Jer 1:14-15, Zep 2:13 | ESV | STEP | Then the Lord said to me, Out of the north disaster shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land .

a[See ver. 13 above]

Jeremiah 1:14-15

14 Then the Lord said to me, ^a“Out of the north disaster ^{▼▼The Hebrew word can mean evil, harm, or disaster, depending on the context; so throughout Jeremiah} shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For behold, ^cI am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, declares the Lord, ^dand they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around and against all the cities of Judah.

Zephaniah 2:13

13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north
^eand destroy Assyria,
and he ^fwill make Nineveh a desolation,
a dry waste like the desert.