Jeremiah 30:15

Jeremiah 30:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Why do you cry out over your wound, your pain that has no cure? Because of your great guilt and many sins I have done these things to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why do you cry out over your hurt? Your pain is incurable. Because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant, I have done these things to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why do you cry about your affliction? Your sorrow is incurable. Because of the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased, I have done these things to you.

Context of Jeremiah 30:15

13There is no one to plead your cause; No [device to close and allow the] healing of your wound, No recovery for you. 14All your lovers (allies) have forgotten you; They do not seek and long for you. For I have injured you with the wound of an enemy, With the punishment of a cruel and merciless foe, Because your guilt is great And your sins are glaring and innumerable. Why do you cry out over your injury [since it is the natural result of your sin]? Your pain is incurable (deadly). Because your guilt is great And your sins are glaring and innumerable, I have done these things to you. 16Therefore all who devour you will be devoured; And all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity. And they who plunder you will become plunder, And all who prey upon you I will give for prey. 17For I will restore health to you And I will heal your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying: “This is Zion; no one seeks her and no one cares for her.” ’

Jeremiah 30:15 word by word

מַה־תִּזְעַק֙ עַל־שִׁבְרֵ֔ךְ אָנ֖וּשׁ מַכְאֹבֵ֑ךְ עַ֣ל׀ רֹ֣ב עֲוֹנֵ֗ךְ עָֽצְמוּ֙ חַטֹּאתַ֔יִךְ עָשִׂ֥יתִי אֵ֖לֶּה לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Why criestזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• thou for thine afflictionשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
• thy sorrowמַכְאוֹבmak'ôb mak'ôb mak'ôbâh · painH4341
• incurableאָנַשׁ'ânash · be incurableH605
• for the multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of thine iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
• thy sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• were increasedעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105
• I have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Jeremiah 30:15

• Jeremiah 15:18Why has my pain been perpetual And my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will you indeed be to me like a deceptive brook With water that is unreliable?
• Joshua 9:10and everything that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon and to Og the king of Bashan who lived in Ashtaroth.
• Lamentations 3:39Why should any living mortal, or any man, Complain [of punishment] in view of his sins?
• Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation and wrath of the Lord Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light, And I will behold His [amazing] righteousness and His remarkable deliverance.
• Jeremiah 30:12“For thus says the Lord, ‘Your wound is incurable And your injury is beyond healing.
• Jeremiah 46:11Go up to Gilead and obtain [healing] balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you use many medicines; For you there is no healing or remedy.
• Job 34:6Although I am right, I am accounted a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
• Isaiah 30:13Therefore this wickedness [this sin, this injustice, this wrongdoing] will be to you Like a crack [in a wall] about to fall, A bulge in a high wall, Whose collapse comes suddenly in an instant,
• Hosea 5:12Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim And like dry rot to the house of Judah [in My judgment against them].
• Micah 1:9For Samaria’s wound is incurable, For it has come to Judah; The enemy has reached the gate of my people, Even to Jerusalem.
• Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant (proud, self-righteous, haughty), and every evildoer shall be stubble; and the day that is coming shall set them on fire,” says the Lord of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
• Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers (allies) have forgotten you; They do not seek and long for you. For I have injured you with the wound of an enemy, With the punishment of a cruel and merciless foe, Because your guilt is great And your sins are glaring and innumerable.
• Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will discipline you, And your desertion of the faith will punish you. Know therefore that it is an evil and bitter thing For you to abandon (reject) the Lord your God, And for you to be indifferent to Me and dismiss the [reverent] fear of Me,” says the Lord God of hosts.
• 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 6:6For the Lord of hosts has said, “Cut down her trees And build a siege [mound] against Jerusalem. This is the city which must be punished; There is nothing but oppression inside her [walls].
• Jeremiah 7:8“Behold, you are trusting in deceptive and useless words that bring no benefit.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 30:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Thy sorrow is incurable - אנוש anush, desperate. See Jeremiah 30:12.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Translate it: Why criest thou because of thy breaking? Because thy pain is grievous? Because of the multitude of thine iniquity, Because thy sins are strong, I have done these things unto thee.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 When God is against a people, who will be for them? Who can be for them, so as to do them any kindness? Incurable griefs are owing to incurable lusts. Yet, though the captives suffered justly, and could not help themselves, the Lord intended to appear for them, and to punish their oppressors; and he will still do so. But every effort to heal ourselves must prove fruitless, so long as we neglect the heavenly Advocate and sanctifying Spirit…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The Israelites could not protest their punishment. They deserved their exile, and God's justice required their punishment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Why criest thou--as if God's severity was excessive. Thou hast no reason to complain, for thine affliction is just. Thy cry is too late, for the time of repentance and mercy is past [Calvin].Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 30:15

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 30

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings