Jeremias 13:20
Lift up your eyes, and see, you that come from the north: where is the flock that is given thee, thy beautiful cattle?
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Levate oculos vestros et videte, qui venitis ab aquilone : ubi est grex qui datus est tibi, pecus inclytum tuum ?
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Ἀνάλαβε ὀφθαλμούς σου, Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἴδε τοὺς ἐρχομένους ἀπὸ βορρᾶ· ποῦ ἐστιν τὸ ποίμνιον ὃ ἐδόθη σοι, πρόβατα δόξης σου;
- Hebrew (WLC)
- שאי עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ וראי הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצָּפ֑וֹן אַיֵּ֗ה הָעֵ֨דֶר֙ נִתַּן לָ֔ךְ צֹ֖אן תִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ
Haydock's commentary
North: ye Chaldeans. (Haydock)
Hebrew and Septuagint, "see those who come."
Cattle. O king, what account wilt thou give of the people to the Almighty? (Calmet)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
The Shepherd of Hermas Book Third. Similitudes, Similitude Ninth. The Great Mysteries in the Building of the Militant and Triumphant Church
“But the other round stones, which had not yet been adapted to the building of the tower, and had not yet received the seal, were for this reason put back into their place, because they are exceedingly round. Now this age must be cut down in these things, and in the vanities of their riches, and then they will meet in the kingdom of God; for they must of necessity enter into the kingdom of God, because the Lord has blessed this innocent race. Of this race, therefore, no one will perish; for although any of them be tempted by the most wicked devil, and commit sin, he will quickly return to his Lord. I deem you happy, I, who am the messenger of repentance, whoever of you are innocent as children, because your part is good, and honourable before God. …