Jeremiah 16:21

Jeremiah 16:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)“Therefore I will teach them— this time I will teach them my power and might. Then they will know that my name is the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that my name is the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know My hand and My might; And they shall know that My name is the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 16:21

19O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all. 20Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!” “Therefore behold, I will inform them, and this time I will make them know My power and My might; then they will know that My name is the LORD.

Jeremiah 16:21 word by word

לָכֵן֙ הִנְנִ֣י מֽוֹדִיעָ֔ם בַּפַּ֣עַם הַזֹּ֔את אוֹדִיעֵ֥ם אֶת־יָדִ֖י וְאֶת־גְּבֽוּרָתִ֑י וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־שְׁמִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• beholdהֵןhên · look!H2005
• I will inform themיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and thisזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• timeפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• My powerיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• and My mightגְּבוּרָהgebûrâh · mightH1369
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• My nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• is the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 16:21

• Exodus 9:14Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.
• Exodus 14:4And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.
• Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
• Ezekiel 6:7The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
• Ezekiel 24:24‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’
• Ezekiel 25:14I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’
• Jeremiah 33:2“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:
• Exodus 15:3The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.
• Psalms 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
• Isaiah 43:3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
• Amos 5:8He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Therefore, behold, I will this once - I will not now change my purpose. They shall be visited and carried into captivity; nothing shall prevent this: and they shall know that my name is Jehovah. Since they would not receive the abundance of my mercies, they shall know what the true God can do in the way of judgment.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21This once - Whether we consider the greatness of the national disgrace and suffering caused by it, or its effect upon the mind of the Jews, the burning of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, followed by the captivity of the people at Babylon, stands out as the greatest manifestation of God‘s “hand” in all His dealings with them.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The restoration from the Babylonish captivity would be remembered in place of the deliverance from Egypt; it also typified spiritual redemption, and the future deliverance of the church from antichristian oppression. But none of the sins of sinners can be hidden from God, or shall be overlooked by him. He will find out and raise up instruments of his wrath, that shall destroy the Jews, by fraud like fishers, by force like hunters. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The Lord wants everyone to know his power and strength. He wants them to understand that he is the Lord (see Exodus 6:7; 8:22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Therefore--In order that all may be turned from idols to Jehovah, He will now give awful proof of His divine power in the judgments He will inflict. this once--If the punishments I have heretofore inflicted have not been severe enough to teach them. my name ... Lord--Jehovah (Psa 83:18): God's incommunicable name, to apply which to idols would be blasphemy. Keeping His threats and promises (Ex 6:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 16:21

• Church
• Gentiles

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• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• save, saved, safe, salvation, rescue

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16

• 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