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Jeremiah 1:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 1:15

Verse 15 of 19

Scripture focus

For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

Jeremiah 1:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 1:15

Theological / Devotional

I will call. Rather, “I am calling.” The Hebrew construction represents the action as already under way.

Kingdoms of the north. See on v. 14. The tribes or clans making up the kingdom of the northern invader (see ch. 25:9). The passage may be translated, “the families, even the kingdoms of the north.” The effect of the plural is to accentuate the picture of the coming calamity.

Of the gates. The gate of an Oriental city was the usual place for administering justice (see on Gen. 19:1; Joshua 20:4; Job 29:7). The princes of the conquering foes would set up the seat of their power in the gates of Jerusalem (Jer. 39:3-5 cf. ch. 43:9, 10).

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