Jeremiah 1:15 (YLT)

Passage

For, lo, I am calling for all families of the kingdoms of the north, --an affirmation of Jehovah--and they have come, and put each his throne at the opening of the gates of Jerusalem, and by its walls round about, and by all cities of Judah.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:13 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me a second time, saying, `What art thou seeing?' And I say, `A blown pot I am seeing, and its face <FI>is<Fi> from the north.'

Jeremiah 1:14 And Jehovah saith unto me, `From the north is the evil loosed against all inhabitants of the land.

Jeremiah 1:15 For, lo, I am calling for all families of the kingdoms of the north, --an affirmation of Jehovah--and they have come, and put each his throne at the opening of the gates of Jerusalem, and by its walls round about, and by all cities of Judah.

Jeremiah 1:16 And I have spoken My judgments with them concerning all their evil, in that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, and bow themselves to the works of their own hands.

Jeremiah 1:17 `And thou, thou dost gird up thy loins, and hast arisen, and spoken unto them all that I command thee: be not affrighted because of them, lest I affright thee before them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "calling", "families", "kingdoms", "north", "affirmation", "jehovah--and", "come", and "each". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "calling" and "families", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And Jehovah saith unto me From the..." into verse 16's "And I have spoken My judgments with...", so "calling" and "families" 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 "calling" and "families" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.