Jeremiah 15:8

Jeremiah 15:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
• New International Version (NIV)I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. At midday I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men; suddenly I will bring down on them anguish and terror.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have made their widows more in number than the sand of the seas; I have brought against the mothers of young men a destroyer at noonday; I have made anguish and terror fall upon them suddenly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their widows will be increased to Me more than the sand of the seas; I will bring against them, Against the mother of the young men, A plunderer at noonday; I will cause anguish and terror to fall on them suddenly.

Context of Jeremiah 15:8

6You have abandoned (rejected) Me,” says the Lord. “You keep going backward. Therefore I shall stretch out My hand against you and destroy you; I am tired of delaying [your punishment]! 7I will winnow (sort, separate) them with a winnowing fork At the gates of the land; I will deprive them of children, I will destroy My people; They did not repent and turn from their [evil] ways. I will make their widows more numerous before Me Than the sand of the seas; I will bring against them, against the mother of the young men, A destroyer at noonday; I will suddenly cause anguish and terror To fall on her. 9She who has borne seven [sons] languishes; She has breathed out her soul. Her sun has set while it was still day; She has been shamed and humiliated. So I will hand over [the rest of] the survivors to the sword Before their enemies,” says the Lord. 10Woe to me, my mother, that you have given birth to me To be a man of strife and a man of contention to all the earth! I have not loaned, nor have men lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me.

Jeremiah 15:8 word by word

עָֽצְמוּ־לִ֤י אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙ מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֔ים הֵבֵ֨אתִי לָהֶ֥ם עַל־אֵ֛ם בָּח֖וּר שֹׁדֵ֣ד בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם הִפַּ֤לְתִּי עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ פִּתְאֹ֔ם עִ֖יר וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Their widowsאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• are increasedעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105
• to me above the sandחוֹלchôl · sandH2344
• of the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220
• I have broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• upon them against the motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• of the young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• a spoilerשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
• at noondayצֹ֫הַרtsôhar · middayH6672
• to fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• upon it suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpith'ôm pith'ôm · suddenlyH6597
• and terrorsבֶּֽהָלָהbehâlâh · dismayH928
• upon the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892

Cross-references for Jeremiah 15:8

• Isaiah 3:25Your men will fall by the sword And your mighty men in battle.
• Isaiah 4:1And in that day seven women will take hold of one man, saying, “We will eat our own food and wear [and provide] our own clothes; only let us be called by your name; take away our shame [of being unmarried].”
• Jeremiah 4:16“Warn the [neighboring] nations now [that our enemy is coming]! Announce to Jerusalem, ‘Besiegers are coming from a far country, And they lift their voices and shout against the cities of Judah.
• Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them, A wolf of the deserts will destroy them, A leopard is watching their cities. Everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many, Their desertions of faith are countless.
• Jeremiah 6:4[They shout], ‘Prepare for war against her; Arise, let us [take her by surprise and] attack her at noon. But alas, the daylight pales, The evening shadows grow long.
• Luke 21:35for it will come upon all those who live on the face of all the earth.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 15:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The mother of the young men - The metropolis or mother city, Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Translate, “I have brought upon them, even upon the mother of the young man, a spoiler etc.” The word rendered “young man” means a picked warrior. The mother has borne a valiant champion; but neither his prowess nor the numerous offspring of the other can avail to save those who gave them birth; war bereaves both alike. At noonday - i. e., unexpectedly, as armies used to rest at noon (see Jeremiah 6:4 note). I have caused him … - Rather, “I have brought…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Both the old and young men would pass away.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Their widows--My people's (Jr 15:7). have brought--prophetical past: I will bring. mother of the young men--"mother" is collective; after the "widows," He naturally mentions bereavement of their sons ("young men"), brought on the "mothers" by "the spoiler"; it was owing to the number of men slain that the "widows" were so many [Calvin]. Others take "mother," as in 2Sa 20:19, of Jerusalem, the metropolis; "I have brought on them, against the 'mother,' a…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 15:8

• Backsliders
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• War

In the dictionaries

• Languish
• Rebuke
• Residue
• Revenge
• Sand
• Spoiler

Commentaries on Jeremiah 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings