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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, &#8220From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Yes,” the LORD said, “for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Out of the north disaster shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me: “Out of the north calamity shall break forth On all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Out of the north the evil will be unleashed on all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, &#8220Out of the north the evil will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Out of the north the evil will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Yahweh said to me, “From the north the evil will break open on all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>and</i> spill out on all the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster will be poured out from the north on all who live in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, &#8220Disaster will be poured out from the north on all who live in the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said: I will pour out destruction all over the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, "Disaster will be poured out from the north on all those who live in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He said to me, "Destruction will boil over from the north on all who live in this land, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD told me, "From the north disaster will pour out on all who live in the land, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, ?Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, "This means destruction will break out from the north on all who live in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, "Out of the north evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Yahweh said to me, “Out of the north, evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says to me, “From the north the evil is loosed against all inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah saith unto me, 'From the north is the evil loosed against all inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say to me, From the north shall evil be opened upon all the inhabitants of the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord said to me: from the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord said to me: “From the north, an evil will spread over all the inhabitants of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, And from the north evil will pour out over all who dwell in the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me: Out of the north disaster shall break out on all the inhabitants of the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “Evil shall be opened from the North on all the dwellers of the land<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the LORD said unto me: 'Out of the north the evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord said to me, From the north shall flame forth evils upon all the inhabitants of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/1-14.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=126" 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/1.htm">The Call of Jeremiah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.” <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Then the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘āh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">“Disaster</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/6605.htm" title="6605: tip·pā·ṯaḥ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">will be poured out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">who live</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.…<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="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a></span><br />I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm">Zechariah 6:8</a></span><br />Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/11-40.htm">Daniel 11:40</a></span><br />At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12</a></span><br />And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-25.htm">Isaiah 41:25</a></span><br />I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6</a></span><br />Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Jeremiah 6:22</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22</a></span><br />Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the land to the north. It will make the cities of Judah a desolation, a haunt for jackals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-20.htm">Jeremiah 46:20</a></span><br />Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-41.htm">Jeremiah 50:41</a></span><br />Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Ezekiel 38:15</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6</a></span><br />For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a></span><br />For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the LORD said to me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.</p><p class="hdg">out of</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6</a></b></br> Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1,22</a></b></br> O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction… </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">break forth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Break</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Bursting</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-9.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-13.htm">North</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-6.htm">Poured</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Break</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Bursting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">North</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Poured</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">The time</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">And the calling of Jeremiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">His prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seething pot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">His heavy message against Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">God encourages him with his promise of assistance</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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It underscores the prophetic nature of Jeremiah's ministry, where he serves as a mouthpiece for divine revelation. This direct address is a common feature in prophetic literature, emphasizing the authority and authenticity of the message. Similar instances of God speaking directly to prophets can be found throughout the Old Testament, such as with Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a>) and Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/2.htm">Ezekiel 2:1</a>).<p><b>Disaster from the north</b><br>The "north" refers to the direction from which invading armies historically entered Israel and Judah. In the context of Jeremiah, this is a reference to the Babylonian Empire, which would eventually conquer Judah. The north is often associated with danger and judgment in biblical texts, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/41-25.htm">Isaiah 41:25</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6</a>. This geographical reference is significant because it aligns with historical events where Babylon, located to the northeast of Judah, became a dominant power.<p><b>will be poured out</b><br>The imagery of being "poured out" suggests an overwhelming and unstoppable force, akin to a flood. This metaphor conveys the severity and totality of the impending judgment. It reflects the idea of divine wrath being unleashed, as seen in other prophetic warnings like those in <a href="/isaiah/24.htm">Isaiah 24:1-3</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/7-2.htm">Ezekiel 7:2-3</a>. The use of such vivid imagery is intended to evoke a sense of urgency and seriousness about the coming judgment.<p><b>on all who live in the land</b><br>This phrase indicates the comprehensive nature of the judgment, affecting everyone in the land of Judah. It highlights the collective responsibility and consequence of the nation's sins, a common theme in prophetic literature. The judgment is not limited to a specific group but encompasses all inhabitants, similar to the judgments pronounced in other prophetic books like <a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">Zephaniah 1:2-3</a>. This universality underscores the seriousness of turning away from God and the inevitable consequences of such actions.<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 His messages to the people of Judah. His ministry was marked by warnings of impending judgment and calls for repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who communicates His will and plans to Jeremiah. He is the ultimate authority and source of the prophecy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_north.htm">The North</a></b><br>Refers to the direction from which disaster will come. Historically, this is often associated with Babylon, which was a major power to the north of Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to the land of Judah, the southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary focus of Jeremiah's prophecies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/disaster.htm">Disaster</a></b><br>The impending judgment that God is warning about, which will be executed through foreign invasion and conquest.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is in control of the nations and uses them to accomplish His purposes, including judgment. Understanding this helps us trust in His ultimate plan, even when facing difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>When God speaks, His words are sure and will come to pass. This should encourage us to take His warnings seriously and respond with obedience and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The prophecy serves as a call to repentance for Judah. In our lives, we should be quick to turn from sin and seek God's forgiveness, knowing that He desires to restore us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a></b><br>Jeremiah's role as a prophet was to faithfully deliver God's message, regardless of the response. We are called to be faithful in sharing God's truth, trusting Him with the results.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_'north_waters'_symbolize_babylon's_threat.htm">Jeremiah 47:2 – How could “waters rising in the north” metaphorically represent the Babylonian threat, and does this imagery conflict with known historical timelines of regional invasions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_second_exodus_rarely_recorded.htm">Why is the second exodus from "the land of the north" in Jeremiah 16:14–15 rarely mentioned in historical records or archaeological findings compared to the first Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_huldah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Huldah the Prophetess in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god's_spirit_rest_in_the_north.htm">Why does Zechariah 6:8 mention God’s spirit finding rest in the north country if He is believed to be present everywhere? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Out of the north an evil.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">the evil, </span>long foretold, as in <a href="/micah/3-12.htm" title="Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.">Micah 3:12</a>, and elsewhere, and long expected.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Out of the north</span>. Previously to the battle of Carchemish, the Babylonians are only mentioned vaguely as a northern people (see <a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1, 22</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22</a>). Strictly speaking, they were an eastern people from the point of view of Palestine; but the caravan-road which the Chaldaean armies had to take entered Palestine at Dan (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/4-15.htm">Jeremiah 4:15</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16</a>), and then proceeded southward. (On the question whether a Scythian invasion is referred to, at least conjointly with the Babylonian, see Introduction.) <span class="cmt_word">An evil</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the evil</span>; viz. the calamity which in deepening gloom forms the burden of the prophet's discourses. <span class="cmt_word">Shall break forth</span>; literally, shall <span class="accented">open</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. let loose by opening (comp. the use of the same verb in <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Isaiah 14:17</a>, literally, "looseth not his prisoners homewards;" and <a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a>, literally, "that we may open," <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. "bring forth wheat"). There is, however, some difficulty in explaining the choice of this expression. We might indeed suppose that the caldron had a lid, and that the removal or falling off of this lid is the "opening" referred to by the phrase. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/1-14.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">Then the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Disaster</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָעָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the north</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצָּפוֹן֙</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">will be poured out</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּפָּתַ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(tip·pā·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who live</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשְׁבֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 1:14 Then Yahweh said to me Out (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/1-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:15" /></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>