Jer 47:2 | NET2full | STEP | “ Look ! Enemies are gathering in the north like water rising in a river. They will be like an overflowing stream . They will overwhelm the whole country and everything in it like a flood. They will overwhelm the cities and their inhabitants . People will cry out in alarm . Everyone living in the country will cry out in pain .

Jeremiah 47:2

2 “Look! Enemies are gathering in the north like water rising in a river. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Behold! Waters are rising from the north.” The metaphor of enemy armies compared to overflowing water occurs also in Isa 8:8-9 (Assyria) and 46:7-8 (Egypt). Here it refers to the foe from the north (Jer 1:14; 4:6; etc), which is specifically identified with Babylon in Jer 25. The metaphor has been turned into a simile in the translation to help the average reader identify that a figure is involved, and to hint at the referent.}
They will be like an overflowing stream.
They will overwhelm the whole country and everything in it like a flood.
They will overwhelm the cities and their inhabitants.
People will cry out in alarm.
Everyone living in the country will cry out in pain.