12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am1 ready to perform My word.”
13 And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see aa boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north.”
14 Then the Lord said to me:
“Out of the anorth calamity shall break forth
On all the inhabitants of the land.
“Out of the anorth calamity shall break forth
On all the inhabitants of the land.
15 For behold, I am acalling
All the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says the Lord;
“They shall come and beach one set his throne
At the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem,
Against all its walls all around,
And against all the cities of Judah.
All the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says the Lord;
“They shall come and beach one set his throne
At the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem,
Against all its walls all around,
And against all the cities of Judah.
16 I will utter My judgments
Against them concerning all their wickedness,
Because athey have forsaken Me,
Burned bincense to other gods,
And worshiped the works of their own chands.
Against them concerning all their wickedness,
Because athey have forsaken Me,
Burned bincense to other gods,
And worshiped the works of their own chands.
17 “Therefore aprepare yourself and arise,
And speak to them all that I command you.
bDo not be dismayed before their faces,
Lest I dismay you before them.
And speak to them all that I command you.
bDo not be dismayed before their faces,
Lest I dismay you before them.
18 For behold, I have made you this day
aA fortified city and an iron pillar,
And bronze walls against the whole land—
Against the kings of Judah,
Against its princes,
Against its priests,
And against the people of the land.
aA fortified city and an iron pillar,
And bronze walls against the whole land—
Against the kings of Judah,
Against its princes,
Against its priests,
And against the people of the land.
19 They will fight against you,
But they shall not prevail against you.
For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.”
But they shall not prevail against you.
For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Jeremiah 1:14.
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