For, behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says Yahweh. “They will come, and they will each set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah.
Jeremiah 1:13 Yahweh’s word came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a boiling cauldron; and it is tipping away from the north.”
Jeremiah 1:14 Then Yahweh said to me, “Out of the north, evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.
Jeremiah 1:15 For, behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says Yahweh. “They will come, and they will each set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah.
Jeremiah 1:16 I will utter my judgments against them concerning all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
Jeremiah 1:17 “You therefore put your belt on your waist, arise, and say to them all that I command you. Don’t be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them.
The verse centers on "behold", "call", "families", "kingdoms", "north", "says", "yahweh", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "call", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Then Yahweh said to me Out of..." into verse 16's "I will utter my judgments against them...", so "behold" and "call" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "behold" and "call" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.