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Jeremiah 1:14

What does Jeremiah 1:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 1:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then the Lord said to me, Out of the north evil will come, bursting out on all the people of the land.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Jehovah saith unto me, `From the north is the evil loosed against all inhabitants of the land.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the Lord said to me: From the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north shall evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Context

v.13And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face thereof is from the north.

v.14This passage

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

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 50:41

    Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

  • Ezekiel 1:4

    And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

  • Jeremiah 4:6

    Set up a standard toward Zion: flee for safety, stay not; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

  • Jeremiah 46:20

    Egypt is a very fair heifer; but destruction out of the north is come, it is come.

  • Jeremiah 6:22

    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.

  • Isaiah 41:25

    I have raised up one from the north, and he is come; from the rising of the sun one that calleth upon my name: and he shall come upon rulers as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay.

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