Jeremiah 13:20

Judgment

¹⁸ Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

¹⁹ The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

²¹ What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?

²² And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

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: Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?
KJV: Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
WEB: Lift up your eyes, and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your beautiful flock?
ASV: Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
DARBY: Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north. Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
BLB: Lift up your⁺ eyes, and see those coming from the north. Where [is] the flock He gave to you, your beautiful flock?

ÅB: Løft deres øyne og se dem som kommer fra Norden! Hvor er nå den flokken som var gitt deg[^1], dine herlige sauer?
OTB: Løft opp øynene dine og se de som kommer fra nord. Hvor er flokken som ble betrodd deg, sauene som du skrøt av?
B1930: Løft eders øine og se dem som kommer fra Norden! Hvor er nu den hjord som var gitt dig, dine herlige får? / < Jerusalem.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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 1:14
Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
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Habakkuk 1:6
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.
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Jeremiah 23:2
Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
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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 13:17
But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock is carried away captive.
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Acts 20:26–29
Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
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Zechariah 11:16–17
For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
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