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14 Then Yahweh said to me, “(A)From the north the evil [a]will break open on all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For, behold, I am calling (B)all the families of the kingdoms of the north,” declares Yahweh; “and they will come, and each one of them will (C)put his throne at the opening of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls round about and against all the (D)cities of Judah.

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  1. Jeremiah 1:14 Lit will be opened

Lift up a (A)standard toward Zion!
Seek safety, do not stand still,
For I am bringing (B)evil from the north,
And great destruction.

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Yahweh Disciplines Israel

“Flee for safety, O sons of (A)Benjamin,
From the midst of Jerusalem!
Now blow a trumpet in Tekoa
And raise a signal over [a](B)Beth-haccerem,
For evil looks down from the (C)north,
As well as great destruction.

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  1. Jeremiah 6:1 Lit house of the vineyard

behold, I will (A)send and take all the families of the north,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, (B)My servant, and will bring them against this land and against its inhabitants and against all these surrounding nations; and I will [a]devote them to destruction and (C)make them an object of horror and of hissing and an everlasting waste place.

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  1. Jeremiah 25:9 Or put them under the ban

10 Indeed, (A)that day belongs to Lord Yahweh of hosts,
A day of (B)vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His adversaries;
And the (C)sword will devour and be satiated
And [a]drink its fill of their blood;
For there will be a (D)sacrifice to Lord Yahweh of hosts
In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.

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  1. Jeremiah 46:10 Lit be saturated with

Then I looked, and behold, a (A)storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light all around it, and in its midst something like the gleam of (B)glowing metal in the midst of the fire.

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