Jeremiah 50:41

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִנֵּ֛ה עַ֥ם בָּ֖א מִצָּפ֑וֹן וְג֤וֹי גָּדוֹל֙ וּמְלָכִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים יֵעֹ֖רוּ מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

Behold, ʿam bāʾ from-ṣāpôn, and-gôy gādôl and-mĕlākîm rabbîm yēʿōrû from-yarkĕtê-ʾāreṣ.

Grammar Details

*hinnēh*: interjection - behold/look
*ʿam*: masculine singular noun - people/nation
*bāʾ*: Qal participle, masculine singular - coming
*miṣṣāpôn*: preposition + masculine singular noun - from the north
*wĕ*: conjunction - and
*gôy*: masculine singular noun - nation
*gādôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great/large
*û*: conjunction - and
*mĕlākîm*: masculine plural noun - kings
*rabbîm*: adjective, masculine plural - many/numerous
*yēʿōrû*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - will be aroused/stirred up
*miyyarkĕtê*: preposition + feminine plural construct - from the remote parts of
*ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun - earth/land

Word Meanings

*ʿam*: people/nation/folk
*bāʾ*: coming/approaching
*ṣāpôn*: north/northern region
*gôy*: nation/people/gentiles
*gādôl*: great/large/mighty
*mĕlākîm*: kings/rulers
*rabbîm*: many/numerous/great
*yēʿōrû*: will be aroused/stirred up/awakened
*yarkĕtê*: remote parts/farthest reaches/extremities
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground

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Referenced Verses

Jer 51:27-28 : 27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers. 28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
Jer 50:9 : 9 For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
Isa 13:2-5 : 2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. 4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. 5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
Jer 6:22-23 : 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.
Jer 25:14 : 14 For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
Jer 50:2-3 : 2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. 3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
Isa 13:17-18 : 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. 18 Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
Jer 51:1-2 : 1 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 2 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
Jer 51:11 : 11 Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.
Rev 17:16 : 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

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Jer 6:22
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22Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
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3For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
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