Jeremiah 6:22

22 Thus saith the LORD: "Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.

Jeremiah 6:22 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 6:22

Thus saith the Lord, behold, a people cometh from the north
country
The Assyrians from Babylon, which lay north of Judea, as in ( Jeremiah 1:14 Jeremiah 1:15 ) ( 4:6 ) : and a great nation shall be raised;
that is, by the Lord, who would stir them up to this undertaking. The Targum is,

``many people shall come openly:''

from the sides of the earth;
afar off, as Babylon was, ( Jeremiah 5:15 ) .

Jeremiah 6:22 In-Context

20 To what purpose cometh there to Me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto Me."

21 Therefore thus saith the LORD: "Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish."

22 Thus saith the LORD: "Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.

23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel and have no mercy. Their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion."

24 We have heard the fame thereof; our hands wax feeble. Anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain as of a woman in travail.