Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Look! An army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are being stirred up from the ends of the earth. New Living Translation “Look! A great army is coming from the north. A great nation and many kings are rising against you from far-off lands. English Standard Version “Behold, a people comes from the north; a mighty nation and many kings are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth. Berean Standard Bible Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth. King James Bible Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. New King James Version “Behold, a people shall come from the north, And a great nation and many kings Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth. New American Standard Bible “Behold, a people is coming from the north, And a great nation and many kings Will be roused from the remote parts of the earth. NASB 1995 “Behold, a people is coming from the north, And a great nation and many kings Will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth. NASB 1977 “Behold, a people is coming from the north, And a great nation and many kings Will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth. Legacy Standard Bible “Behold, a people is coming from the north, And a great nation and many kings Will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth. Amplified Bible “Behold, a people is coming from the north, And a great nation and many kings Will be stirring from the remote parts of the earth. Christian Standard Bible Look! A people comes from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the remote regions of the earth. Holman Christian Standard Bible Look! A people comes from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the remote regions of the earth. American Standard Version Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. Contemporary English Version Far to the north, a nation and its allies have been awakened. They are powerful and ready for war. English Revised Version Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation, and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation "People are going to come from the north. A great nation and many kings will rise from the ends of the earth. Good News Translation "People are coming from a country in the north, a mighty nation far away; many kings are preparing for war. International Standard Version "Look, people are coming from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the ends of the earth. Majority Standard Bible Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth. NET Bible "Look! An army is about to come from the north. A mighty nation and many kings are stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth. New Heart English Bible "Look, a people comes from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the borders of the earth. World English Bible “Behold, a people comes from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBehold, a people has come from the north, "" Even a great nation, "" And many kings are stirred up from the sides of the earth. Young's Literal Translation Lo, a people hath come from the north, Even a great nation, And many kings are stirred up from the sides of the earth. Smith's Literal Translation Behold, a people coming from the north and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the thighs of the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBehold a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall rise from the ends of the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, a people arrives from the north, and a great nation. And many kings will rise up from the ends of the earth. New American Bible See, a people comes from the north, a great nation, and mighty kings rising from the ends of the earth. New Revised Standard Version Look, a people is coming from the north; a mighty nation and many kings are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBehold, a people is coming from the north, a great nation, and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Behold, the people come from the North. Great people and many Kings shall be stirred up from the ends of the Earth OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold, a people cometh from the north, And a great nation, and many kings Shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the earth. Brenton Septuagint Translation Behold, a people comes from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be stirred up from the end of the earth; holding bow and dagger: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Destruction of Babylon…40As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there. 41Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth. 42They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.… Cross References Isaiah 13:5 They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country. Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.” Isaiah 13:17 Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. Revelation 18:2 And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. Isaiah 14:31 Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks. Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. Isaiah 45:1 This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: Matthew 24:30-31 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Isaiah 46:11 I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it. Luke 21:25-27 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Isaiah 47:11 But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly. Mark 13:26-27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. / And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. Ezekiel 38:15 And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. / After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. Ezekiel 39:2 I will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel. Treasury of Scripture Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. Jeremiah 50:2,3,9 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces… Jeremiah 6:22,23 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth… Jeremiah 25:14 For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands. Jump to Previous Army Aroused Borders Coasts Earth Farthest Great Kings Mighty Motion Nation North Parts Raised Remote Roused Sides Stirred Stirring UttermostJump to Next Army Aroused Borders Coasts Earth Farthest Great Kings Mighty Motion Nation North Parts Raised Remote Roused Sides Stirred Stirring UttermostJeremiah 50 1. The judgment of Babylon and the redemption of IsraelBehold The word "Behold" is a call to attention, urging the listener or reader to pay close attention to what follows. In Hebrew, this is often translated from "הִנֵּה" (hinneh), which serves as an imperative to observe something significant. It is a divine alert, emphasizing the importance of the prophecy that is about to unfold. In the context of Jeremiah, it signals a moment of divine revelation, urging the audience to recognize the seriousness of God's impending judgment. a people comes from the north a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Behold!הִנֵּ֛ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! A people עַ֥ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock comes בָּ֖א (bā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go from the north. מִצָּפ֑וֹן (miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter A great גָּדוֹל֙ (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent nation וְג֤וֹי (wə·ḡō·w) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts and many רַבִּ֔ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great kings וּמְלָכִ֣ים (ū·mə·lā·ḵîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king will be stirred up יֵעֹ֖רוּ (yê·‘ō·rū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake from the remote regions מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־ (mî·yar·kə·ṯê-) Preposition-m | Noun - fdc Strong's 3411: Flank, side, extreme parts, recesses of the earth. אָֽרֶץ׃ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Jeremiah 50:41 NIVJeremiah 50:41 NLT Jeremiah 50:41 ESV Jeremiah 50:41 NASB Jeremiah 50:41 KJV Jeremiah 50:41 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 50:41 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 50:41 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 50:41 French Bible Jeremiah 50:41 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 50:41 Behold a people comes from the north (Jer.) |