Jer 6:3 | JFB | STEP | 3. shepherds —hostile leaders with their armies ( ). feed —They shall consume each one all that is near him; literally, "his hand, " that is, the place which he occupies ( ; see on ).

Jeremiah 6:3

3. shepherds—hostile leaders with their armies (Jer 1:15; 4:17; 49:20; 50:45).

feed—They shall consume each one all that is near him; literally, "his hand," that is, the place which he occupies (Nu 2:17; see on Isa 56:5).