Jeremiah 13:20
What does Jeremiah 13:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 13:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Let your eyes be lifted up (O Jerusalem), and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock which was given to you, your beautiful flock?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Lift up your eyes, and see those coming in from the north, Where <FI>is<Fi> the drove given to thee, thy beautiful flock?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Lift up your eyes, and see, you that come from the north: where is the flock that is given thee, thy beautiful cattle?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north. Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
Context
v.19The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.
v.20This passage
v.21What wilt thou say, when he shall set over thee as head those whom thou hast thyself taught to be friends to thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 1:14
Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
- Jeremiah 10:22
The voice of tidings, behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals.
- Zechariah 11:16
For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.
- 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.
- Jeremiah 23:2
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, against the shepherds 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 Jehovah.
- John 10:12
He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them:
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