Jeremiah 6:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 6:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 6:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh says, “Behold, a people comes from the north country. A great nation will be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.”

Jeremiah 6:22 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 6:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. ”

Jeremiah 6:22 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 6:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thus said Jehovah: Lo, a people hath come from a north country, And a great nation is stirred up from the sides of the earth.”

Jeremiah 6:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 6:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation is stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. ”

Jeremiah 6:22 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 6:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thus sayeth the Lord, Beholde, a people commeth from the North countrey, and a great nation shall arise from the sides of the earth.”

Jeremiah 6:22 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 6:22 in Context — Jeremiah 6

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 stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour 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.

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What Does Jeremiah 6:22 Mean?

Jeremiah 6:22 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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