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north

Meaning of “north”

The direction or quarter opposite south; the side or region toward that quarter.

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First occurrence: Genesis 28:14

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Jeremiah 23:8
But, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 23:8 · retained source text

But, The LORD liueth, which brought vp, and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the North countrey, and from all countreis whither I had driuen them, and they shall dwell in their owne land.

Jeremiah 25:9
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 25:9 · retained source text

Behold, I will send and take all the families of the North, saith the LORD, and Nebuchad-rezzar the king of Babylon my seruant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will vtterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetuall desolations.

Jeremiah 25:26
And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 25:26 · retained source text

And all the kings of the North, farre and neere, one with another, and all the kingdomes of the world, which are vpon the face of the earth, and the king of Sheshach shall drinke after them.

Jeremiah 31:8
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:8 · retained source text

Behold, I will bring them from the North countrey, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child, and her that trauelleth with child together, a great company shall returne thither.

Jeremiah 46:6
Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 46:6 · retained source text

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mightie man escape: they shal stumble and fall toward the North by the riuer Euphrates.

Jeremiah 46:10
For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 46:10 · retained source text

For this is the day of the LORD God of hostes, a day of vengeance, that he may auenge him of his aduersaries: and the sword shal deuoure, and it shall be satiate, and made drunke with their blood: for the LORD God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the North countrey by the riuer Euphrates.

Jeremiah 46:20
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 46:20 · retained source text

Egypt is like a very faire heifer, but destruction commeth: it commeth out of the North.

Jeremiah 46:24
The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 46:24 · retained source text

The daughter of Egypt shalbe confounded, she shalbe deliuered into the hand of the people of the North.

Jeremiah 47:2
Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 47:2 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, waters rise vp out of the North, and shall be an ouerflowing flood, and shall ouerflow the land, and all that is therein, the citie, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall crie, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howle.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the fulnesse therof.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 8.7.

Jeremiah 50:3
For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:3 · retained source text

For out of the North there commeth vp a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remoue, they shall depart both man and beast.

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