KJV ORIGINAL
Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Raise the signal flag pointing toward Zion! Run for safety and don't stop! I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction is coming.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is warning His people to flee to safety because He is bringing judgment and destruction from the north as punishment for their sins.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given around 627-586 BC when Jeremiah warned Judah about the coming Babylonian invasion. The 'evil from the north' referred to the Babylonian army that would eventually destroy Jerusalem and take the people into exile. Zion (Jerusalem) was considered the holy city and place of refuge, but even it would not be safe from God's judgment.
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