14 Then the Lord said to me, “(A)Out of the north the evil [a]will be unleashed on all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For, behold, I am calling (B)all the families of the kingdoms of the north,” declares the Lord; “and they will come and (C)place, each one of them, his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls around, and against all the (D)cities of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:14 Lit opened

14 The Lord said to me, “From the north(A) disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land. 15 I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms,” declares the Lord.

“Their kings will come and set up their thrones
    in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;
they will come against all her surrounding walls
    and against all the towns of Judah.(B)

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The Coming Destruction of Jerusalem

“Flee to safety, you sons of (A)Benjamin,
From the midst of Jerusalem!
Blow a trumpet in Tekoa
And raise a warning signal over [a](B)Beth-haccerem;
For evil looks down from the (C)north,
Along with a great destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:1 I.e., house of the vineyard

Jerusalem Under Siege

“Flee for safety, people of Benjamin!
    Flee from Jerusalem!
Sound the trumpet(A) in Tekoa!(B)
    Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem!(C)
For disaster looms out of the north,(D)
    even terrible destruction.

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The Enemy from the North

22 This is what the Lord says:
“Behold, there is (A)a people coming from the north land,
And a great nation will be stirred up from the (B)remote parts of the earth.

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22 This is what the Lord says:

“Look, an army is coming
    from the land of the north;(A)
a great nation is being stirred up
    from the ends of the earth.(B)

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