King James Version
Jeremiah 13:20 in the King James Version says “Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?”
Jeremiah 13:20 · KJV
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. principalities: or, head tires
The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? punish: Heb visit upon
And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. made: or, shall be violently taken away
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Lift up”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“your eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“and behold”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“from the north”
H6828properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
“that was given”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“flock”
H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
“thee thy beautiful”
H8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
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