Jeremiah 1:15

For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
call	קֹרֵ֗א ko.Re'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
families	מִשְׁפְּח֛וֹת mish.pe.Chot	H4940	a family · noun, common feminine plural construct
kingdoms	מַמְלְכ֥וֹת mam.le.Khot	H4467	dominion · noun, common feminine plural construct
north	צָפ֖וֹנָה tza.Fo.nah	H6828	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute + directional suffix
saith	נְאֻם ne.'um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
come	וּבָ֡אוּ u.Va.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
set	וְֽנָתְנוּ֩ ve.na.te.Nu	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
one	אִ֨ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
throne	כִּסְא֜וֹ kis.'O	H3678	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
entering	פֶּ֣תַח Pe.tach	H6607	an opening (literally) · noun, common masculine singular construct
gates	שַׁעֲרֵ֣י sha.'a.Rei	H8179	an opening · noun, common masculine plural construct
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
walls	חוֹמֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ cho.mo.Tei.ha	H2346	a wall of protection · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
about	סָבִ֔יב sa.Viv	H5439	(as noun) a circle · noun, common both genders singular absolute
cities	עָרֵ֥י 'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָֽה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 4:16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against t…
Jeremiah 9:11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
Jeremiah 25:9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bri…
Jeremiah 43:10 And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my serv…
Isaiah 22:7 And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
Jeremiah 10:25 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and de…
Jeremiah 39:3 And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Ner…
Deuteronomy 28:49-53 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou sha…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 1:11–end

Here, I. God gives Jeremiah, in vision, a view of the principal errand he was to go upon, which was to foretel the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, for their sins, especially their idolatry. This was at first represented to him in a way proper to make an impression upon him, that he might have it upon his heart in all his dealings with this people. 1. He intimates to him that the people were ripening apace for ruin and that ruin was hastening apace towards them. God, having answered his objection, that he was a child, goes on to initiate him in the prophetical learning and language; and, having promised to enable him to speak intelligibly to the people, he here teaches hi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 1:15

families--the tribes or clans composing the various kingdoms of Babylon; the specification of these aggravates the picture of calamity (Jer 25:9). throne at . . . gates--the usual place of administering justice. The conquering princes will set up their tribunal there (Jer 39:3, Jer 39:5; Jer 52:9). Or the reference is to the military pavilion (Jer 43:10) [MAURER].

John Gill on Jeremiah 1:15

For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord,.... Which belonged unto and were under the jurisdiction of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and the "call" of them, as Kimchi well observes, is no other than putting it into their hearts to come: and they shall come; being influenced and directed by the providence of God, who had a principal concern in this matter: and they shall set everyone his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem; meaning, not only that they should pitch their military tents, and encamp about Jerusalem, and place themselves at the entering of the gates, in order to get in; but that they should sit down there in great safety an…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 1:15

The Church Fathers

(Verse 15, 16.) For behold, I will gather all the families of the kingdoms of the North, says the Lord, and they shall come and each one shall set their throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and over all its surrounding walls, and over all the cities of Judah. And I will speak my judgments with them concerning all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and worshiped foreign gods and bowed down to the work of their own hands. Without a doubt, many nations and the kings of each nation were subjected to the Babylonian king, who, besieging Jerusalem, placed their thrones and tents around it, so that none of those who were closed in could escape. And not only Jerusalem, but also all the cities of Judah were surrounded by a similar siege. And when, he says, the city has been captured, then I will speak to them that my judgments were right, and that each one received what they deserved: not for the other vices to which human nature is subject, but especially for idolatry, by which they deserted me and worshipped the works of their own hands. Some interpret this passage in a positive way, namely that those who have been refined in the bronze furnace and purified through torments will afterwards become princes of Jerusalem; and after the Lord has shown compassion to them, then he will rebuke them because, when he deserted them, they worshipped idols. But this is a violent and wicked interpretation: so that an ignorant handler does not commit slander.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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Dictionary and topics

North country — A general name for the countries that lay north of Palestine. Most of the invading armies entered Palestine from the north (Isa. 41:25; Jer. 1:14, 15; 50:3, 9, 41; 51:48; Ezek. 26:7).
Assyria · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning
Jeremiah · . — .

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 1:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 1:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 1:15

John Gill on Jeremiah 1:15

John Calvin on Jeremiah 1:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 1:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 1:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 1:15

John Gill on Jeremiah 1:15

John Calvin on Jeremiah 1:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 1:15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 1:13-14

Rashi on Jeremiah 1:14