The Lord says to Jerusalem,“ Look! An army is coming from the land of the north. I am stirring up a great nation. Its army is coming from a land that is very far away.

耶和华如此说：“看哪，有一种民从北方而来，并有一大国被激动，从地极来到。

耶和华如此说：“看哪，有一民族从北方而来；有一大国被激起，从地极来到。

耶和华如此说：“看哪，有一民族从北方而来；有一大国被激起，从地极来到。

耶和华说：“看啊，有一个民族从北方来，有一个强国从地极发动进攻。

耶和华这样说：“看哪！有一个民族从北方之地而来，有一大国被激动从地极来到。

耶和華如此說：看哪，有一種民從北方而來，並有一大國被激動，從地極來到。

耶和華如此說：「看哪，有一民族從北方而來；有一大國被激起，從地極來到。

耶和華如此說：「看哪，有一民族從北方而來；有一大國被激起，從地極來到。

耶和華說：「看啊，有一個民族從北方來，有一個強國從地極發動進攻。

耶和華這樣說：“看哪！有一個民族從北方之地而來，有一大國被激動從地極來到。

永恆主這麼說：『看吧，必有一族之民從北方之地而來，必有一個大國被激動，從地之極處來到。

耶和華曰、有一族自北方而來、有大國自地極而興、

耶和華曰、大邦之民、勃然而興、來從北方、至自地極。

主如是云、有一族自北方而來、大邦之民、勃然而興、自地極而至、

This is what the Lord says:“ Look, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.

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.

This is what the Lord says:“ Look! A great army coming from the north! A great nation is rising against you from far off lands.

This is what the LORD says: Look, an army is coming from a northern land; a great nation will be stirred up from the remote regions of the earth.

This is what the Lord says:“ Behold, there is a people coming from the north land, And a great nation will be stirred up from the remote parts of the earth.

Thus says the Lord:“ Behold, a people comes from the north country, And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth.

Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

This is what the Lord says: Look, an army is coming from a northern land; a great nation will be awakened from the remote regions of the earth.

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.

“ This is what the LORD says:‘ Beware! An army is coming from a land in the north. A mighty nation is stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth.

Yahweh says,“ Behold, a people comes from the north country. A great nation will be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

“ Look! An army is coming from the north. I am stirring up a great nation and many kings. They are coming from a land that is very far away.Their soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are mean. They do not show any mercy at all. They come riding in on their horses. They sound like the roaring ocean. They are lined up for battle. They are coming to attack you, city of Babylon.The king of Babylon has heard reports about them. His hands can’t help him. He is in great pain. It is like the pain of a woman having a baby.

Listen! A message is coming! I hear the sound of a great army marching down from the north! It will turn Judah’s towns into a desert. They will become a home for wild dogs.

The Lord says,“ People of Benjamin, run for safety! Run away from Jerusalem! Blow trumpets in the city of Tekoa! Warn everyone in Beth Hakkerem! Horrible trouble is coming from the north. The Babylonians will destroy everything with awful power.

The Lord said to me,“ Something very bad will be poured out on everyone who lives in this land. It will come from the north.I am about to send for all the armies in the northern kingdoms,” announces the Lord.“ Their kings will come to Jerusalem. They will set up their thrones at the very gates of the city. They will attack all the walls that surround the city. They will go to war against all the towns of Judah.

“ People of Israel, listen to me,” announces the Lord.“ I am bringing against you a nation from far away. It is an old nation. And it will last for a long time. Its people speak a language you do not know. You can’t understand what they are saying.

So I will send for all the nations in the north. And I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,’ announces the Lord.‘ I will bring all of them against this land and against you who live here. They will march out against all the nations that are around this land. I will set apart Judah and the nations around it in a special way to be destroyed. People will be shocked because of them. And they will make fun of them. Those nations will be destroyed forever.