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the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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New Living Translation

Jeremiah 6:22

This is what the Lord says: "Look! A great army coming from the north! A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Instruments, Chosen;   Nation, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Kir-Hareseth;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - North Country, Land of the North;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bellows;   Jeremiah (2);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This is what the Lord says:
Hebrew Names Version
Thus says the LORD, Behold, a people comes from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the eretz.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
Thus says the Lord : "Behold, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
New American Standard Bible
This is what the LORD says: "Behold, there is a people coming from the north land, And a great nation will be stirred up from the remote parts of the earth.
New Century Version
This is what the Lord says: "Look, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is coming from the far sides of the earth.
Amplified Bible
Thus says the LORD, "Behold, a people is coming from the north country, And a great nation shall be stirred up and put into action from the remote parts of the earth.
World English Bible
Thus says Yahweh, Behold, a people comes from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus sayeth the Lorde, Beholde, a people commeth from the North countrey, and a great nation shall arise from the sides of the earth.
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus says Yahweh,"Behold, a people is coming from the land of the north,And a great nation will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth.
Berean Standard Bible
This is what the LORD says: "Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred from the ends of the earth.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said, "Look toward the north, where a powerful nation has prepared for war.
Complete Jewish Bible
Here is what Adonai says: "A people is coming from the land of the north, a great nation will be aroused from the ends of the earth.
Darby Translation
Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation is stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
Easy-to-Read Version
This is what the Lord says: "An army is coming from the north. A great nation is coming from faraway places on earth.
George Lamsa Translation
Thus said the LORD, Behold, a people is coming from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the ends of the earth.
Good News Translation
The Lord says, "People are coming from a country in the north; a mighty nation far away is preparing for war.
Lexham English Bible
Thus says Yahweh: "Look, a people is coming from the land of the north, a great nation is woken up from the farthest part of the earth.
Literal Translation
So says Jehovah, Behold! A people comes from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred from the sides of the earth.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Morouer thus saieth ye LORDE: Beholde, there shal come a people from the North, & a greate people shal arise from ye endes of ye earth,
American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord has said, See, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation will be put in motion from the inmost parts of the earth.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thus saith the LORD: Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the earth.
King James Version (1611)
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people commeth from the North countrey, and a great nation shall bee raised from the sides of the earth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus saith the Lorde: Beholde, there shall come a people from the north, and a great people shal arise from the endes of the earth.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people comes from the north, and nations shall be stirred up from the end of the earth.
English Revised Version
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord God seith these thingis, Lo! a puple cometh fro the lond of the north, and a greet folk schal rise togidere fro the endis of erthe.
Update Bible Version
Thus says Yahweh, Look, a people comes from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New English Translation
"This is what the Lord says: ‘Beware! An army is coming from a land in the north. A mighty nation is stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth.
New King James Version
Thus says the LORD: "Behold, a people comes from the north country, And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth.
New Life Bible
The Lord says, "See, a people is coming from the north country. A great nation is being raised up from the farthest parts of the earth.
New Revised Standard
Thus says the Lord : See, a people is coming from the land of the north, a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus, saith Yahweh, Lo! a people coming in from the land of the North, - Yea a great nation, shall be stirred up out of the remote parts of the earth:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thus saith the Lord: Behold a people cometh from the land of the north, and a great nation shall rise up from the ends of the earth.
Revised Standard Version
Thus says the LORD: "Behold, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
Young's Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah: Lo, a people hath come from a north country, And a great nation is stirred up from the sides of the earth.
THE MESSAGE
And listen to this verdict from God : "Look out! An invasion from the north, a mighty power on the move from a faraway place: Armed to the teeth, vicious and pitiless, Booming like sea storm and thunder—tramp, tramp, tramp— riding hard on war horses, In battle formation against you, dear Daughter Zion!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus says the LORD, "Behold, a people is coming from the north land, And a great nation will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth.

Contextual Overview

18 "Therefore, listen to this, all you nations. Take note of my people's situation. 19 Listen, all the earth! I will bring disaster on my people. It is the fruit of their own schemes, because they refuse to listen to me. They have rejected my word. 20 There's no use offering me sweet frankincense from Sheba. Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands! I will not accept your burnt offerings. Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me." 21 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: "I will put obstacles in my people's path. Fathers and sons will both fall over them. Neighbors and friends will die together." 22 This is what the Lord says: "Look! A great army coming from the north! A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands. 23 They are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like a roaring sea as they ride forward on horses. They are coming in battle formation, planning to destroy you, beautiful Jerusalem." 24 We have heard reports about the enemy, and we wring our hands in fright. Pangs of anguish have gripped us, like those of a woman in labor. 25 Don't go out to the fields! Don't travel on the roads! The enemy's sword is everywhere and terrorizes us at every turn! 26 Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap and sit among the ashes. Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son. For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you! 27 "Jeremiah, I have made you a tester of metals, that you may determine the quality of my people.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a people: Jeremiah 6:1, Jeremiah 1:14, Jeremiah 1:15, Jeremiah 5:15, Jeremiah 10:22, Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 50:41-43

Reciprocal: Isaiah 13:9 - cruel Jeremiah 4:6 - for I will Jeremiah 13:20 - and Jeremiah 50:42 - hold Ezekiel 21:7 - For the Ezekiel 21:31 - and skilful Ezekiel 23:22 - and I Habakkuk 1:6 - I raise Matthew 24:6 - ye shall hear

Cross-References

Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, "My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years."
Genesis 6:4
In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
Genesis 6:7
And the Lord said, "I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them."
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found favor with the Lord .
Genesis 7:5
So Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him.
Genesis 7:9
They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.
Genesis 7:16
A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind them.
Genesis 17:23
On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him.
Exodus 40:16
Moses proceeded to do everything just as the Lord had commanded him.
Exodus 40:19
Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the Lord had commanded him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus saith the Lord, behold, a people cometh from the north country,.... The Assyrians from Babylon, which lay north of Judea, as in Jeremiah 1:14:

and a great nation shall be raised; that is, by the Lord, who would stir them up to this undertaking. The Targum is,

"many people shall come openly:''

from the sides of the earth; afar off, as Babylon was, Jeremiah 5:15.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Raised - Or, awakened, to undertake distant expeditions.

The sides of the earth - Or ends, the most distant regions (see Jeremiah 25:32).


 
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