Jeremiah 1:14-15

New International Version

¹⁴The Lord said to me, “From the north^(A) disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land. ¹⁵I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms,” declares the Lord.

“Their kings will come and set up their thrones
in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;
they will come against all her surrounding walls
and against all the towns of Judah.^(B)

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Jeremiah 4:6

New International Version

⁶Raise the signal^(A) to go to Zion!
Flee for safety without delay!
For I am bringing disaster^(B) from the north,^(C)
even terrible destruction.”

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Jeremiah 6:1

New International Version

Jerusalem Under Siege

6 “Flee for safety, people of Benjamin!
    Flee from Jerusalem!
Sound the trumpet^(A) in Tekoa!^(B)
    Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem!^(C)
For disaster looms out of the north,^(D)
    even terrible destruction.

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Jeremiah 25:9

New International Version

⁹I will summon^(A) all the peoples of the north^(B) and my servant^(C) Nebuchadnezzar^(D) king of Babylon,” declares the Lord, “and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy^[a]^(E) them and make them an object of horror and scorn,^(F) and an everlasting ruin.^(G)

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 25:9 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

Jeremiah 25:9 in all English translations

Jeremiah 46:10

New International Version

¹⁰But that day^(A) belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—
    a day of vengeance^(B), for vengeance on his foes.
The sword will devour^(C) till it is satisfied,
    till it has quenched its thirst with blood.^(D)
For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice^(E)
    in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.^(F)

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Ezekiel 1:4

New International Version

⁴I looked, and I saw a windstorm^(A) coming out of the north^(B)—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,^(C)

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