Translations
Modern
For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”
Traditional
For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
Literal
For a nation from the north has come up against her, and it will set her land as a desolation, and there will be no one dwelling in her, from man even to beast—they will wander off; they will depart.”
Latin
Quoniam ascendit contra eam gens ab aquilone, quæ ponet terram ejus in solitudinem, et non erit qui habitet in ea ab homine usque ad pecus: et moti sunt, et abierunt.
Original
Hebrew
English
For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”
Notes
The nation from the north was Persia, led by Cyrus in 539 BC. Persia was east of Babylon. It first attacked Babylonia in the north and then moved south. The attack destroyed the powerful Babylonian Empire.
This message of judgment on Babylon is the longest for any nation except Judah. It mixes threats against Babylon with promises to restore Judah. Babylon acted as the Lord's agent to destroy other Near Eastern civilizations. However, Babylon was also guilty of its own sins. The Lord would judge Babylon by making her experience what she did to others (Jeremiah 50:15).
Theme notes and profiles
Hope Beyond Judgment Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Glossary
Topics
Afflicted Saints: should Turn and Devote Themselves to God Armies: Often Went on Foreign Service