In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.
Jeremiah 13:20 - Revised Standard Version “Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lift up your eyes and behold those [the eruption of a hostile army] who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you [to shepherd], your beautiful flock? American Standard Version (1901) Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock? Common English Bible Lift up your eyes and see who is approaching from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, your beautiful flock? Catholic Public Domain Version Lift up your eyes and see, you who are arriving from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your famous cattle? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lift up your eyes and see, you that come from the north. Where is the flock that is given thee, thy beautiful cattle? |
In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.
Then the Lord said to me, “Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
For lo, I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord; and they shall come and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
Hark, a rumor! Behold, it comes!— a great commotion out of the north country to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals.
But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock has been taken captive.
Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the Lord.
and the peaceful folds are devastated, because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
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.
For lo, I am rousing the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, who march through the breadth of the earth, to seize habitations not their own.