Jeremiah 1:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the LORD said to me, 'From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י מִצָּפוֹן֙ תִּפָּתַ֣ח הָרָעָ֔ה עַ֥ל כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

wa-yōʾmer YHWH ʾēlāy from-ṣāpôn tippātaḥ hā-rāʿāh upon all-yōšĕbê hā-ʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

• *wa-yōʾmer*: waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *ʾēlāy*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me
• *ṣāpôn*: singular noun - north
• *tippātaḥ*: Niphal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will be opened/will break forth
• *hā-rāʿāh*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the evil/disaster
• *yōšĕbê*: Qal participle masculine plural construct - dwellers/inhabitants of
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the land/earth

Word Meanings

• *tippātaḥ*: will be opened/will break forth/will be let loose
• *hā-rāʿāh*: the evil/the disaster/the calamity
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: the land/the earth/the country/the territory

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then the LORD said to me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto me, Out of the north{H6828} evil{H7451} shall break forth{H6605} upon all the inhabitants{H3427} of the land.{H776}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Out of the north{H6828} an evil{H7451} shall break forth{H6605}{(H8735)} upon all the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde the LORDE vnto me: Out of the north shall come a plage vpon all the dwellers of the londe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then saide the Lorde vnto me, Out of the North shall a plague be spred vpon all the inhabitants of the land.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde the Lorde vnto me: Out of the north shall come a plague vpon all the dwellers of the lande.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Yahweh said to me, Out of the north evil shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith unto me, `From the north is the evil loosed against all inhabitants of the land.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the Lord said to me, Out of the north evil will come, bursting out on all the people of the land.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Yahweh said to me, "Out of the north evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the LORD said,“From the north destruction will break out on all who live in the land.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 41:25 : 25 I have stirred up someone from the north, and he has come; from the rising of the sun, he calls on my name. He treads rulers as if they were clay, like a potter trampling the mud.
• Jer 4:6 : 6 Raise a banner toward Zion! Take refuge, do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, a great destruction.
• Jer 10:22 : 22 Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the northern land to make the cities of Judah desolate, a dwelling place for jackals.
• Jer 31:8 : 8 Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is giving birth—all together. They will return as a great company.
• Jer 46:20 : 20 Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a stinging gadfly from the north is coming against her.
• Jer 50:9 : 9 For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a coalition of great nations from the north. They will line up for battle against her; from there she will be captured. Their arrows are like skilled warriors; they will not return empty-handed.
• Jer 50:41 : 41 Behold, a people is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth.
• Ezek 1:4 : 4 I looked, and there was a stormy wind coming from the north, a great cloud with flashing fire inside it and a bright light surrounding it. From within the fire there was something that gleamed like amber.
• Jer 6:1 : 1 Take refuge, O sons of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa and raise a signal over Beth-Haccherem. For disaster looms from the north, a great destruction.
• Jer 6:22 : 22 This is what the Lord says: 'Look, a people is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth.