Jeremiah 10:22

Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
noise	ק֤וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
bruit	שְׁמוּעָה֙ she.mu.'Ah	H8052	something heard · noun, common feminine singular absolute
come	בָאָ֔ה va.'Ah	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
great	גָּד֖וֹל ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
commotion	וְרַ֥עַשׁ ve.Ra.'ash	H7494	vibration · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
north	צָפ֑וֹן tza.Fon	H6828	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
country	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ me.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
make	לָשׂ֞וּם la.Sum	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
cities	עָרֵ֧י 'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֛ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
desolate	שְׁמָמָ֖ה she.ma.Mah	H8077	devastation · noun, common feminine singular absolute
den	מְע֥וֹן me.'on	H4583	an abode · noun, common masculine singular construct
dragons	תַּנִּֽים ta.Nim	H8577	a marine or land monster · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

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 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 th…
Jeremiah 4:6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Jeremiah 5:15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation who…
Jeremiah 6:1 O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire…
Jeremiah 6:22 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.
Habakkuk 1:6-9 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingp…
Malachi 1:3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:17–end

In these verses, I. The prophet threatens, in God's name, the approaching ruin of Judah and Jerusalem, Jer 10:17, Jer 10:18. The Jews that continued in their own land, after some were carried into captivity, were very secure; they thought themselves inhabitants of a fortress; their country was their strong hold, and, in their own conceit, impregnable; but they are here told to think of leaving it: they must prepare to go after their brethren, and pack up their effects in expectation of it: "Gather up thy wares out of the land; contract your affairs, and bring them into as small a compass as you can. Arise, depart, this is not your rest," Mic 2:10. Let not what you have lie scattered, for the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 10:22

bruit--rumor of invasion. The antithesis is between the voice of God in His prophets to whom they turned a deaf ear, and the cry of the enemy, a new teacher, whom they must hear [CALVIN]. north country--Babylon (Jer 1:15).

John Gill on Jeremiah 10:22

Behold the noise of the bruit is come,.... Or, "the voice of hearing" (c); that is, the voice heard; the report that was made that the king of Babylon had invaded the land, and was coming up to besiege Jerusalem: "and a great commotion out of the north country"; a large army from Babylon, which lay north of Judea, which came with great noise, and caused a great trembling and shaking among the inhabitants of the land whither they were coming: to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons; this shows that the whole paragraph is to be understood of the Jewish nation, and of their destruction. See Gill on Jeremiah 9:11. (c) "vox auditionis", Pagninus, Montanus; "vox auditus", Vat…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 10:22

Jeremiah 10:22 22. Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. 22. Vox rumoris, ecce venit, et strepitus (vel, tumultus) magnus (commotio, alii vertunt) e terra Aquilonis, ad ponendas urbes Jehudah in vastationem, domicilium draconum. Jeremiah shews in this verse that prophetic doctrine was useless to an obstinate people; for there is a contrast, no doubt, to be understood betweenthe voice of God, which had constantly resounded in Judea, and the tumultuous clamours of enemies; for the prophets, one after another, had reproved the people, but without effect. Now, then, as they were deaf…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 22) A voice of the cry, behold it comes, and a great commotion from the land of the North: to make the cities of Judah desolate, a habitation of dragons (or a den of ostriches). And as Symmachus has interpreted, of sirens: for which in Hebrew, Thannim () is put. The words of the prophet: Behold, he says, the noise and the tumult of the Babylonian coming is heard, and great commotion, or earthquake, from the land of the North: to reduce all the cities of Judah, with the inhabitants being killed, into desolation, and to make dragons dwell instead of men, and all venomous creatures, or ostriches, which animal itself is familiar with desolation and is born and nurtured in the wilderness. Certainly, we can understand certain sirens, monsters, and phantoms of demons. All of these things that both past and present speech have described, let us refer them to times of persecution of the Church, when the tabernacles of the Lord are overthrown, and all the dwelling of the Church is reduced to solitude. And in order for all these things to happen, it is the fault of the shepherds, who acted foolishly and did not seek the Lord, nor understand Him, and therefore the whole flock is scattered.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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Dictionary and topics

Bruit — A rumour or report (Jer. 10:22, R.V. “rumour;” Nah. 3:19).
Dragon — (1.) Heb. tannim, plural of tan. The name of some unknown creature inhabiting desert places and ruins (Job 30:29; Ps. 44:19; Isa. 13:22; 34:13; 43:20; Jer. 10:22; Micah 1:8; Mal. 1:3); probably, as…

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Jeremiah 10:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 10:22

John Gill on Jeremiah 10:22

John Calvin on Jeremiah 10:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 10:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 10:22

John Gill on Jeremiah 10:22

John Calvin on Jeremiah 10:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 10:17–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 10:22

Rashi on Jeremiah 10:21