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Jeremiah 6:22–24

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22Thus says the Lord:

r“Behold, a people is coming sfrom the north country,

a great nation is stirring from tthe farthest parts of the earth.

23They lay hold on bow and javelin;

they are ucruel and have no mercy;

vthe sound of them is like the roaring sea;

they ride on horses,

set in array as a man for battle,

against you, O daughter of Zion!”

24We have heard the report of it;

wour hands fall helpless;

anguish has taken hold of us,

xpain as of a woman in labor.

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Cross references

  1. rFor ver. 22–24, see ch. 50:41–43
  2. sSee ch. 1:13
  3. tch. 25:32; 31:8
  4. uIsa. 13:9, 18
  5. vIsa. 17:12
  6. wch. 38:4; 49:24; Ezek. 21:7; See 2 Sam. 4:1; Ezek. 7:17
  7. xSee Isa. 13:8

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is what the Lord says:

“Look, an army is coming

from the land of the north;

a great nation is being stirred up

from the ends of the earth.

They are armed with bow and spear;

they are cruel and show no mercy.

They sound like the roaring sea

as they ride on their horses;

they come like men in battle formation

to attack you, Daughter Zion.”

We have heard reports about them,

and our hands hang limp.

Anguish has gripped us,

pain like that of a woman in labor.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is what the Lord says:

Look, an army is coming from a northern land;

a great nation will be stirred up

from the remote regions of the earth.

They grasp bow and javelin.

They are cruel and show no mercy.

Their voice roars like the sea,

and they ride on horses,

lined up like men in battle formation

against you, Daughter Zion.

We have heard about it,

and our hands have become weak.

Distress has seized us—

pain, like a woman in labor.

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Lord says:

“Look! A great army coming from the north!

A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands.

They are armed with bows and spears.

They are cruel and show no mercy.

They sound like a roaring sea

as they ride forward on horses.

They are coming in battle formation,

planning to destroy you, beautiful Jerusalem.”

We have heard reports about the enemy,

and we wring our hands in fright.

Pangs of anguish have gripped us,

like those of a woman in labor.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus says Yahweh:

“Look, a people is coming from the land of the north,

a great nation is woken up from the farthest part of the earth.

The bow and the short sword they grasp are cruel,

and they show no mercy.

Their sound roars like the sea, and on horses they ride,

drawn up like a man for battle against you, O daughter of Zion.”

We have heard news of it,

our hands grow slack,

anxiety has grasped us,

pain as a woman who gives birth.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. They 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. We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.