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Jeremiah 6:22 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 6 · verse 22
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.Jeremiah 6:22 · King James Version
Jeremiah 6:22 in context
20To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
21Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
22Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
23They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
24We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- countryʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- comethbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- nationgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- raisedʻûwrto wakeH5782 →
- saithʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Here, I. God appeals to all the neighbours, nay, to the whole world, concerning the equity of his proceedings against Judah and Jerusalem (Jer 6:18, Jer 6:19): "Hear, you nations, and know particularly, O congregation of the mighty, the great men of the nations, that take cognizance of the affairs of states about you…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-30