Jeremiah 13:20

20 Look up and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was entrusted to you, the sheep of which you boasted?

Jeremiah 13:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
ESV
20 "Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?
NLT
20 Open up your eyes and see the armies marching down from the north! Where is your flock— your beautiful flock— that he gave you to care for?
MSG
20 Look, look, Jerusalem! Look at the enemies coming out of the north! What will become of your flocks of people, the beautiful flocks in your care?
CSB
20 Look up and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep [that were] your pride?

Jeremiah 13:20 In-Context

18 Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Come down from your thrones, for your glorious crowns will fall from your heads.”
19 The cities in the Negev will be shut up, and there will be no one to open them. All Judah will be carried into exile, carried completely away.
20 Look up and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was entrusted to you, the sheep of which you boasted?
21 What will you say when the LORD sets over you those you cultivated as your special allies? Will not pain grip you like that of a woman in labor?
22 And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?”— it is because of your many sins that your skirts have been torn off and your body mistreated.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 6:22; Habakkuk 1:6
  • 2. Jeremiah 23:2
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