Jeremiah 1:14-16
“Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.”
King James Version · the opening — all 3 verses are below
Babylon coming from the north to devastate Judah, the opening of Jeremiah's ministry announcing the coming judgment.
Read the whole passage — all 3 verses (KJV)
1:14Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
1:15For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
1:16And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
Fulfillment References
2 Kings 24:1 Jeremiah 4:6 Ezekiel 26:7
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