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Jeremiah 1:14
Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks directly to Jeremiah immediately following his vision of a boiling pot tilting toward Jerusalem from the north.
The words — The Hebrew phrase תִּפָּתַח הָ/רָעָ֔ה (ti.pa.Tach ha./ra.'Ah) literally renders "it will be let loose" regarding "the calamity," emphasizing an uncontrolled release of judgment.
The thread — This northern disaster motif recurs in Jeremiah 4:6 and 6:1, while Isaiah 41:25 similarly identifies a conqueror raised from the north.
Why it lands — The passage demands acknowledgment that historical invasion serves as a direct execution of divine warning, leaving no room for political illusion or delay.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 41:25 I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.
- Jeremiah 4:6 Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.
- Jeremiah 6:1 “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
- Jeremiah 10:22 Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the land to the north. It will make the cities of Judah a desolation, a haunt for jackals.
- Jeremiah 6:22 This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.
- Jeremiah 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
- Jeremiah 46:20 Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her.
- Jeremiah 50:9 For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.
- Jeremiah 50:41 Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth.
- Ezekiel 1:4 I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,