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Where is the flock that was entrusted to you, the sheep of which you boasted?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Open up your eyes and see the armies marching down from the north! Where is your flock— your beautiful flock— that he gave you to care for?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where <i>is</i> the flock <i>that</i> was given thee, thy beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and see Those who come from the north. Where <i>is</i> the flock <i>that</i> was given to you, Your beautiful sheep?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Raise your eyes and see Those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, Your beautiful sheep?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Lift up your eyes and see Those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, Your beautiful sheep?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Lift up your eyes and see Those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, Your beautiful sheep?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Lift up your eyes and see Those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, Your beautiful sheep?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Lift up your eyes and see Those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you [to shepherd], Your beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look up and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look up and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jerusalem, you were so proud of ruling the people of Judah. But where are they now? Look north, and you will see your enemies approaching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Look up, and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you-your beautiful sheep?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jerusalem, look! Your enemies are coming down from the north! Where are the people entrusted to your care, your people you were so proud of? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Look up and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you— your beautiful sheep?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, "Look up, Jerusalem, and see the enemy that is coming from the north. Where now is the flock of people that were entrusted to your care? Where now are the 'sheep' that you take such pride in? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Lift up your eyes, and see those who come from the north: where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes, and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your beautiful flock? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes, and see those coming in from the north, "" Where [is] the drove given to you, your beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lift up your eyes, and see those coming in from the north, Where is the drove given to thee, thy beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and see them coming from the north: where the flock given to thee, the sheep of thy glory?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes, and see, you that come from the north: where is the flock that is given thee, thy beautiful cattle? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and see, you who are arriving from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your famous cattle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and see those coming in from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, your splendid sheep? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and see those that come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and see them who come from the North. Which is the flock that is given to you, the flock of your glory?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes, and behold Them that come from the north; Where is the flock that was given thee, Thy beautiful flock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Lift up thine eyes, O Jerusalem, and behold them that come from the north; where is the flock that was given thee, the sheep of thy glory?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=4062" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Captivity Threatened</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: śə·ʾī (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">Lift up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nê·ḵem (N-cdc:: 2mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·ʾī (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and see</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hab·bā·’îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">those coming</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">from the north.</a> <a href="/hebrew/346.htm" title="346: ’ay·yêh (Interrog) -- Where?. Prolonged from 'ay; where?.">Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/5739.htm" title="5739: hā·‘ê·ḏer (Art:: N-ms) -- A flock, herd. From adar; an arrangement, i.e. Muster.">is the flock</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nit·tan- (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">entrusted</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣōn (N-csc) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">the sheep</a> <a href="/hebrew/8597.htm" title="8597: tip̄·’ar·têḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Beauty, glory. Or tiphereth; from pa'ar; ornament.">that were your pride?</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm">Isaiah 39:3-7</a></span><br />Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.” / “What have they seen in your palace?” Isaiah asked. “They have seen everything in my palace,” answered Hezekiah. “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.” / Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-16.htm">2 Kings 20:16-18</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD: / The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6</a></span><br />All the splendor has departed from the Daughter of Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; they lack the strength to flee in the face of the hunter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Ezekiel 12:12-13</a></span><br />And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land. / But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5</a></span><br />Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-17</a></span><br />The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles— / the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10</a></span><br />On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7</a></span><br />Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Isaiah 5:13</a></span><br />Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14-16</a></span><br />He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. / Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6</a></span><br />The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12</a></span><br />“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?</p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14</a></b></br> Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Jeremiah 6:22</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22</a></b></br> Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, <i>and</i> a den of dragons.</p><p class="hdg">where.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Jeremiah 13:17</a></b></br> But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for <i>your</i> pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9-12</a></b></br> All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, <i>yea</i>, all ye beasts in the forest… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm">Boasted</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/songs/8-11.htm">Entrusted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-13.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-14.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">North</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Sheep</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-20.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-13.htm">Boasted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">Entrusted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-26.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-12.htm">North</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Sheep</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">By the type of a linen belt, hidden at Euphrates, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-9.htm">God prefigures the destruction of his people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-12.htm">By the parable of bottles filled with wine he foretells their drunkenness in misery.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">He exhorts to prevent their future judgments.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">He shows their abominations are the cause thereof.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Jeremiah, the "north" often refers to Babylon, which was the dominant power threatening Judah at the time. Historically, Babylonian forces invaded from the north, making this a literal and prophetic warning. The phrase "lift up your eyes" is a common biblical expression used to draw attention to something significant or imminent. This call to awareness is a reminder of God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His warnings through the prophets. The north is also symbolically associated with judgment in biblical literature, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14-15</a>, where disaster is prophesied to come from the north.<p><b>Where is the flock entrusted to you,</b><br>The "flock" symbolizes the people of Judah, often depicted as sheep under the care of shepherds, which in this context refers to the leaders of Judah. This imagery is consistent throughout the Bible, where leaders are often seen as shepherds responsible for the welfare of their people (e.g., <a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-10</a>). The question implies a failure of leadership, as the flock has been scattered or lost due to negligence or disobedience. This reflects a broader biblical theme of accountability, where leaders are held responsible for the spiritual and physical well-being of those under their care. The entrusted flock also alludes to the covenant relationship between God and His people, where the leaders are expected to guide the people in faithfulness to God.<p><b>the sheep that were your pride?</b><br>The "sheep" here continue the metaphor of the people of Judah. The phrase "that were your pride" suggests that the leaders once took pride in their people, possibly in their prosperity, strength, or religious devotion. However, this pride has turned to shame due to the impending judgment and the leaders' failure to protect and guide the flock. This reflects a common biblical theme where human pride leads to downfall, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." The pride in the sheep also points to a misplaced confidence in human strength or achievements rather than reliance on God. This serves as a warning against idolatry and self-reliance, urging a return to humility and dependence on God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by themes of repentance and impending judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often warned by prophets like Jeremiah about the consequences of their disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_north.htm">The North</a></b><br>Refers to the direction from which invaders, particularly the Babylonians, would come to conquer Judah. This is a common motif in Jeremiah's prophecies, symbolizing impending judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flock.htm">The Flock</a></b><br>Symbolizes the people of Judah, whom the leaders were supposed to shepherd and protect. The imagery of a flock is often used in the Bible to describe God's people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sheep_of_your_pride.htm">The Sheep of Your Pride</a></b><br>This phrase highlights the leaders' failure to care for the people entrusted to them, emphasizing their pride and neglect.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_of_leadership.htm">Responsibility of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders are entrusted with the care of their people. This verse challenges leaders to reflect on their stewardship and accountability before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_neglect.htm">Consequences of Neglect</a></b><br>Ignoring the needs of those entrusted to us can lead to devastating consequences, as seen in the impending invasion from the north.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>The call to "lift up your eyes" is a reminder to be spiritually vigilant and aware of the signs of the times, recognizing when God is calling us to action.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pride_and_its_pitfalls.htm">Pride and Its Pitfalls</a></b><br>Pride can blind us to our responsibilities and lead to neglect. Humility and dependence on God are essential for faithful leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The coming from the north signifies God's control over nations and His use of them to fulfill His purposes, including judgment and correction.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jeremiah_20_7_with_james_1_13.htm">How can Jeremiah 20:7 be reconciled with James 1:13, which states that God never tempts or deceives anyone?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god's_demand_for_repentance_contradictory.htm">(Jeremiah 13:16-17) Isn't it contradictory for God to demand repentance while also foretelling inevitable punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_some_bad_leaders_go_unpunished.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-2: How can God condemn 'shepherds' who mislead the flock while, historically, many oppressive leaders seem to go unpunished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_edom's_desolation_match_history.htm">(Jeremiah 49:7-22) Why does the foretold permanent desolation of Edom not seem to match evidence of later settlements and Edomite culture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Lift up your eyes.</span>--The Hebrew verb is feminine and singular, the possessive pronoun masculine and plural. Assuming the reading to be correct, the irregularity may have been intended to combine the ideal personification of Jerusalem, the daughter of Zion, as the natural protectress of the other cities, with the concrete multitude of her inhabitants. The "beautiful flock" of those cities had been committed to her care, and she is now called to give an account of her stewardship.<p><span class= "bld">Them that come from the north.</span>--These are, of course, as in <a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm" title="Then the LORD said to me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.">Jeremiah 1:14</a> and elsewhere, the invading army of the Chaldeans, and probably also their Scythian allies.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 20, 21.</span> - The captivity being still (in spite of the perfect tense) a thing of the future, the prophet can seek to awaken the conscience of the careless under-shepherd by showing how serf-caused is his (or rather her) punishment. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lift up your eyes</span>. The verb is fern. sing., the pronoun (in suffix form) masc. plu, - a clear indication that the person addressed is a collective. Probably the "daughter of Zion" is intended, which, in a certain sense, might be called the "shepherd" or leader of the rest of the nation. <span class="cmt_word">From the north</span>. Again this horror of the north as the source of calamity (see on Jeremiah 14). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Lift up</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂא֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(śə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and see</span><br /><span class="heb">וּרְא֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those coming</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּאִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the north.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצָּפ֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Where</span><br /><span class="heb">אַיֵּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ay·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_346.htm">Strong's 346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Where?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the flock</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֵ֙דֶר֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ḏer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5739.htm">Strong's 5739: </a> </span><span class="str2">An arrangement, muster</span><br /><br /><span class="word">entrusted to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתַּן־</span> <span class="translit">(nit·tan-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sheep</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹ֖אן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that were your pride?</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tip̄·’ar·têḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8597.htm">Strong's 8597: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beauty, glory</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/13-20.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 13:20 Lift up your eyes and see those (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/13-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 13:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 13:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/13-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 13:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 13:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>