uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

These verses are almost identical to Jeremiah 6:22 and Jeremiah 6:23. See how you translated those verses.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) See, a people is coming

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! people he/it_came from_[the],north and,a_nation big/great and,kings many stirred_up from_[the],remotest_parts_of earth )

Yahweh speaks to the people of Babylon. This can be made clear. Alternate translation: [See, people of Babylon, a people is coming]

(Occurrence 0) See, a people

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! people he/it_came from_[the],north and,a_nation big/great and,kings many stirred_up from_[the],remotest_parts_of earth )

Alternate translation: [Pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important: a people]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) a great nation and many kings

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! people he/it_came from_[the],north and,a_nation big/great and,kings many stirred_up from_[the],remotest_parts_of earth )

This phrase refers to the time when the Medes and Persians conquered Babylon in 539 BC. Here “nation” represents their armies. Alternate translation: [the armies of a great nation and many kings]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) are being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! people he/it_came from_[the],north and,a_nation big/great and,kings many stirred_up from_[the],remotest_parts_of earth )

Being “stirred up” represents being urged to take action. Alternate translation: [are preparing to come from the most distant places on earth]