Jeremiah 13:20

Lift up your eyes, and see, you that come from the north: where is the flock that is given thee, thy beautiful cattle?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

In Context

19The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open them: all Juda is carried away captive with an entire captivity.

21What wilt thou say when he shall visit thee? for thou hast taught them against thee, and instructed them against thy own head: shall not sorrows lay hold on thee, as a woman in labour?

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Cross References

Proverbs 14:28In the multitude of people is the dignity of the king: and in the small number of people the dishonour of the prince.

Jeremiah 1:14And the Lord said to me: from the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Jeremiah 10:22Behold the sound of a noise cometh, a great commotion out of the land of the north: to make the cities of Juda a desert, and a dwelling for dragons.

Jeremiah 23:2Therefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to the pastors that feed my people: You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold I will visit upon you for the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.

Habakkuk 1:6For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift nation, marching upon the breadth of the earth, to possess the dwelling places that are not their own.

John 10:12But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and flieth: and the wolf catcheth, and scattereth the sheep:

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 13:13-22

The Bottles Filled with Wine; Punishment Predicted; A Call to Repentance. ( b. c. 606.) 12 Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? 13 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord , Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the… Read the whole commentary →

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