Jeremiah 1:14

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Lord said to me, “Disaster will be poured out from the north on all who live in the land.

Hebrew Names Version
Then the LORD said to me, Out of the north evil shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.

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.

English Standard Version
Then the Lord said to me, "Out of the north disaster shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land.

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to me, "Out of the north the evil will be unleashed on all the inhabitants of the land.

New Century Version
The Lord said to me, "Disaster will come from the north and strike all the people who live in this country.

Amplified Bible
Then the LORD said to me, "Out of the north the evil [which the prophets foretold as the result of national sin] will reveal itself and spill out on all the people of the land.

World English Bible
Then Yahweh said to me, Out of the north evil shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saide the Lorde vnto me, Out of the North shall a plague be spred vpon all the inhabitants of the land.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh said to me, "From the north the evil will break open on all the inhabitants of the land.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to me, "Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord said: I will pour out destruction all over the land.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then Adonai said to me, "From the north calamity will boil over onto everyone living in the land,

Darby Translation
And Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north shall evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord said to me, "Something terrible will come from the north. It will happen to all the people who live in this country.

George Lamsa Translation
Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Good News Translation
He said to me, "Destruction will boil over from the north on all who live in this land,

Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh said to me, "From the north disaster will be unleashed on all the inhabitants of the land.

Literal Translation
And Jehovah said to me, Out of the north, evil will be set loose on all those living in the land.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde the LORDE vnto me: Out of the north shall come a plage vpon all the dwellers of the londe.

American Standard Version
Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord said to me, Out of the north evil will come, bursting out on all the people of the land.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the LORD said unto me: 'Out of the north the evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

King James Version (1611)
Then the Lord said vnto me; Out of the North an euill shal breake foorth vpon all the inhabitants of the land.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde the Lorde vnto me: Out of the north shall come a plague vpon all the dwellers of the lande.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to me, From the north shall flame forth evils upon all the inhabitants of the land.

English Revised Version
Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to me, Fro the north schal be schewid al yuel on alle the dwelleris of the lond.

Update Bible Version
Then Yahweh said to me, Out of the north evil shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the LORD said to me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

New English Translation
Then the Lord said, "This means destruction will break out from the north on all who live in the land.

New King James Version
Then the LORD said to me: "Out of the north calamity shall break forth On all the inhabitants of the land.

New Living Translation
"Yes," the Lord said, "for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land.

New Life Bible
Then the Lord said to me, "Out of the north trouble will come upon all the people of the land.

New Revised Standard
Then the Lord said to me: Out of the north disaster shall break out on all the inhabitants of the land.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh unto me, - Out of the North, shall break forth calamity, against all the inhabitants of the land.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to me: From the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD said to me, "Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto me, `From the north is the evil loosed against all inhabitants of the land.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the LORD said to me, "Out of the north the evil will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ God 's Message came to me: "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I said, "A walking stick—that's all." And God said, "Good eyes! I'm sticking with you. I'll make every word I give you come true." ¹³ God 's Message came again: "So what do you see now?" I said, "I see a boiling pot, tipped down toward us." Then God told me, "Disaster will pour out of the north on everyone living in this land. Watch for this: I'm calling all the kings out of the north." God 's Decree. "They'll come and set up headquarters facing Jerusalem's gates, Facing all the city walls, facing all the villages of Judah. I'll pronounce my judgment on the people of Judah for walking out on me—what a terrible thing to do!— And courting other gods with their offerings, worshiping as gods sticks they'd carved, stones they'd painted. "But you—up on your feet and get dressed for work! Stand up and say your piece. Say exactly what I tell you to say. Don't pull your punches or I'll pull you out of the lineup. "Stand at attention while I prepare you for your work. I'm making you as impregnable as a castle, Immovable as a steel post, solid as a concrete block wall. You're a one-man defense system against this culture, Against Judah's kings and princes, against the priests and local leaders. They'll fight you, but they won't even scratch you. I'll back you up every inch of the way." God 's Decree. ¹⁶Demolish, and Then Start Over The Message of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah of the family of priests who lived in Anathoth in the country of Benjamin. God 's Message began to come to him during the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amos reigned over Judah. It continued to come to him during the time Jehoiakim son of Josiah reigned over Judah. And it continued to come to him clear down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah over Judah, the year that Jerusalem was taken into exile. This is what God said: "Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the nations— that's what I had in mind for you." But I said, "Hold it, Master God ! Look at me. I don't know anything. I'm only a boy!" God told me, "Don't say, ‘I'm only a boy.' I'll tell you where to go and you'll go there. I'll tell you what to say and you'll say it. Don't be afraid of a soul. I'll be right there, looking after you." God 's Decree. God reached out, touched my mouth, and said, "Look! I've just put my words in your mouth—hand-delivered! See what I've done? I've given you a job to do among nations and governments—a red-letter day! Your job is to pull up and tear down, take apart and demolish, And then start over, building and planting." God 's Message came to me: "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I said, "A walking stick—that's all." And God said, "Good eyes! I'm sticking with you. I'll make every word I give you come true." God 's Message came again: "So what do you see now?" I said, "I see a boiling pot, tipped down toward us." Then God told me, "Disaster will pour out of the north on everyone living in this land. Watch for this: I'm calling all the kings out of the north." God 's Decree. "They'll come and set up headquarters facing Jerusalem's gates, Facing all the city walls, facing all the villages of Judah. I'll pronounce my judgment on the people of Judah for walking out on me—what a terrible thing to do!— And courting other gods with their offerings, worshiping as gods sticks they'd carved, stones they'd painted. ¹⁷ "But you—up on your feet and get dressed for work! Stand up and say your piece. Say exactly what I tell you to say. Don't pull your punches or I'll pull you out of the lineup. ¹⁸"Stand at attention while I prepare you for your work. I'm making you as impregnable as a castle, Immovable as a steel post, solid as a concrete block wall. You're a one-man defense system against this culture, Against Judah's kings and princes, against the priests and local leaders. They'll fight you, but they won't even scratch you. I'll back you up every inch of the way." God 's Decree.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Out of: Jeremiah 4:6, Jeremiah 6:1, Jeremiah 6:22, Jeremiah 10:22, Jeremiah 31:8, Jeremiah 46:20, Jeremiah 50:9, Jeremiah 50:41, Isaiah 41:25, Ezekiel 1:4

break forth: Heb. be opened

Reciprocal: Job 41:20 - General Isaiah 14:31 - for Jeremiah 13:20 - and Jeremiah 46:6 - toward Jeremiah 47:2 - out of Joel 2:20 - the northern Zechariah 2:6 - and flee Zechariah 6:6 - the north

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.

Genesis 1:3
God spoke: "Light!" And light appeared. God saw that light was good and separated light from dark. God named the light Day, he named the dark Night. It was evening, it was morning— Day One.

Genesis 1:6
God spoke: "Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!" God made sky. He separated the water under sky from the water above sky. And there it was: he named sky the Heavens; It was evening, it was morning— Day Two.

Genesis 1:9
God spoke: "Separate! Water-beneath-Heaven, gather into one place; Land, appear!" And there it was. God named the land Earth. He named the pooled water Ocean. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:14
God spoke: "Lights! Come out! Shine in Heaven's sky! Separate Day from Night. Mark seasons and days and years, Lights in Heaven's sky to give light to Earth." And there it was.

Genesis 1:16
God made two big lights, the larger to take charge of Day, The smaller to be in charge of Night; and he made the stars. God placed them in the heavenly sky to light up Earth And oversee Day and Night, to separate light and dark. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Four.

Genesis 1:20
God spoke: "Swarm, Ocean, with fish and all sea life! Birds, fly through the sky over Earth!" God created the huge whales, all the swarm of life in the waters, And every kind and species of flying birds. God saw that it was good. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Ocean! Birds, reproduce on Earth!" It was evening, it was morning— Day Five.

Genesis 1:26
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."

Genesis 1:31
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.

Genesis 8:22
For as long as Earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat, Summer and winter, day and night will never stop."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the Lord said unto me,.... Explaining the above vision:

out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land; that is, out of Babylon, which lay north, as Jarchi says, and so the Talmud t; or north east, as Kimchi and Ben Melech, to the land of Israel; from hence came Nebuchadnezzar and his army, which are meant by "the evil" that should break forth, or "be opened" u and loosed, which before were bound and hindered by the providence of God; see Revelation 9:14 and come upon all the inhabitants of the land of Israel; and who are signified by the boiling pot to the north; or, however, by the fire under it, which came from thence; for rather by the pot is meant Jerusalem; and, by the boiling of it, its destruction by the Chaldeans; see Ezekiel 11:3.

t T. Bab. Gittin, fol. 6. 1. and Bava Bathra, fol. 25. 2. u תפתח "aperietur", Munster, Tigurine version, Cocceius; "pandetur", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Out of the north ... - The caldron represents the great military empires upon the Euphrates. In Hezekiah’s time, Nineveh was at their head; but stormed by the armies of Cyaxares and Nabopalassar it is itself now the victim whose limbs are seething in the caldron, and the seat of empire has been transferred to Babylon. But whoever may for the time prevail, the tide of passion and carnage is sure finally to pour itself upon Judaea.

An evil shall break forth - “The evil shall be opened,” shall show itself, be disclosed from the north: that special evil, which from the days of Micah Micah 3:12 all the prophets had denounced upon the Jews if they lapsed into idolatry. At present the caldron is fiercely boiling upon the Euphrates. As soon as either of the parties struggling there gains the victory it will pour the whole seething mass over other countries in the shape of an invading army (see Jeremiah 25:17-26).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 1:14. Shall break forth — תפתח tippathach, shall be opened. The door shall be thrown abroad, that these calamities may pass out freely.