Jeremiah 10:22 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 10:22

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 for jackals.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

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Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah (420)

(Verse 22) A voice of the cry, behold it comes, and a great commotion from the land of the North: to make the cities of Judah desolate, a habitation of dragons (or a den of ostriches). And as Symmachus has interpreted, of sirens: for which in Hebrew, Thannim () is put.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It now proves too true: A great commotion arises out of the north country, which threatens to make all the cities of Judah desolate and a den of dragons; for they must all expect to be sacrificed to the avarice and fury of the Chaldean army. And what else can that place expect but to be made a den of dragons which has by sin made itself a den of thieves?

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The noise of the bruit is come - How this silly French word bruit, which signifies noise, got in here, I cannot imagine. The simple translation is this: “The voice of the report! behold, it is come; yea, great commotion from the land of the north; (Chaldea); to make the cities of Judea a desolation, a habitation of wild beasts.” That is, the report we had heard of the projected invasion of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar is confirmed. He has entered the land; the Chaldeans are at the doors, and the total desolation of Judea is their sole object.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ק֤וֹל	Kol	[the] sound of	H6963 →
שְׁמוּעָה֙	she.mu.'Ah	a report	H8052 →
הִנֵּ֣ה	hi.Neh	there!	H2009 →
בָאָ֔ה	va.'Ah	[it is] coming	H935 →
וְרַ֥עַשׁ	ve.Ra.'ash	and a din	H7494 →
גָּד֖וֹל	ga.Dol	great	H1419 →
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	me.'E.retz	from a land of	H776 →
צָפ֑וֹן	tza.Fon	[the] north	H6828 →
לָשׂ֞וּם	la.Sum	to make	H7760 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עָרֵ֧י	'a.Rei	[the] cities of	H5892 →
יְהוּדָ֛ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
שְׁמָמָ֖ה	she.ma.Mah	a desolation	H8077 →
מְע֥וֹן	me.'on	a habitation of	H4583 →
תַּנִּֽים׃ ס	ta.Nim	jackals	H8577 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Jeremiah 5:15
Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:49
  The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
- Jeremiah 4:16
  Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.
- Isaiah 28:11
  Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
- Isaiah 33:19
  You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.
- Isaiah 5:26
  He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!
Through
Jeremiah 6:1
“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
leads to
- Nehemiah 3:14
  The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
Through
Jeremiah 9:11
“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
leads to
- Isaiah 25:2
  Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.
- Isaiah 13:22
  Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.

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