Jer 6:22-23, 12:9-12 | ESV | STEP | Thus says the Lord : Behold , a people is coming from the north country , a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth .

f[See ver. 7 above]

i ch. 7:33; Isa. 56:9; [Ezek. 39:17; Rev. 19:17]

k[See ver. 4 above]

Jeremiah 6:22-23

22 Thus says the Lord:
^a“Behold, a people is coming ^bfrom the north country,
a great nation is stirring from ^cthe farthest parts of the earth.
23 They lay hold on bow and javelin;
they are ^dcruel and have no mercy;
^ethe sound of them is like the roaring sea;
they ride on horses,
set in array as a man for battle,
against you, O daughter of Zion!”

Jeremiah 12:9-12

9 Is ^fmy heritage to me like ^ga hyena’s lair?
Are the ^hbirds of prey against her all around?
Go, ⁱassemble all the wild beasts;
bring them to devour.
10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard;
^jthey have trampled down my portion;
they have made my pleasant portion
a desolate wilderness.
11 They have made it a desolation;
desolate, ^kit mourns to me.
The whole land is made desolate,
^lbut no man lays it to heart.
12 Upon all the bare heights in the desert
destroyers have come,
for the sword of the Lord devours
from one end of the land to the other;
no flesh has peace.