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Jeremiah 1:14

Judgment

12 “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”

13 Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”

Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.

15 For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.

16 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.
KJV
Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
WEB
Then the LORD said to me, “Out of the north, evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.
ASV
Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
DARBY
And Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north shall evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
BLB
And YHWH said to me, “From the north evil shall break forth over all those dwelling in the land.
ÅB
Og Herren sa til meg: Fra nord skal ulykken slippes løs over alle landets innbyggere.
OTB
Da sa Herren til meg, "Fra nord skal ulykken strømme ut over alle som bor i landet.
B1930
Og Herren sa til mig: Fra nord skal ulykken slippes løs over alle landets innbyggere.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 6:1

    “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.

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  • Jeremiah 10:22

    Listen! The sound of a report is coming— a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made a desolation, a haunt for jackals.

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  • Jeremiah 4:6

    Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.

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  • Isaiah 41:25

    I have raised up one from the north, and he has come— one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.

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  • Jeremiah 6:22

    This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.

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  • Jeremiah 46:20

    Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her.

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  • Jeremiah 50:41

    Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth.

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  • Jeremiah 50:9

    For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.

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