Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 6:11
11But I am full of the Lord’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. Pour it out on the children in the street, on the gathering of young men as well. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old with the very old.
Jeremiah 6:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
- New International Version (NIV)But I am full of the wrath of the Lord, and I cannot hold it in. “Pour it out on the children in the street and on the young men gathered together; both husband and wife will be caught in it, and the old, those weighed down with years.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I am full of the wrath of the Lord; I am weary of holding it in. "Pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the gatherings of young men, also; both husband and wife shall be taken, the elderly and the very aged.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord. I am weary of holding it in. “I will pour it out on the children outside, And on the assembly of young men together; For even the husband shall be taken with the wife, The aged with him who is full of days.
Context of Jeremiah 6:11
9This is what the Lord of Armies says: Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches. 10Who can I speak to and give such a warning that they will listen? Look, their ear is uncircumcised, so they cannot pay attention. See, the word of the Lord has become contemptible to them — they find no pleasure in it. But I am full of the Lord’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. Pour it out on the children in the street, on the gathering of young men as well. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old with the very old. 12Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land. This is the Lord’s declaration. 13For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is making profit dishonestly. From prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
Read all of Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 6:11 word by word
וְאֵת֩ חֲמַ֨ת יְהוָ֤ה׀ מָלֵ֙אתִי֙ נִלְאֵ֣יתִי הָכִ֔יל שְׁפֹ֤ךְ עַל־עוֹלָל֙ בַּח֔וּץ וְעַ֛ל ס֥וֹד בַּחוּרִ֖ים יַחְדָּ֑ו כִּֽי־גַם־אִ֤ישׁ עִם־אִשָּׁה֙ יִלָּכֵ֔דוּ זָקֵ֖ן עִם־מְלֵ֥א יָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore I am fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
- of the furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- I am wearyלָאָהlâ'âh · be wearyH3811
- with holding inכּוּלkûl · to sustainH3557
- I will pour it outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- upon the childrenעוֹלֵל‛ôlêl ‛ôlâl · infantH5768
- abroadחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- and upon the assemblyסוֹדsôd · counselH5475
- of young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
- togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
- for even the husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
- with the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- shall be takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
- the agedזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
- fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- of daysיוֹםyôm · day: oldH3117
Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:11
- Jeremiah 20:9I say, “I won’t mention him or speak any longer in his name.” But his message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones. I become tired of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.
- Job 32:18For I am full of words, and my spirit compels me to speak.
- Ezekiel 3:14The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the Lord’s hand was on me powerfully.
- Micah 3:8As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the Lord, with justice and courage, to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion and to Israel his sin.
- Acts 4:20for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
- Acts 17:16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed when he saw that the city was full of idols.
- Acts 18:5When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself to preaching the word and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.
- Jeremiah 9:21for Death has climbed through our windows; it has entered our fortresses, cutting off children from the streets, young men from the squares.
- Jeremiah 18:21Therefore, hand their children over to famine, and give them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become childless and widowed, their husbands slain by deadly disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle.
- Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”
- Ezekiel 9:6Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, as well as the children and older women, but do not come near anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
- Luke 17:34I tell you, on that night two will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 6:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I am full of the fury of the Lord - God has given me a dreadful revelation of the judgments he intends to inflict: my soul is burdened with this prophecy. I have endeavored to suppress it; but I must pour it forth upon the children, on the young people, on husbands and wives, on the old and the super-annuated. All must partake in these judgments.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 When the Lord arises to take vengeance, no sinners of any age or rank, or of either sex escape. They were set upon the world, and wholly carried away by the love of it. If we judge of this sin by God's word, we find multitudes in every station and rank given up to it. Those are to be reckoned our worst and most dangerous enemies, who flatter us in a sinful way. Oh that men would be wise for their souls! Ask for the old paths; the way of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Jeremiah felt the Lord's anger toward the people and could not hold back his emotions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. fury of ... Lord--His denunciations against Judah communicated to the prophet. weary with holding in--(Jr 20:9). I will pour--or else imperative: the command of God (see Jr 6:12), "Pour it out" [Maurer]. aged ... full of days--The former means one becoming old; the latter a decrepit old man [Maurer] (Job 5:26; Is 65:20).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 6
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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