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Jeremiah 47:2
New English Translation
Jeremiah 47:2
New English Translation
2 “Look! Enemies are gathering in the north like water rising in a river.[a]
They will be like an overflowing stream.
They will overwhelm the whole country and everything in it like a flood.
They will overwhelm the cities and their inhabitants.
People will cry out in alarm.
Everyone living in the country will cry out in pain.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:2 tn Heb “Behold! Waters are rising from the north.” The metaphor of enemy armies compared to overflowing water occurs also in Isa 8:8-9 (Assyria) and 46:7-8 (Egypt). Here it refers to the foe from the north (Jer 1:14; 4:6; etc), which is specifically identified with Babylon in Jer 25. The metaphor has been turned into a simile in the translation to help the average reader identify that a figure is involved, and to hint at the referent.
Jeremiah 47:2
New International Version
Jeremiah 47:2
New International Version
2 This is what the Lord says:
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