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 his mother, “Come down from your thrones and sit in the dust, for your glorious crowns will soon be snatched from your heads.” 19The towns of the Negev will close their gates, and no one will be able to open them. The people of Judah will be taken away as captives. All will be carried into exile. Open up your eyes and see the armies marching down from the north! Where is your flock— your beautiful flock— that he gave you to care for? 21What will you say when the Lord takes the allies you have cultivated and appoints them as your rulers? Pangs of anguish will grip you, like those of a woman in labor! 22You may ask yourself, “Why is all this happening to me?” It is because of your many sins! That is why you have been stripped and raped by invading armies.

Jeremiah 13:20 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: lookH5375
• your eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• them that comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• from the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• the flockעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739
• was givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thee, thy beautifulתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
• flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Jeremiah 13:20

• Jeremiah 1:14“Yes,” the Lord said, “for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land.
• Jeremiah 6:22This is what the Lord says: “Look! A great army coming from the north! A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands.
• Jeremiah 10:22Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies as they roll down from the north. The towns of Judah will be destroyed and become a haunt for jackals.
• Habakkuk 1:6I am raising up the Babylonians, a cruel and violent people. They will march across the world and conquer other lands.
• Jeremiah 13:17And if you still refuse to listen, I will weep alone because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile.
• Jeremiah 23:2Therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: “Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them.
• Isaiah 56:9Come, wild animals of the field! Come, wild animals of the forest! Come and devour my people!
• Ezekiel 34:7“Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
• Zechariah 11:16This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, nor look after the young, nor heal the injured, nor feed the healthy. Instead, this shepherd will eat the meat of the fattest sheep and tear off their hooves.
• John 10:12A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.
• Acts 20:26I declare today that I have been faithful. If anyone suffers eternal death, it’s not my fault,

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
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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