Jeremiah 10:22

Hark! a report, behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, a dwelling-place of jackals.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

In Context

21For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of the LORD; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.

23O LORD, I know that man's way is not his own; it is not in man to direct his steps as he walketh.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:15The young lions have roared upon him, and let their voice resound; and they have made his land desolate, his cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.

Jeremiah 5:15Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD; it is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

Jeremiah 6:22Thus saith the LORD: Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the earth.

Habakkuk 1:6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:18-25

Lamentation of Judah; Sovereignty of Divine Providence; Prophetic Imprecations. ( b. c. 606.) 17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress. 18 For thus saith the Lord , Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so. 19 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it. 20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are… Read the whole commentary →

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