Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 50:20
20In those days and at that time — this is the Lord’s declaration — one will search for Israel’s iniquity, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found, for I will forgive those I leave as a remnant.
Jeremiah 50:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
- New International Version (NIV)In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In those days and in that time,” says the Lord, “The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, but there shall be none; And the sins of Judah, but they shall not be found; For I will pardon those whom I preserve.
Context of Jeremiah 50:20
18Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am about to punish the king of Babylon and his land just as I punished the king of Assyria. 19I will return Israel to his grazing land, and he will feed on Carmel and Bashan; he will be satisfied in the hill country of Ephraim and of Gilead. In those days and at that time — this is the Lord’s declaration — one will search for Israel’s iniquity, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found, for I will forgive those I leave as a remnant. 21Attack the land of Merathaim, and those living in Pekod. Put them to the sword; completely destroy them — this is the Lord’s declaration — do everything I have commanded you. 22The sound of war is in the land — a crushing blow!
Read all of Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 50:20 word by word
בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵם֩ וּבָעֵ֨ת הַהִ֜יא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה יְבֻקַּ֞שׁ אֶת־עֲוֹ֤ן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאֵינֶ֔נּוּ וְאֶת־חַטֹּ֥את יְהוּדָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תִמָּצֶ֑אינָה כִּ֥י אֶסְלַ֖ח לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר אַשְׁאִֽיר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In those daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- and in that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- shall be sought forבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
- none; and the sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and they shall not be foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- for I will pardonסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545
- them whom I reserveשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:20
- Jeremiah 50:4In those days and at that time — this is the Lord’s declaration — the Israelites and Judeans will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the Lord their God.
- Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time I will cause a Righteous Branch to sprout up for David, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 31:34No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.
- Numbers 23:21He considers no disaster for Jacob; he sees no trouble for Israel. The Lord their God is with them, and there is rejoicing over the King among them.
- Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Isaiah 43:25“I am the one, I sweep away your transgressions for my own sake and remember your sins no more.
- Isaiah 44:22I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
- Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us; he will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
- Acts 3:19Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,
- Romans 8:33Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies.
- Hebrews 8:10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
- Hebrews 10:17and I will never again remember their sins and their lawless acts.
- Psalms 103:12As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
- Romans 5:16And the gift is not like the one man’s sin, because from one sin came the judgment, resulting in condemnation, but from many trespasses came the gift, resulting in justification.
- 2 Peter 3:15Also, regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our dear brother Paul has written to you according to the wisdom given to him.
- Jeremiah 44:14Then the remnant of Judah — those going to live for a while there in the land of Egypt — will have no fugitive or survivor to return to the land of Judah where they are longing to return to stay, for they will not return except for a few fugitives.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20In those days and in that time - This phrase appears to take in the whole of an epoch, from its commencement to its end. See Jeremiah 50:4. I will pardon them - So as to deliver them from their captivity, and exact no more punishment from them whom I reserve, namely, the remnant left in the Babylonish captivity.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Those days - The days of the Messiah. Reserve - Or, permit to remain: hence, the remnant, a word pregnant with meaning in the language of the prophets. See Isaiah 8:18 note (2).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 The desolation that shall be brought upon Babylon is set forth in a variety of expressions. The cause of this destruction is the wrath of the Lord. Babylon shall be wholly desolated; for she hath sinned against the Lord. Sin makes men a mark for the arrows of God's judgments. The mercy promised to the Israel of God, shall not only accompany, but arise from the destruction of Babylon. These sheep shall be gathered from the deserts, and put…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The Lord would forgive the remaining people from Israel and Judah. They would seek the Lord as they returned to their homeland (Jeremiah 50:4–5; see chapters 31, 33).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. The specification of "Israel," as well as Judah, shows the reference is to times yet to come. iniquity ... none--not merely idolatry, which ceased among the Jews ever since the Babylonian captivity, but chiefly their rejection of Messiah. As in a cancelled debt, it shall be as if it had never been; God, for Christ's sake, shall treat them as innocent (Jr 31:34). Without cleansing away of sin, remission of punishment would be neither to the honor of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 50
- 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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