Jeremiah 6:23

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

Key Reflection

This passage foretells the coming of a powerful and distant people from the north who will significantly impact Israel, symbolizing both physical invasions and spiritual challenges. The northern nation represents a force that extends beyond mere geographical borders, suggesting divine judgment or providential intervention in the affairs of the people of Israel.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Spear -Properly, a javelin for hurling at the enemy (see1 Samuel 17:6note): an ordinary weapon of the Babylonians. Cruel -ruthless, inhuman. In the Assyrian monuments warriors put the vanquished to death; rows of impaled victims hang round the walls of the besieged towns; and men collect in heaps hands cut from the vanquished. Horses, set in array -A full stop should be put after horses. It - the whole army, and not the cavalry only - is “set in array.” As men for war against thee -Rather, as a warrior for battle “against thee.”

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