Berean Standard Bible

“Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.”

Jeremiah 1:14

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God calls Jeremiah as a young prophet and shows him two visions: an almond branch and a boiling pot tilted away from the north. The second vision is explained here.

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Jeremiah 1:13Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”
Jeremiah 4:6Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.
Habakkuk 1:6For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans — that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.

World English Bible (WEB)

Then Yahweh said to me, “Out of the north, evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.

King James Version (KJV)

Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then the Lord said to me, Out of the north evil will come, bursting out on all the people of the land.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y díjome Jehová: Del aquilón se soltará el mal sobre todos los moradores de la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sí, dijo, porque del norte caerá un terror hirviendo sobre todos los pueblos de esta tierra.

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Jeremiah 1:14

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