Jeremiah 1:14 - Easy To Read Version14 The Lord said to me,\par “Something terrible will come\par from the north.\par It will happen to all the people\par that live in this country.\par Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 176914 Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition14 Then the Lord said to me, Out of the north the evil [which the prophets had foretold as the result of national sin] shall disclose itself and break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)14 Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible14 The LORD said to me, “Trouble will erupt from the north against the people of this land.” Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version14 And the Lord said to me: "From the north, an evil will spread over all the inhabitants of the earth. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version14 And the Lord said to me: From the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. Féach an chaibidil |
So I will soon send for all the family groups of the north. {\cf2\super [202]} ” This message is from the Lord. “I will soon send for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He is my servant. I will bring those people against the land of Judah and against the people of Judah. I will bring them against all the nations around you too. I will destroy all of those countries. I will make those lands like an empty desert forever. People will see those countries, and whistle at how badly they were destroyed.
Remember, I will bring Israel\par from that country in the north.\par I will gather the people of Israel\par from the faraway places on earth.\par Some of the people will be blind and crippled.\par Some of the women will be pregnant\par and ready to give birth.\par But many, many people will come back.\par
The Lord says:\par “Look, \{the enemy soldiers\par are meeting together\} in the north. {\cf2\super [372]} \par They will come like a fast river\par spilling over its banks.\par They will cover the whole country\par like a flood.\par They will cover the towns\par and the people living in them.\par Everyone living in that country\par will cry for help.\par
I will bring many nations together\par from the north.\par This group of nations will get ready for war\par against Babylon.\par Babylon will be captured by people\par from the north.\par Those nations will shoot many arrows\par at Babylon.\par Those arrows will be like soldiers\par that don’t come back from war\par with their hands empty.\par
Run for your lives, people of Benjamin!\par Run away from the city of Jerusalem!\par Blow the war trumpet in the city of Tekoa!\par Put up the warning flag\par in the city of Beth Hakkerem!\par Do these things because disaster is coming from the north. {\cf2\super [37]} \par Terrible destruction is coming to you.\par
No, I will force those people from the north {\cf2\super [17]} to leave your land.\par I will make them go into a dry,\par empty land.\par Some of them will go to the eastern sea.\par Some of them will go to the western sea.\par Those people did such terrible things.\par But they will be like a dead\par and rotting thing.\par There will be such a terrible smell!”\par