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Jeremiah 47:2

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2Thus says the Lord:

“Behold, waters are going to rise from athe north

And become an overflowing torrent,

And boverflow the land and all its fullness,

The city and those who live in it;

And the men will ccry out,

And every inhabitant of the land will wail.

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Cross references

  1. aIs 14:31; Jer 1:14; 6:22; 46:20, 24
  2. bIs 8:7, 8
  3. cIs 15:2–5; Jer 46:12

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Thus says the Lord:

Behold, waters are rising out of the north,

and shall become an overflowing torrent;

they shall overflow the land and all that fills it,

the city and those who dwell in it.

Men shall cry out,

and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is what the Lord says:

“See how the waters are rising in the north;

they will become an overflowing torrent.

They will overflow the land and everything in it,

the towns and those who live in them.

The people will cry out;

all who dwell in the land will wail

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is what the Lord says:

Look, water is rising from the north

and becoming an overflowing wadi.

It will overflow the land and everything in it,

the cities and their inhabitants.

The people will cry out,

and every inhabitant of the land will wail.

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Lord says:

“A flood is coming from the north

to overflow the land.

It will destroy the land and everything in it—

cities and people alike.

People will scream in terror,

and everyone in the land will wail.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus says Yahweh:

“Look, waters are rising from the north,

and they will become as a raging torrent,

and they will overflow the land,

and that which fills it,

the city and those who live in it.

And the people will cry out,

and every inhabitant of the land will wail,

KJV 1900King James Version

Thus saith the Lord;

Behold, waters rise up out of the north,

And shall be an overflowing flood,

And shall overflow the land, and all that is therein;

The city, and them that dwell therein:

Then the men shall cry,

And all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.