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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13 This message from the Lord came to me a second time: “What do you see?”

I replied, “I see a boiling pot, and its mouth is tilted away from the north.”

14 Then the Lord told me, “From the north disaster will pour out on all who live in the land, 15 because I’m about to summon all the families and kingdoms from the north,” declares the Lord.

“They’ll come and each one will set up his seat[a]
    at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem,
against all of its surrounding walls,
    and against all of the towns of Judah.
16 “I’ll pronounce my judgments against them
    because of all their wickedness.
They have forsaken me,
    they have burned incense to other gods,
and they have bowed down in worship
    to the works of their own[b] hands.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:15 Or throne
  2. Jeremiah 1:16 The Heb. lacks own
  3. Jeremiah 1:16 I.e. idols