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13 And the word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying,[a] “What are you seeing?” And I said, “I am seeing a boiling[b] pot, and its face is from the face of the north.” 14 Then Yahweh said to me, “From the north disaster will be unleashed[c] on all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For, look, I am calling to all the clans[d] of the kingdoms of the north,” declares[e] Yahweh, “and they will come and set each one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its surrounding walls, and against all the cities of Judah. 16 And I will pass[f] my judgments on them because of all their wickedness in that they have forsaken me, and they made sacrifices to other gods, and they bowed in worship to the works of their hands.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:13 Literally “to say”
  2. Jeremiah 1:13 Literally “blown upon”
  3. Jeremiah 1:14 Or “opened”
  4. Jeremiah 1:15 Or “families”
  5. Jeremiah 1:15 Literally “a declaration of”
  6. Jeremiah 1:16 Or “pronounce”

13 The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?”(A)

“I see a pot that is boiling,” I answered. “It is tilting toward us from the north.”

14 The Lord said to me, “From the north(B) disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land. 15 I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms,” declares the Lord.

“Their kings will come and set up their thrones
    in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;
they will come against all her surrounding walls
    and against all the towns of Judah.(C)
16 I will pronounce my judgments(D) on my people
    because of their wickedness(E) in forsaking me,(F)
in burning incense to other gods(G)
    and in worshiping(H) what their hands have made.(I)

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