Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, [and] terror, are on every side." — Jeremiah 6:25 (ASV)
For the sword of the enemy - literally, “for to the enemy a sword; that is, for the enemy is armed,” he has a commission from God to execute judgment. See Jeremiah 12:12; Isaiah 10:5; and the note on Psalms 17:13.
Fear is on every side - Magor-Missabib, Jeremiah’s watchword (Compare Jeremiah 20:3, Jeremiah 20:10). The “and” before it should be omitted.