Jeremiah 10:22

22 The sound of a ¹report! Behold, it comes - A great commotion ²out of the land of the north - To ³make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals.

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Jeremiah 10:22 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 10:22

Behold the noise of the bruit is come
Or, "the voice of hearing" ^F3; that is, the voice heard; the report that was made that the king of Babylon had invaded the land, and was coming up to besiege Jerusalem: "and a great commotion out of the north country"; a large army from Babylon, which lay north of Judea, which came with great noise, and caused a great trembling and shaking among the inhabitants of the land whither they were coming: to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons;
this shows that the whole paragraph is to be understood of the Jewish nation, and of their destruction. (See Gill on Jeremiah 9:11).

FOOTNOTES:

F3 (hewmv lwq) "vox auditionis", Pagninus, Montanus; "vox auditus", Vatablus, Calvin; "vox famae", Schmidt.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 10:22 In-Context

20 My tent is destroyed, And all my ropes are broken; My sons have gone from me and are no more. There is no one to stretch out my tent again Or to set up my curtains.

21 For the shepherds have become stupid And have not sought the LORD ; Therefore they have not prospered, And all their flock is scattered.

22 The sound of a report! Behold, it comes - A great commotion out of the land of the north - To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt of jackals.

23 I know, O LORD , that a man's way is not in himself, Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.

24 Correct me, O LORD , but with justice; Not with Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.

Cross References 3

1. Jeremiah 4:15
2. Jeremiah 1:14; Jeremiah 25:9
3. Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 49:33

Jeremiah 10:22

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Jeremiah 10:22 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 10:22 In-Context

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