KJV ORIGINAL
Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look up and see those coming from the north: where is the flock that was entrusted to you, your beautiful flock?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is asking Jerusalem's leaders where the people they were supposed to protect and care for have gone.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given during the final years before Babylon's invasion of Jerusalem (around 605-586 BC). The 'flock' refers to the people of Judah whom God had entrusted to their leaders' care, while those 'from the north' represents the approaching Babylonian army that would soon conquer and exile the nation.
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