Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Behold the sound of a noise cometh, a great commotion out of the land of the north: to make the cities of Juda a desert, and a dwelling for dragons. the noise. Jeremiah 11:5 That I may accomplish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. And I answered and said: Amen, O Lord. Jeremiah 4:6 Set up the standard in Sion. Strengthen yourselves, stay not: for I bring evil from the north, and great destruction. Jeremiah 5:15 Behold I will bring upon you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: a strong nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou shalt not know, nor understand what they say. Jeremiah 6:1,22 Strengthen yourselves, ye sons of Benjamin, in the midst of Jerusalem, and sound the trumpet in Thecua, and set up the standard over Bethacarem: for evil is seen out of the north, and a great destruction. . . . Habakkuk 1:6-9 For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift nation, marching upon the breadth of the earth, to possess the dwelling places that are not their own. . . . a den. Jeremiah 9:11 And I will make Jerusalem to be heaps of sand, and dens of dragons: and I will make the cities of Juda desolate, for want of an inhabitant. Malachi 1:3 But have hated Esau? and I have made his mountains a wilderness, and given his inheritance to the dragons of the desert. Context The Coming Destruction…21Because the pastors have done foolishly, and have not sought the Lord: therefore have they not understood, and all their flock is scattered. 22Behold the sound of a noise cometh, a great commotion out of the land of the north: to make the cities of Juda a desert, and a dwelling for dragons. Cross References Isaiah 34:13 And thorns and nettles shall grow up in its houses, and the thistle in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be the habitation of dragons, and the pasture of ostriches. Jeremiah 1:14 And the Lord said to me: From the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. Jeremiah 4:15 For a voice of one declaring from Dan, and giving notice of the idol from mount Ephraim. Jeremiah 6:22 Thus saith the Lord: Behold a people cometh from the land of the north, and a great nation shall rise up from the ends of the earth. Jeremiah 9:11 And I will make Jerusalem to be heaps of sand, and dens of dragons: and I will make the cities of Juda desolate, for want of an inhabitant. Jeremiah 25:9 Behold I will send, and take all the kindreds of the north, saith the Lord, and Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon my servant: and I will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all the nations that are round about it: and I will destroy them, and make them an astonishment and a hissing, and perpetual desolations. Jeremiah 49:33 And Asor shall be a habitation for dragons, desolate for ever: no man shall abide there, nor son of man inhabit it. Lamentations 1:4 Daleth. The ways of Sion mourn, because there are none that come to the solemn feast: all her gates are broken down; her priests sigh; her virgins are in affliction; and she is oppressed with bitterness. Ezekiel 12:19 And say to the people of the land: Thus saith the Lord God to them that dwell in Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread in care, and drink their water in desolation: that the land may become desolate from the multitude that is therein, for the iniquity of all that dwell therein. Lexicon Listen!הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! The sound ק֤וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6963: A voice, sound of a report שְׁמוּעָה֙ (šə·mū·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8052: Something heard, an announcement is coming— בָאָ֔ה (ḇā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go a great גָּד֖וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent commotion וְרַ֥עַשׁ (wə·ra·‘aš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7494: Vibration, bounding, uproar from the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land to the north. צָפ֑וֹן (ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter The cities עָרֵ֧י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement of Judah יְהוּדָ֛ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites will be made לָשׂ֞וּם (lā·śūm) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set a desolation, שְׁמָמָ֖ה (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8077: Devastation, astonishment a haunt מְע֥וֹן (mə·‘ō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4583: An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat of jackals. תַּנִּֽים׃ (tan·nîm) Noun - common plural Strong's Hebrew 8577: A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal Additional Translations Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made a desolation, a haunt of jackals.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. The voice of tidings, behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals. Behold, there comes a sound of a noise, and a great earthquake from the land of the north, to make the cities of Juda a desolation, and a resting-place for ostriches. The voice of a rumour! Behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals. The voice of a rumour, behold it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals. Behold, the sound of the noise is come, and a great commotion from the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. The voice of news, behold, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals. A voice of a report, lo, it hath come, Even a great shaking from the north country, To make the cities of Judah a desolation, A habitation of dragons. Jump to Previous Bruit Cities Commotion Country Den Desolate Desolation Dragons Dwelling Dwelling-Place Great Habitation Hark Haunt Jackals Judah News Noise North Report Rumour Shaking Sound Tidings Towns Voice WasteJump to Next Bruit Cities Commotion Country Den Desolate Desolation Dragons Dwelling Dwelling-Place Great Habitation Hark Haunt Jackals Judah News Noise North Report Rumour Shaking Sound Tidings Towns Voice WasteExternal Links Jeremiah 10:22 NIVJeremiah 10:22 NLT Jeremiah 10:22 ESV Jeremiah 10:22 NASB Jeremiah 10:22 ASV Jeremiah 10:22 Bible Apps Jeremiah 10:22 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 10:22 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 10:22 French Bible Jeremiah 10:22 German Bible Alphabetical: a Behold cities comes-A coming commotion desolate desolation from great haunt is It jackals Judah land Listen make north north-To of out report sound The towns will OT Prophets: Jeremiah 10:22 The voice of news behold it comes (Jer.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |