Jeremiah 5:18

Jeremiah 5:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, I will not make a full end with you.
• New International Version (NIV)“Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not destroy you completely.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But even in those days, declares the Lord, I will not make a full end of you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I will not make a complete end of you.

Context of Jeremiah 5:18

16Their quiver is [filled with the dead] like an open grave; They are all mighty men [heroes of their nation]. 17They will consume your harvest and [eat up] your bread; They will consume your sons and your daughters; They will consume your flocks and your herds; They will consume your vines and your fig trees. With the sword they will break down and demolish your fortified cities in which you trust. “But even in those days,” says the Lord, “I will not totally destroy you. 19It will come about when your people say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘As you have abandoned (rejected) Me,’ [says the Lord,] ‘and have served strange and foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’ 20“Declare this in the house of Jacob And proclaim it in Judah, saying:

Jeremiah 5:18 word by word

וְגַ֛ם בַּיָּמִ֥ים הָהֵ֖מָּה נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה לֹֽא־אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה אִתְּכֶ֖ם כָּלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nevertheless in those daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I will not makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• a full endכָּלָהkâlâh · consumptionH3617

Cross-references for Jeremiah 5:18

• Jeremiah 5:10“Go up through the rows of Jerusalem’s vineyards and destroy [them], But do not completely destroy everything. Strip away her branches and the tendrils [of her vines], For they are not the Lord’s.
• Jeremiah 4:27Therefore says the Lord, “The whole land shall be a desolation, Yet I will not cause total destruction.
• Ezekiel 9:8As they were executing them and I alone was left, I fell face downward and cried out, “Alas, Lord God! Will You destroy all that is left of Israel [the whole remnant] by pouring out Your wrath and indignation on Jerusalem?”
• Ezekiel 11:13Now it came about while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell face downward and cried out loudly, “Alas, Lord God! Will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
• Romans 11:1I say then, has God rejected and disowned His people? Certainly not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18I will not make a full end - There are more evils in store for you. You shall not only be spoiled, and all your property destroyed, but ye shall be carried into captivity; and ye shall serve strangers in a land that is not yours, Jeremiah 5:19.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-18Verses 10-18 Multitudes are ruined by believing that God will not be so strict as his word says he will; by this artifice Satan undid mankind. Sinners are not willing to own any thing to be God's word, that tends to part them from, or to disquiet them in, their sins. Mocking and misusing the Lord's messengers, filled the measure of their iniquity. God can bring trouble upon us from places and causes very remote. He has mercy in store for his people…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19The Lord reassured Jeremiah that the destruction would not be complete. He prepared Jeremiah to answer those who questioned why the Lord would bring such harsh judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Not even in those days of judgments, will God utterly exterminate His people. I will not make a full end with you--(Jr 5:10; Jr 4:27).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 5

• 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