Disaster from the North

Jeremiah 4

5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say:
i "Blow the trumpet in the land;
Cry, 'Gather together,'
And say, j 'Assemble yourselves,
And let us go into the fortified cities.' 6 Set up the 1 standard toward Zion.
Take refuge! Do not delay!
For I will bring disaster from the k north,
And great destruction." 7 l The lion has come up from his thicket,
And m the destroyer of nations is on his way.
He has gone forth from his place
n To make your land desolate.
Your cities will be laid waste,
Without inhabitant. 8 For this, o clothe yourself with sackcloth,
Lament and wail.
For the fierce anger of the LORD
Has not turned back from us.

9 "And it shall come to pass in that day," says the LORD,
"That the heart of the king shall perish,
And the heart of the princes;
The priests shall be astonished,
And the prophets shall wonder." 10 Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD!
p Surely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem,
q Saying, 'You shall have peace,'
Whereas the sword reaches to the 2 heart."

11 At that time it will be said
To this people and to Jerusalem,
r "A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness
Toward the daughter of My people -
Not to fan or to cleanse - 12 A wind too strong for these will come for Me;
Now s I will also speak judgment against them."

13 "Behold, he shall come up like clouds,
And t his chariots like a whirlwind.
u His horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are plundered!" 14 O Jerusalem, v wash your heart from wickedness,
That you may be saved.
How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you? 15 For a voice declares w from Dan
And proclaims 3 affliction from Mount Ephraim: 16 "Make mention to the nations,
Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem,
That watchers come from a x far country
And raise their voice against the cities of Judah. 17 y Like keepers of a field they are against her all around,
Because she has been rebellious against Me," says the LORD. 18 "Your z ways and your doings
Have procured these things for you.
This is your wickedness,
Because it is bitter,
Because it reaches to your heart."

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 6:1
    O you children of Benjamin, Gather yourselves to flee from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, And set up a signal-fire in Beth Haccerem; For disaster appears out of the north, And great destruction.
    Hosea 8:1
    Set the trumpet to your mouth! He shall come like an eagle against the house of the LORD, Because they have transgressed My covenant And rebelled against My law.
  2. Cross References
    Joshua 10:20
    Then it happened, while Joshua and the children of Israel made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they had finished, that those who escaped entered fortified cities.
    Jeremiah 8:14
    Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, And let us enter the fortified cities, And let us be silent there. For the LORD our God has put us to silence And given us water of gall to drink, Because we have sinned against the LORD.
  3. Cross References
    Jeremiah 1:13 - 15
    And the word of the LORD came to me the second time, saying, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north.
    Jeremiah 6:1
    O you children of Benjamin, Gather yourselves to flee from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, And set up a signal-fire in Beth Haccerem; For disaster appears out of the north, And great destruction.
    Jeremiah 6:22
    Thus says the LORD: "Behold, a people comes from the north country, And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth.
    Jeremiah 50:17
    "Israel is like scattered sheep; The lions have driven him away. First the king of Assyria devoured him; Now at last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones."
  4. Cross References
    2 Kings 24:1
    In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.
    Daniel 7:4
    The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 25:9
    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,' says the LORD, 'and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, against its inhabitants, and against these nations all around, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations.
    Ezekiel 26:7 - 10
    For thus says the Lord GOD: 'Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, with chariots, and with horsemen, and an army with many people.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:7
    Your country is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire; Strangers devour your land in your presence; And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
    Isaiah 6:11
    Then I said, "Lord, how long?" And He answered: "Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, The houses are without a man, The land is utterly desolate.
    Jeremiah 2:15
    The young lions roared at him, and growled; They made his land waste; His cities are burned, without inhabitant.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 22:12
    And in that day the Lord GOD of hosts Called for weeping and for mourning, For baldness and for girding with sackcloth.
    Jeremiah 6:26
    O daughter of my people, Dress in sackcloth And roll about in ashes! Make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us.
  8. Cross References
    2 Kings 25:10 - 12
    And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down the walls of Jerusalem all around.
    Ezekiel 14:9
    And if the prophet is induced to speak anything, I the LORD have induced that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.
    2 Thessalonians 2:11
    And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie.
  9. Cross References
    Jeremiah 5:12
    They have lied about the LORD, And said, " It is not He. Neither will evil come upon us, Nor shall we see sword or famine.
    Jeremiah 14:13
    Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, the prophets say to them, 'You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.'
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 51:1
    Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, Against those who dwell in Leb Kamai, A destroying wind.
    Ezekiel 17:10
    Behold, it is planted, Will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the garden terrace where it grew." '
    Hosea 13:15
    Though he is fruitful among his brethren, An east wind shall come; The wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness. Then his spring shall become dry, And his fountain shall be dried up. He shall plunder the treasury of every desirable prize.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 1:16
    I will utter My judgments Against them concerning all their wickedness, Because they have forsaken Me, Burned incense to other gods, And worshiped the works of their own hands.
  12. Cross References
    Isaiah 5:28
    Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses' hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind.
  13. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:49
    The LORD will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand.
    Lamentations 4:19
    Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the heavens. They pursued us on the mountains And lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
    Hosea 8:1
    Set the trumpet to your mouth! He shall come like an eagle against the house of the LORD, Because they have transgressed My covenant And rebelled against My law.
    Habakkuk 1:8
    Their horses also are swifter than leopards, And more fierce than evening wolves. Their chargers charge ahead; Their cavalry comes from afar; They fly as the eagle that hastens to eat.
  14. Cross References
    Proverbs 1:22
    How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
    Isaiah 1:16
    Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil.
    Jeremiah 13:27
    I have seen your adulteries And your lustful neighings, The lewdness of your harlotry, Your abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! Will you still not be made clean?
    James 4:8
    Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
  15. Cross References
    Jeremiah 8:16
    The snorting of His horses was heard from Dan. The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His strong ones; For they have come and devoured the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell in it.
    Jeremiah 50:17
    "Israel is like scattered sheep; The lions have driven him away. First the king of Assyria devoured him; Now at last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones."
  16. Cross References
    Isaiah 39:3
    Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah, and said to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?" So Hezekiah said, "They came to me from a far country, from Babylon.
    Jeremiah 5:15
    Behold, I will bring a nation against you from afar, O house of Israel," says the LORD. "It is a mighty nation, It is an ancient nation, A nation whose language you do not know, Nor can you understand what they say.
  17. Cross References
    2 Kings 25:1
    Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around.
    2 Kings 25:4
    Then the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled at night by way of the gate between two walls, which was by the king's garden, even though the Chaldeans were still encamped all around against the city. And the king went by way of the plain.
  18. Cross References
    Psalms 107:17
    Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
    Isaiah 50:1
    Thus says the LORD: "Where is the certificate of your mother's divorce, Whom I have put away? Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you? For your iniquities you have sold yourselves, And for your transgressions your mother has been put away.
    Jeremiah 2:17
    Have you not brought this on yourself, In that you have forsaken the LORD your God When He led you in the way?
    Jeremiah 2:19
    Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the LORD your God, And the fear of Me is not in you," Says the Lord GOD of hosts.
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