Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 14:20
20We acknowledge our wickedness, Lord, the iniquity of our ancestors; indeed, we have sinned against you.
Jeremiah 14:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
- New International Version (NIV)We acknowledge our wickedness, Lord, and the guilt of our ancestors; we have indeed sinned against you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness And the iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against You.
Context of Jeremiah 14:20
18If I go out to the field, look — those slain by the sword! If I enter the city, look — those ill from famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know. 19Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you detest Zion? Why do you strike us with no hope of healing for us? We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good; for a time of healing, but there was only terror. We acknowledge our wickedness, Lord, the iniquity of our ancestors; indeed, we have sinned against you. 21For your name’s sake, don’t despise us. Don’t disdain your glorious throne. Remember your covenant with us; do not break it. 22Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the skies alone give showers? Are you not the Lord our God? We therefore put our hope in you, for you have done all these things.
Read all of Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 14:20 word by word
יָדַ֧עְנוּ יְהוָ֛ה רִשְׁעֵ֖נוּ עֲוֹ֣ן אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אנוּ לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:20
- Jeremiah 3:13Only acknowledge your guilt — you have rebelled against the Lord your God. You have scattered your favors to strangers under every green tree and have not obeyed me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Leviticus 26:40“But when they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors — their unfaithfulness that they practiced against me, and how they acted with hostility toward me,
- Ezra 9:6And I said: My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward you, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.
- Nehemiah 9:2Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.
- Psalms 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the guilt of my sin.Selah
- Psalms 51:3For I am conscious of my rebellion, and my sin is always before me.
- Psalms 106:6Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.
- Daniel 9:5we have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from your commands and ordinances.
- 1 John 1:7If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
- 2 Samuel 12:13David responded to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Then Nathan replied to David, “And the Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.
- 2 Samuel 24:10David’s conscience troubled him after he had taken a census of the troops. He said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I’ve done. Now, Lord, because I’ve been very foolish, please take away your servant’s guilt.”
- Job 33:27He will look at men and say, “I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
- Psalms 51:4Against you — you alone — I have sinned and done this evil in your sight. So you are right when you pass sentence; you are blameless when you judge.
- Luke 15:18I’ll get up, go to my father, and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness - This the prophet did in behalf of the people; but, alas! they did not join him.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 Jeremiah acknowledged his own sins, and those of the people, but pleaded with the Lord to remember his covenant. In their distress none of the idols of the Gentiles could help them, nor could the heavens give rain of themselves. The Lord will always have a people to plead with him at his mercy-seat. He will heal every truly repenting sinner. Should he not see fit to hear our prayers on behalf of our guilty land, he will certainly bless with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-22Even though the Lord commanded otherwise (Jeremiah 14:11), Jeremiah prayed for God to lessen the current disaster and the worse one ahead.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. (Da 9:8).Read the comment
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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
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