Jeremiah 13:20

Jeremiah 13:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
• New International Version (NIV)Look up and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was entrusted to you, the sheep of which you boasted?
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lift up your eyes and see Those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, Your beautiful sheep?

Context of Jeremiah 13:20

18Say to the king and the queen mother, “Take a lowly seat, For your beautiful crown Has come down from your head.” 19The cities of the Negev have been locked up, And there is no one to open them; All Judah has been taken into exile, Wholly taken into exile. “Raise your eyes and see Those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, Your beautiful sheep? 21What will you say when He appoints over you-- And you yourself had taught them-- Former companions to be head over you? Will sharp pains not take hold of you Like a woman in childbirth? 22If you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things happened to me?’ Because of the magnitude of your wrongdoing Your skirts have been removed And your heels have suffered violence.

Jeremiah 13:20 word by word

שְׂא֤וּ עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ וּרְא֔וּ הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצָּפ֑וֹן אַיֵּ֗ה הָעֵ֙דֶר֙ נִתַּן־לָ֔ךְ צֹ֖אן תִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• Raiseנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: lookH5375
• your eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Those comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• from the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• Whereאַיֵּה'ayêh · where?H346
• flockעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739
• that was givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• Your beautifulתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
• sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Jeremiah 13:20

• Jeremiah 1:14Then the Lord said to me, “Out of the north the evil will be unleashed on all the inhabitants of the land.
• Jeremiah 6:22This is what the Lord says: “Behold, there is a people coming from the north land, And a great nation will be stirred up from the remote parts of the earth.
• Jeremiah 10:22The sound of a report! Behold, it is coming-- A great roar from the land of the north-- To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals.
• Habakkuk 1:6For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, That grim and impetuous people Who march throughout the earth, To take possession of dwelling places that are not theirs.
• Jeremiah 13:17But if you do not listen to it, My soul will weep in secret for such pride; And my eyes will shed And stream down tears, Because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.
• Jeremiah 23:2Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says concerning the shepherds who are tending My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not been concerned about them; behold, I am going to call you to account for the evil of your deeds,” declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 56:9All you wild animals, All you animals in the forest, Come to eat.
• Ezekiel 34:7Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
• Zechariah 11:16For behold, I am going to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for the perishing, seek the scattered, heal the broken, or provide for the one who is exhausted, but will devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hoofs.
• John 10:12He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters the flock.
• Acts 20:26Therefore, I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all people.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Where is the flock - thy beautiful flock? - Jerusalem is addressed. Where are the prosperous multitudes of men, women, and children? Alas! are they not driven before the Babylonians, who have taken them captive?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Jerusalem is asked where the cities, which once lay grouped round her, like a goodly flock of sheep, are gone? The question implies blame.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 Here is a message sent to king Jehoiakim, and his queen. Their sorrows would be great indeed. Do they ask, Wherefore come these things upon us? Let them know, it is for their obstinacy in sin. We cannot alter the natural colour of the skin; and so is it morally impossible to reclaim and reform these people. Sin is the blackness of the soul; it is the discolouring of it; we were shapen in it, so that we cannot get clear of it by any power of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-22King Jehoiachin did not care about the well-being of his people, the beautiful flock of Judah. Because of the king's many sins, Judah suffered abuse from its supposed allies.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. from ... north--Nebuchadnezzar and his hostile army (Jr 1:14; 6:22). flock ... given thee--Jeremiah, amazed at the depopulation caused by Nebuchadnezzar's forces, addresses Jerusalem (a noun of multitude, which accounts for the blending of plural and singular, Your eyes ... thee ... thy flock), and asks where is the population (Jr 13:17, "flock") which God had given her?Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 13:20

• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Minister, Christian
• Sheep

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings