Jeremiah 1:14

¹² Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

¹³ And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

¹⁵ For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

¹⁶ And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

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.

Compare

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
O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
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Jeremiah 10:22
Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.
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Jeremiah 4:6
Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
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Isaiah 41:25
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
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Jeremiah 6:22
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
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Jeremiah 46:20
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
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Jeremiah 50:41
Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
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Jeremiah 50:9
For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
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