Jeremiah 4:6

⁴ Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”

⁵ Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’

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

⁷ A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.

⁸ So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”

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: Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.
KJV: Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
WEB: Set up a standard toward Zion. Flee for safety! Don’t wait; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.”
ASV: Set up a standard toward Zion: flee for safety, stay not; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
DARBY: Set up a banner toward Zion; take to flight, stay not! For I am bringing evil from the north, and a great destruction.
BLB: Lift up the standard toward Zion! Seek refuge; do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and great destruction.

ÅB: Løft opp banner bortimot Sion, flytt bort, stans ikke! Jeg lar ulykke komme fra nord og stor ødeleggelse.
OTB: Reis et signal mot Sion! Flykt for sikkerhet uten forsinkelse! For Jeg bringer ulykke fra nord, ja, stor ødeleggelse.»
B1930: Løft op banner bortimot Sion, flytt bort, stans ikke! Jeg lar ulykke komme fra nord og stor ødeleggelse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 50:2
“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’
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Jeremiah 1:13–15
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.”
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Jeremiah 51:27
“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her— Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.
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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 4:21
How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?
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Jeremiah 51:12
Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.
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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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Isaiah 62:10
Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!
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