NASB — Jeremiah 15 — KJV

Judgment Must Come

1 Then the LORD° said° to me, “Even athough° bMoses° and cSamuel° were to dstand° before° Me, My Iheart° would not be IIwith this° people°; esend° them away° from My presence° and let them go°! 2 And it shall be that when° they say° to you, ‘Where° should we go°?’ then you are to tell° them, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°:
  “Those [destined] afor death°, to death°;
  And those [destined] for the sword°, to the sword°;
  And those [destined] for famine°, to famine°;
  And those [destined] for captivity°, to captivity°.”’
3 I will aappoint° over° them four° kinds° [of doom],” declares° the LORD°: “the sword° to slay°, the bdogs° to drag° off, and the cbirds° of the sky° and the beasts° of the earth° to devour° and destroy°. 4 I will amake° them an object° of horror° among all° the kingdoms° of the earth° because° of bManasseh°, the son° of Hezekiah°, the king° of Judah°, for what° he did° in Jerusalem°.

[1] ILit soul IILit toward aPs 99:6; Ezk 14:14, 20 bEx 32:11-14; Nu 14:13-20; Ps 99:6; 106:23 c1S 7:9; 12:23 dJr 15:19; 18:20; 35:19 e2K 17:20; Jr 7:15; 10:18; 52:3
[2] aJr 14:12; 24:10; 43:11; Ezk 5:2, 12; Zc 11:9; Rv 13:10
[3] aLv 26:16, 22, 25; Ezk 14:21 b1K 21:23, 24 cDt 28:26; Is 18:6; Jr 7:33
[4] aLv 26:33; Jr 24:9; 29:18; Ezk 23:46 b2K 21:1-18; 23:26, 27; 24:3, 4; 2Ch 33:1-9

  5 ¶ “Indeed°, who° will have° apity° on you, O Jerusalem°,
  Or who° will bmourn° for you,
  Or who° will turn° aside° to ask° about your welfare°?
  6 “You who have aforsaken° Me,” declares° the LORD°,
  “You keep bgoing° backward°.
  So I will cstretch° out My hand° against° you and destroy° you;
  I am dtired° of relenting°!
  7 “I will awinnow° them with a winnowing° fork°
  At the gates° of the land°;
  I will bbereave° [them] of children°, I will destroy° My people°;
  cThey did not Irepent° of their ways°.
  8 “Their awidows° will be more° numerous° before Me
  Than° the sand° of the seas°;
  I will bring° against them, against° the mother° of a young° man°,
  A bdestroyer° at noonday°;
  I will suddenly° bring° down° on her
  Anguish° and dismay°.
  9 “She who abore° seven° [sons] pines° away°;
  IHer breathing° is labored°.
  Her bsun° has set° while it was yet° day°;
  She has been° cshamed° and humiliated°.
  So I will dgive° over their survivors° to the sword°
  Before° their enemies°,” declares° the LORD°.

[5] aPs 69:20; Is 51:19; Jr 13:14; 21:7 bNa 3:7
[6] aJr 6:19; 8:9 bIs 1:4; Jr 7:24 cJr 6:12; Zp 1:4 dJr 6:11; 7:16
[7] ILit turn back from aPs 1:4; Jr 51:2 bJr 18:21; Ho 9:12-16 cIs 9:13
[8] aIs 3:25, 26; 4:1 bJr 22:7
[9] IOr She has breathed out her soul a1S 2:5; Is 47:9 bJr 6:4; Am 8:9 cJr 50:12 dJr 21:7

  10aWoe° to me, my mother°, that you have borne° me
  [As] a bman° of strife° and a man° of contention° to all° the land°!
  I have not clent°, nor° have men lent° money to me,
  [Yet] everyone° curses° me.
  11 The LORD° said°, “Surely°° I will aset° you free° for [purposes of] good°;
  Surely°° I will cause the benemy° to make° supplication° to you
  In a time° of disaster° and a time° of distress°.

[10] aJb 3:1, 3; Jr 20:14 bJr 1:18, 19; 15:20; 20:7, 8 cEx 22:25; Lv 25:36, 37; Dt 23:19
[11] aPs 138:3; Is 41:10 bJr 21:2; 37:3; 38:14; 42:2

  12 ¶ “Can anyone smash° iron°,
  aIron° from the north°, or bronze°?
  13 “Your awealth° and your treasures°
  I will give° for booty° bwithout° cost°,
  Even for all° your sins°
  And within all° your borders°.
  14 “Then I will cause your enemies° to bring° I[it]
  Into a aland° you do not know°;
  For a bfire° has been° kindled° in My anger°,
  It will burn° upon you.”

[12] aJr 28:14
[13] aJr 17:3; 20:5 bPs 44:12; Is 52:3
[14] II.e. your possessions aDt 28:36, 64; Jr 16:13 bDt 32:22; Ps 21:9; Jr 17:4

Jeremiah’s Prayer and God’s Answer

  15aYou who know°, O LORD°,
  Remember° me, take° notice° of me,
  And btake° vengeance° for me on my persecutors°.
  Do not, in view of Your patience°, take° me away;
  Know° that cfor Your sake° I endure° reproach°.
  16 Your words° were found° and I aate° them,
  And Your bwords° became° for me a joy° and the delight° of my heart°;
  For I have been ccalled° by Your name°,
  O LORD° God° of hosts°.
  17 I adid not sit° in the circle° of merrymakers°,
  Nor° did I exult°.
  Because°° of Your hand° [upon me] I sat° balone°,
  For You cfilled° me with indignation°.
  18 Why° has my pain° been° perpetual°
  And my awound° incurable°, refusing° to be healed°?
  Will You indeed° be to me blike° a deceptive° [stream]
  With water° that is unreliable°°?

[15] aJr 12:3 bJr 11:20 cPs 44:22; 69:7-9; Jr 20:8
[16] aEzk 3:3 bJb 23:12; Ps 119:103 cJr 14:9
[17] aPs 1:1; Jr 16:8; 2Co 6:17 bPs 102:7; Jr 13:17; Lm 3:28; Ezk 3:24, 25 cJr 6:11
[18] aJb 34:6; Jr 30:12, 15; Mi 1:9 bJb 6:15, 20; Jr 14:3

  19 ¶ Therefore°, thus° says° the LORD°,
  “aIf° you return°, then I will restore° you—
  bBefore° Me you will stand°;
  And cif° you extract° the precious° from the worthless°,
  You will become° IMy spokesman°.
  They for their part° may turn° to you,
  But as for you, you must not turn° to them.
  20 “Then I will amake° you to this° people°
  A fortified° wall° of bronze°;
  And though they fight° against° you,
  They will not prevail° over you;
  For bI am with you to save° you
  And deliver° you,” declares° the LORD°.
  21 “So I will adeliver° you from the hand° of the wicked°,
  And I will bredeem° you from the Igrasp° of the violent°.”

[19] ILit as My mouth aJr 4:1; Zc 3:7 b1K 17:1; Jr 15:1; 35:19 cJr 6:29; Ezk 22:26; 44:23
[20] aJr 1:18, 19; Ezk 3:9 bPs 46:7; Is 41:10; Jr 1:8, 19; 15:15; 20:11
[21] ILit palm aPs 37:40; Is 49:25; Jr 20:13; 39:11, 12 bGn 48:16; Is 49:26; 60:16; Jr 31:11; 50:34


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The utter rejection and manifold judgments of the Jews.

1 ¶ Then saidºª the LORDº unto² me, Though² Mosesº and Samuelº stoodºª beforeº me, [yet] my mindº [could] not² [be] toward² this² people:º cast² [them] out¹ª of²² my sight,º and let them go forth.ºª 2 And it shall come to pass,² if² they sayºª unto² thee, Whither² shall we go forth?ºª then thou shalt tellºª² them, Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Such as² [are] for death,º to death;º and such as² [are] for the sword,º to the sword;º and such as² [are] for the famine,º to the famine;º and such as² [are] for the captivity,º to the captivity.º 3 And I will appointºª over² them fourº kinds,º saithºª the LORD:º² the swordº to slay,ºª and the dogsº to tear,ºª and the fowlsº of the heaven,º and the beastsº of the earth,º to devourºª and destroy.ºª 4 And I will causeºª them to be removedºª¹ into all² kingdomsº of the earth,º because¹ of² Manassehº the sonº of Hezekiahº kingº of Judah,º for² [that] which² he didºª in Jerusalem.º 5 For² who² shall have pityºª upon² thee, O Jerusalem?º or who² shall bemoanºª thee? or who² shall go asideºª to askºª how thou doest?º 6 Thou² hast forsakenºª me, saithºª the LORD,º thou art gone¹ª² backward:º therefore will I stretch outºª² my handº against² thee, and destroyºª thee; I am wearyºª with repenting.ºª 7 And I will fanºª them with a fanº in the gatesº of the land;º I will bereaveºª [them] of children, I will destroyºª² my people,º [since] they returnºª not² from their ways.º² 8 Their widowsº are increasedºª to me above the sandº² of the seas:º I have broughtºª upon them against² the motherº of the young menº a spoilerºª at noonday:º I have caused [him] to fallºª upon² it suddenly,º and terrorsº upon the city.º 9 She that hath borneºª sevenº languisheth:ºª she hath given upºª the ghost;º her sunº is gone¹ª down² while² [it was] yet day:ºª¹ she hath been ashamedºª and confounded:ºª and the residueº of them will I deliverºª to the swordº beforeº their enemies,ºª saithºª the LORD.º

[1] Gn 19:27; Ex 32:11; Nu 14:13; Jg 5:9; 1S 7:9; 12:23; 2K 17:20; Ps 99:6; 106:23; Pv 14:35; Jr 7:15, 16; 11:14; 14:11; 18:20; 23:39; 52:3; Ezk 14:14, 21; Zc 3:3; He 9:24.
[2] Is 24:18; Jr 14:12; 24:9; 43:11; Ezk 5:2, 12; 14:21; Dn 9:12; Am 5:19; Zc 11:9; Rv 6:3.
[3] Lv 26:16, 22, 25; Dt 28:26; 1K 21:23; 2K 9:35; Is 18:6; 56:9; Jr 7:33; Ezk 14:21; Rv 6:8; 19:17.
[4] Lv 26:33; Dt 28:25, 64; 2K 21:11; 23:26; 24:3; Jr 9:16; 24:9; 29:18; 34:17; Lm 1:8; Ezk 23:46.
[5] Ex 18:7; Jg 18:15; 1S 10:4; 17:22; 25:5; Jb 19:21; Ps 69:20; Is 51:19; Jr 16:5; 21:7; Lm 1:12; 2:15; Na 3:7.
[6] Ps 78:38; Is 1:4; 28:13; Jr 1:16; 2:13, 17, 19; 6:11; 7:24; 8:5; 20:9; Ezk 12:26; 14:9; 25:7; Ho 4:16; 11:7; 13:14; Am 7:3; Zp 1:4; Zc 7:11.
[7] Dt 28:18, 32, 41, 53; Ps 1:4; Is 9:13; 41:16; Jr 4:11; 5:3; 8:4; 9:21; 18:21; 51:2; Ezk 24:21, 25; Ho 9:12; Am 4:10; Zc 1:4; Mt 3:12.
[8] Is 3:25; 4:1; Jr 4:16; 5:6; 6:4; Lk 21:35.
[9] 1S 2:5; Is 47:9; Jr 15:2; 44:27; Lm 1:1; 4:10; Ezk 5:12; Am 8:9.

Jeremiah, complaining of their spite, receiveth a promise for himself,

10 ¶ Woeº is me, my mother,º that² thou hast borneºª me a manº of strifeº and a manº of contentionº to the whole² earth!º I have neither² lent on usury,ºª nor² men have lent to me on usury;ºª [yet] every one² of them doth curseºª me. 11 The LORDº said,ºª Verilyºº it shall be wellº with thy remnant;¹ªª¹² verilyº² I will cause² the enemyºª to entreatºª thee [well] in the timeº of evilº and in the timeº of affliction.º

[10] Ex 22:25; Dt 23:19; 1K 18:17; 21:20; 22:8; Ne 5:1; Jb 3:1; Ps 15:5; 109:28; 120:5; Pv 26:2; Jr 1:18; 15:20; 20:7, 14; Ezk 2:6; 3:7; Mt 5:44; 10:21; 24:9; Lk 2:34; 6:22; Ac 16:20; 17:6; 19:8, 25; 28:22; 1Co 4:9.
[11] Ps 37:3; 106:46; Pv 16:7; 21:1; Ec 8:12; Jr 29:11; 39:11; 40:2.

and a threatening for them.

12 Shall ironº breakºª the northernº² ironº and the steel?º 13 Thy substanceº and thy treasuresº will I giveºª to the spoilº without² price,º and [that] for all² thy sins,º even in all² thy borders.º 14 And I will make [thee] to passºª with² thine enemiesºª into a landº [which] thou knowestºª not:² for² a fireº is kindledºª in mine anger,º [which] shall burnºª upon² you.

[12] Jb 40:9; Is 45:9; Jr 1:18; 21:4; Hab 1:5.
[13] Ps 44:12; Is 52:3, 5; Jr 15:8; 17:3; 20:5.
[14] Lv 26:38; Dt 28:25, 36, 64; 29:23; 32:22; Ps 21:9; Is 42:25; 66:15; Jr 4:4; 14:18; 15:4; 16:13; 17:4; 52:27; Am 5:27; Na 1:5; He 12:29.

He prayeth,

15 ¶ O LORD,º thou² knowest:ºª rememberºª me, and visitºª me, and revengeºª me of my persecutors;ºª² take² me not² away¹ª in thy longsuffering:ºº knowºª that for² thy sake I have sufferedºª rebuke.º 16 Thy wordsº were found,ºª and I did eatºª them; and thy wordº was² unto me the joyº and rejoicingº of mine heart:º for² I am calledºª by² thy name,º O LORDº Godº of hosts.º 17 I satºª not² in the assemblyº of the mockers,ºª nor rejoiced;ºª I satºª aloneº becauseº² of thy hand:º for² thou hast filledºª me with indignation.º 18 Why² is² my painº perpetual,º and my woundº incurable,ºª [which] refusethºª to be healed?ºª wilt thou be altogetherº unto me as² a liar,º [and as] watersº [that] fail?ºª²

[15] Ne 5:19; 6:14; 13:22, 31; Jb 10:7; Ps 7:3; 17:3; 39:13; 69:7; 102:24; 106:4; 109:26; 119:84, 132; Is 38:3; Jr 11:18, 21; 12:3; 15:10; 17:16; 20:8, 12; Mt 5:10; 10:22; 19:29; Lk 6:22; 18:7; 21:17; Jn 21:15; Ro 8:35; 12:19; 2Co 5:11; 2Ti 4:14; 1P 4:14; Rv 6:10; 18:20.
[16] Jb 23:12; Ps 19:10; 119:72, 97, 101, 111; Jr 14:9; Ezk 3:1; Rv 10:9.
[17] Ps 1:1; 26:4; Jr 1:10; 6:11; 13:17; 20:8; Lm 3:28; Ezk 3:24; Dn 7:28; 2Co 6:17.
[18] Jb 6:15; 34:6; Ps 6:3; 13:1; Jr 1:18; 14:3, 19; 20:7; 30:12, 15; Lm 3:1; Mi 1:9.

and receiveth a gracious promise.

19 ¶ Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORD,º If² thou return,ºª then will I bring thee again,ºª [and] thou shalt standºª beforeº me: and if² thou take forthºª the preciousº from the vile,ºª² thou shalt be² as my mouth:º let them returnºª unto² thee; but returnºª not² thou² unto² them. 20 And I will makeºª thee unto this² peopleº a fencedºª brasenº wall:º and they shall fightºª against² thee, but they shall not² prevailºª against thee: for² I² [am] with² thee to saveºª thee and to deliverºª thee, saithºª the LORD.º 21 And I will deliverºª thee out of the handº² of the wicked,º and I will redeemºª thee out of the handº² of the terrible.º

[19] Ex 4:12, 15; 6:29; Lv 10:10; 1K 17:1; Pv 22:29; Is 32:5; Jr 15:1, 10; 20:9; 38:20; Ezk 2:7; 3:10; 22:26; 44:23; Jna 3:2; Zc 3:7; Lk 1:19; 10:16; 12:12; 21:15, 36; Ac 20:27; 2Co 5:16; Ga 1:10; 2:5; He 5:14; Jde 1:24.
[20] Ps 46:7, 11; 124:1; 129:1; Is 7:14; 8:9; 41:10; Jr 1:18; 6:27; 20:11; Ezk 3:9; Ac 4:8, 29; 5:29; 18:9; Ro 8:31; 2Ti 4:16, 17, 22.
[21] Gn 48:16; Ps 27:2; 37:40; Is 25:3; 29:5, 20; 49:24; 54:17; Mt 6:13; Ro 16:20; 2Co 1:10.


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