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The report is coming— a great commotion from the land of the north! It will make the towns of Judah desolate, a haunt of jackals. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies as they roll down from the north. The towns of Judah will be destroyed and become a haunt for jackals. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!— a great commotion out of the north country to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/10.htm">King James Bible</a> Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/10.htm">New King James Version</a> Behold, the noise of the report has come, And a great commotion out of the north country, To make the cities of Judah desolate, a den of jackals. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The sound of a report! Behold, it is coming— A great roar from the land of the north— To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> The sound of a report! Behold, it comes— A great commotion out of the land of the north— To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The sound of a report! Behold, it comes— A great commotion out of the land of the north— To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The sound of a report! Behold, it comes— A great quaking out of the land of the north— To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The sound of a report! Behold, [the invader] comes— A great commotion from the country of the north (Babylonia)— To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt and dwelling place of jackals. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen! A noise—it is coming — a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made desolate, a jackals’ den. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen! A noise—it is coming— a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made desolate, a jackals&#8217 den. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> The voice of tidings, behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "Sounds of destruction rumble from the north like distant thunder. Soon our towns will be ruins where only jackals live." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> The voice of a rumour, behold it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The report has arrived. A tremendous uproar is coming from the land of the north. Its army will destroy Judah's cities and make them homes for jackals. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> Listen! News has come! There is a great commotion in a nation to the north; its army will turn the cities of Judah into a desert, a place where jackals live." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> The sound of a report, it's coming now! There is a great commotion from a land in the north to make the towns of Judah desolate, a refuge for jackals." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Listen! News is coming even now. The rumble of a great army is heard approaching from a land in the north. It is coming to turn the towns of Judah into rubble, places where only jackals live. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The voice of news, look, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Behold, the sound of the noise is come, and a great commotion from the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. <a href="/web/jeremiah/10.htm">World English Bible</a> The voice of news, behold, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> A voice of a report, behold, it has come, "" Even a great shaking from the north country, "" To make the cities of Judah a desolation, "" A habitation of dragons. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A voice of a report, lo, it hath come, Even a great shaking from the north country, To make the cities of Judah a desolation, A habitation of dragons. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Behold, a voice of tidings coming, and a great shaking from the land of the north, to set the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling of jackals.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Behold the sound of a noise cometh, a great commotion out of the land of the north: to make the cities of Juda a desert, and a dwelling for dragons. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Behold, the sound of a voice approaches, a great commotion from the land of the north: so that he may make the cities of Judah into a wilderness and into a dwelling place for serpents. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/10.htm">New American Bible</a> Listen! a rumor! here it comes, a great commotion from the land of the north: To make the cities of Judah a desolation, the haunt of jackals. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Hear, a noise! Listen, it is coming— a great commotion from the land of the north to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold, the noise of the report is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate and a den of jackals. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> A sound of the report, behold, it came, and great shaking from the north land to make the cities of Judea a wilderness, a dwelling for jackals<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Hark! a report, behold, it cometh, And a great commotion out of the north country, To make the cities of Judah desolate, A dwelling-place of jackals. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Behold, there comes a sound of a noise, and a great earthquake from the land of the north, to make the cities of Juda a desolation, and a resting-place for ostriches. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3299" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/10.htm">The Coming Destruction</a> …21For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered. 22<a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Listen!</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">The sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/8052.htm" title="8052: šə·mū·‘āh (N-fs) -- A report. Feminine passive participle of shamem; something heard, i.e. An announcement.">of a report</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇā·’āh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">is coming—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/7494.htm" title="7494: wə·ra·‘aš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A quaking, shaking. From ra'ash; vibration, bounding, uproar.">commotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">from the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: ṣā·p̄ō·wn (N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">to the north.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rê (N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">The cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: lā·śūm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">will be made</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: šə·mā·māh (N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">a desolation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4583.htm" title="4583: mə·‘ō·wn (N-msc) -- Dwelling, habitation. Or maiyn; from the same as ownah; an abode, of God, men or animals; hence, a retreat.">a haunt</a> <a href="/hebrew/8577.htm" title="8577: tan·nîm (N-cp) -- Serpent, dragon, sea monster. Or tanniym; intensive from the same as tan; a marine or land monster, i.e. Sea-serpent or jackal.">for jackals.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a> 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.” <a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">2 Kings 24:10-16</a> At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. / And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it. / Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-20</a> So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. ... <a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Jeremiah 6:22-23</a> 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. / They 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 Zion.” <a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6-7</a> Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction. / A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited. <a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Ezekiel 12:11-13</a> You are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives. / 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. <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Isaiah 5:26-30</a> He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come! / None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken. / Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. ... <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6-10</a> 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. / They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty. / Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. ... <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10-13</a> 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. / Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off. / And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ ... <a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Lamentations 1:3-5</a> Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress. / The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish. / Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy. <a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-21</a> So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. ... <a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a> But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ... <a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14-19</a> So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. ... <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2-8</a> 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. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” / Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. ... <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a> While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.the noise.<a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5</a> That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6</a> Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.<a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">Jeremiah 5:15</a> Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.a den.<a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a> And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.<a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3</a> And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Bruit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-23.htm">Commotion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Den</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Haunt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">News</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">North</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Report</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-7.htm">Rumour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Bruit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Commotion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Country</a> <a href="/daniel/6-7.htm">Den</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-6.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-33.htm">Haunt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-15.htm">News</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-20.htm">North</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Report</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-14.htm">Rumour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-5.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 10</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">The unequal comparison of God and idols.</a> 17. <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">The prophet exhorts to flee from the calamity to come.</a> 19. <a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">He laments the spoil of the tabernacle by foolish pastors.</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/10-23.htm">He makes an humble supplication.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Listen! This call to attention is a common prophetic device used to alert the audience to an important message from God. It emphasizes the urgency and significance of the forthcoming prophecy. Similar calls to listen are found throughout the prophetic books, such as in <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a> and <a href="/hosea/4.htm">Hosea 4:1</a>, where God seeks to capture the attention of His people.The sound of a report is coming— The "report" refers to news or a message, often of impending judgment or disaster. In the context of Jeremiah, this report is likely concerning the Babylonian invasion. Prophets often received divine revelations about future events, which they then communicated to the people. This echoes the role of a watchman, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel 33:7</a>, who warns of approaching danger.a great commotion from the land to the north. The "land to the north" is a reference to Babylon, which was the dominant power threatening Judah at the time. Historically, Babylonian armies would approach from the north due to the geographical layout of the region. This phrase is consistent with other prophecies in Jeremiah (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14</a>) that predict the northern threat. The "great commotion" signifies the chaos and destruction that accompany military invasions.It will make the cities of Judah a desolation, This prophecy foretells the destruction and desolation that will befall Judah as a result of the Babylonian conquest. The term "desolation" is often used in the Old Testament to describe the aftermath of divine judgment, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11</a> and <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a>. The desolation serves as a consequence of the people's disobedience and idolatry, fulfilling the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.a haunt for jackals. The imagery of jackals inhabiting the ruins underscores the extent of the devastation. Jackals are scavengers that thrive in desolate and abandoned places, symbolizing the complete abandonment and ruin of the cities. This imagery is also used in <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13</a> and <a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3</a> to depict desolation. The presence of jackals highlights the reversal of fortune for Judah, from a thriving community to a wasteland.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> 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 judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. It was the focus of Jeremiah's prophecies, particularly concerning its impending judgment due to idolatry and disobedience. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_the_north.htm">The Land of the North</a> Often interpreted as Babylon, which was the dominant power in the region and the instrument of God's judgment against Judah. The "north" signifies the direction from which invaders typically approached Jerusalem. 4. <a href="/topical/d/desolation.htm">Desolation</a> The state of ruin and abandonment that would come upon Judah as a result of its unfaithfulness to God. This desolation is both physical and spiritual. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jackals.htm">Jackals</a> Symbolic of desolation and ruin, as these animals inhabit deserted and desolate places. Their presence signifies the complete devastation of the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a> God's warnings through His prophets are not to be taken lightly. Just as Judah faced consequences for its actions, we must heed God's Word and live in obedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets like Jeremiah were tasked with delivering difficult messages. We should respect and listen to those who speak God's truth, even when it challenges us. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Judah's desolation was a direct result of its idolatry. We must examine our lives for anything that takes precedence over our relationship with God. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_desolation.htm">Hope Amidst Desolation</a> While the message is one of judgment, it also serves as a call to repentance. God's desire is for restoration, not destruction. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a> Just as Judah was warned of the coming invasion, we must remain vigilant in our spiritual lives, aware of the "north" from which spiritual attacks may come.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 10</a> <a href="/q/what_is_studying_the_bible_preceptually.htm">What do jackals symbolize in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_do_jackals_symbolize_in_the_bible.htm">What do jackals symbolize in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_shallum_never_returned.htm">In Jeremiah 22:10-12, is there any historical record confirming the fate of Shallum (Jehoahaz) and corroborating he never returned, as the text claims?</a> <a href="/q/can_hananiah's_short_exile_prophecy_be_trusted.htm">In Jeremiah 28:1-4, how can Hananiah's prophecy of a short Babylonian captivity be trusted given the historical evidence of a much longer exile?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) Behold, the noise of the bruit is come.--Better, A cry is heard, Behold, it cometh. The cry of terror is heard and it utters the tidings, terrible in their brevity, that the army of the invader is come, and with it the "great commotion," the stir and rush of the army, coming from the north country of the Chaldeans. (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/1-13.htm" title="And the word of the LORD came to me the second time, saying, What see you? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.">Jeremiah 1:13</a>.) In <a href="/matthew/25-6.htm" title="And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him.">Matthew 25:6</a>, "There was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh," we have a striking parallel. The word "bruit" (here and in <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm" title="There is no healing of your bruise; your wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of you shall clap the hands over you: for on whom has not your wickedness passed continually?">Nahum 3:19</a>) may be noted as one of those which have become obsolete since the date of the Authorised Version.A den of dragons.--i.e., jackals, as in <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm" title="And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.">Jeremiah 9:11</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Behold... is come; rather; Hark! Tidings! Behold, it cometh! The tidings are that the foe is at hand, advancing with a great commotion, with clashing spears, prancing horses, and all the hubbub of a great army. A den of dragons; rather, of jackals (as <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Listen! הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! The sound ק֤וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of a report שְׁמוּעָה֙ (šə·mū·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8052.htm">Strong's 8052: </a> Something heard, an announcement is coming— בָאָ֔ה (ḇā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go a great גָּד֖וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent commotion וְרַ֥עַשׁ (wə·ra·‘aš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7494.htm">Strong's 7494: </a> Vibration, bounding, uproar from the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land to the north. צָפ֑וֹן (ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter The cities עָרֵ֧י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement of Judah יְהוּדָ֛ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites will be made לָשׂ֞וּם (lā·śūm) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set a desolation, שְׁמָמָ֖ה (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> Devastation, astonishment a haunt מְע֥וֹן (mə·‘ō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4583.htm">Strong's 4583: </a> An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat of jackals. תַּנִּֽים׃ (tan·nîm) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8577.htm">Strong's 8577: </a> A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 10:22 The voice of news behold it comes (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/10-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 10:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 10:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/10-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 10:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 10:23" /></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>