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Jeremiah 50:41

Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

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הִנֵּ֛הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.עַ֥םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.בָּ֖אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…מִצָּפ֑וֹןmitsafonfrom northצָפוֹןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from north”, the ordinary formH6828properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).וְג֤וֹיvegoyand Gentileגּוֹיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.גָּדוֹל֙gadolgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.וּמְלָכִ֣יםumelakhimand kingמֶלֶךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.רַבִּ֔יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…יֵעֹ֖רוּyeorvwakeעוּרverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “wake”, an unfinished actionH5782to wake (literally or figuratively)(a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), [idiom] master, raise (up), stir up (self).מִיַּרְכְּתֵיmiyarketefrom borderיְרֵכָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “from border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3411properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recessborder, coast, part, quarter, side.אָֽרֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the earth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, a people hath come from the north, Even a great nation, And many kings are stirred up from the sides of the earth.

World English Bible

“Behold, a people comes from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

Darby Translation

Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation. And many kings shall arise from the uttermost parts of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

Behold a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall rise from the ends of the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)