- a people:
- "O ye childrenª of Benjamin,ª gather yourselves to fleeª° out of the midstª¹ of Jerusalem,ª and blowª° the trumpetª in Tekoa,ª and set upª° a sign² of fire¹ in¹ Bethhaccerem:ª for¹ evilª appearethª° out of the north,ª¹ and greatª destruction.ª" {Jer 6:1} + "Then the LORDª saidª° unto¹ me, Out of the northª¹ an evilª shall break forthª° upon¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of the land.ª ... For,¹ lo,¹ I will callª° all¹ the familiesª of the kingdomsª of the north,ª saithª° the LORD;ª and they shall come,ª° and they shall setª° every oneª his throneª at the enteringª of the gatesª of Jerusalem,ª and against¹ all¹ the wallsª thereof round about,ª and against¹ all¹ the citiesª of Judah.ª" {Jer 1:14-15} + "Lo,¹ I will bringª° a nationª upon¹ you from far,ª¹ O houseª of Israel,ª saithª° the LORD:ª it¹ [is] a mightyª nation,ª it¹ [is] an ancientª¹ nation,ª a nationª whose languageª thou knowestª° not,¹ neither¹ understandestª° what¹ they say.ª°" {Jer 5:15} + "Behold,¹ the noiseª of the bruitª is come,ª° and a greatª commotionª out of the north² country,ª¹¹ to makeª°¹ the citiesª of Judahª desolate,ª [and] a denª of dragons.ª" {Jer 10:22} + "Behold,¹ I will sendª° and takeª°¹ all¹ the familiesª of the north,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant,ª and will bringª° them against¹ this¹ land,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, and against¹ all¹ these¹ nationsª round about,ª and will utterly destroyª° them, and makeª° them an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª and perpetualª desolations.ª" {Jer 25:9} + "Behold,¹ a peopleª shall comeª° from the north,ª¹ and a greatª nation,ª and manyª kingsª shall be raised upª° from the coastsª¹ of the earth.ª ... The kingª of Babylonª hath heardª°¹ the reportª of them, and his handsª waxed feeble:ª° anguishª took holdª° of him, [and] pangsª as of a woman in travail.ª°" {Jer 50:41-43}
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