Jeremiah 4:6 - Exposition

Set up the standard . The "standard" was a tall pole with a flag, pointing in the direction of Zion, for the guidance of fugitives. Retire, stay not ; rather, save your goods by flight ; linger not . The former verb occurs again in the same sense in Exodus 9:19 ; Isaiah 10:31 . From the north . The expression suits either the Scythians or the Chaldeans (see on Jeremiah 1:14 ).