of the enemy ; rather, the enemy hath a sword . Fear is on every side ; Hebrew, magor missabib ; one of Jeremiah's favorite expressions (see Jeremiah 20:3 , Jeremiah 20:10 ; Jeremiah 46:5 ; Jeremiah 49:29 ; and comp. Psalms 31:13 (14) .). Naturally of a timid, retiring character, the prophet cannot help feeling the anxious and alarming situation into which at the Divine command he has ventured.