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ULT “See, a people is coming from the north;
⇔ a great nation and many kings
⇔ are being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth.

UST Look! A great army will come from the north.
⇔ A great nation far away with many kings is preparing to attack you people of Babylon.

BSB ⇔ Behold, an army is coming from the north;
⇔ a great nation and many kings are stirred up
⇔ from the ends of the earth.

OEB See! a pople doth come from the north:
⇔ A great nation and many kings
⇔ From the ends of the earth bestir them

WEBBE ⇔ “Behold, a people comes from the north.
⇔ A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Look! An army is about to come from the north.
⇔ A mighty nation and many kings are stirring into action
⇔ in faraway parts of the earth.

LSV Behold, a people has come from the north,
Even a great nation,
And many kings are stirred up from the sides of the earth.

FBV Look! An army is advancing from the north. A great nation and many kings are coming against you from the distant lands.

T4T ⇔ Look! A great army will come from the north.
⇔ A great nation far away with many kings is preparing to attack you people of Babylon.

LEB • is about to come from the north, • and a great nation and many kings are woken up • from the remotest part of the earth.

BBE See, a people is coming from the north; a great nation and a number of kings will be put in motion from the inmost parts of the earth.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the earth.

ASV Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

DRA Behold a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall rise from the ends of the earth.

YLT Lo, a people hath come from the north, Even a great nation, And many kings are stirred up from the sides of the earth.

Drby Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation. And many kings shall arise from the uttermost parts of the earth.

RV Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation, and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

Wbstr Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the borders of the earth.

KJB-1769 Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

KJB-1611 Behold, a people shall come from the North, and a great nation, and many kings shall bee raised vp from the coasts of the earth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Beholde, there shall come a people from the north with a great bonde of men, and many kynges shall stande vp from the endes of the earth.
(Behold, there shall come a people from the north with a great bonde of men, and many kings shall stand up from the endes of the earth.)

Gnva Beholde, a people shall come from the North, and a great nation, and many Kings shall be raised vp from the coastes of the earth.
(Behold, a people shall come from the North, and a great nation, and many Kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. )

Cvdl Beholde, there shal come a people from the north, with a greate bonde of men, & many kinges shal stonde vp from the endes of the earth:
(Behold, there shall come a people from the north, with a great bonde of men, and many kings shall stand up from the endes of the earth:)

Wycl Lo! a puple cometh fro the north, and a greet folc, and many kyngis schulen rise togidere fro the endis of erthe.
(Lo! a people cometh/comes from the north, and a great folc, and many kings should rise together from the endis of earth.)

Luth Siehe, es kommt ein Volk von Mitternacht her; viel Heiden und viel Könige werden von der Seite des Landes sich aufmachen.
(See, it comes a people from Mitternacht her; many heathens and many kings/king become from the/of_the side the lands itself/yourself/themselves aufmachen.)

ClVg Ecce populus venit ab aquilone, et gens magna, et reges multi consurgent a finibus terræ.
(Behold populus he_came away aquilone, and gens magna, and reges multi consurgent from borders terræ. )

UTN 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,north and,nation big/great and,kings many stirred_up from,farthest_parts 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,north and,nation big/great and,kings many stirred_up from,farthest_parts 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,north and,nation big/great and,kings many stirred_up from,farthest_parts 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,north and,nation big/great and,kings many stirred_up from,farthest_parts earth )

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

Parallel JER 50:41

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