Jeremiah 14:16

Jeremiah 14:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
• New International Version (NIV)And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them, their wives, their sons and their daughters. I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword, with none to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out their evil upon them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; they will have no one to bury them—them nor their wives, their sons nor their daughters—for I will pour their wickedness on them.’

Context of Jeremiah 14:16

14“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds. 15Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end! And the people to whom they prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own evil upon them. 17You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound. 18If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”

Jeremiah 14:16 word by word

וְהָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣מָּה נִבְּאִ֣ים לָהֶ֡ם יִֽהְי֣וּ מֻשְׁלָכִים֩ בְּחֻצ֨וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם מִפְּנֵ֣י׀ הָרָעָ֣ב וְהַחֶ֗רֶב וְאֵ֤ין מְקַבֵּר֙ לָהֵ֔מָּה הֵ֣מָּה נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥י עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אֶת־רָעָתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• to whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• will beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• thrownשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• into the streetsחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• because ofפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• famineרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
• and swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• There will be noאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• one to buryקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• their sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• or their daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• I will pour outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
• their own evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• upon themעַל‛al · uponH5921
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:16

• Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
• Isaiah 9:16For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
• Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
• Jeremiah 7:33The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away.
• Jeremiah 9:22Declare that this is what the LORD says: “The corpses of men will fall like dung upon the open field, like newly cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather it.”
• Jeremiah 15:2If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’
• Jeremiah 16:4“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”
• Jeremiah 18:21Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle.
• Jeremiah 19:6So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.
• Psalms 79:2They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.
• Jeremiah 2:17Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?
• Jeremiah 4:18“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”
• Jeremiah 13:22And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.
• Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
• Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16And the people - shall be cast out - They shall be destroyed, because they preferred their lying words to my truth, proclaimed by thee.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16I will pour … - i. e., their wickedness shall be brought home to them.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 The Lord calls the Jews "this people," not "his people." They had forsaken his service, therefore he would punish them according to their sins. He forbade Jeremiah to plead for them. The false prophets were the most criminal. The Lord pronounces condemnation on them; but as the people loved to have it so, they were not to escape judgments. False teachers encourage men to expect peace and salvation, without repentance, faith, conversion, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16the prophets: The government of Judah had a group of prophets who supported the king's religious views. The Lord often condemned these prophets, along with the officials and priests. Here, the Lord revealed them as impostors and described the consequences for them and the people they advised.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. none to bury--(Psa 79:3). pour their wickedness--that is, the punishment incurred by their wickedness (Jr 2:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:16

• Famine
• Impenitence
• Intercession
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Minister, Christian
• Prophets
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Heal

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14

• 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