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Jeremiah 11:22
22— therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;
Jeremiah 11:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:
- New International Version (NIV)therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.
- English Standard Version (ESV)therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: "Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine,
- New King James Version (NKJV)therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;
Context of Jeremiah 11:22
20But thou, Jehovah of hosts, who judgest righteously, who triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause. 21Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand, — therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine; 23and there shall be no remnant of them; for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, in the year of their visitation.
Read all of Jeremiah 11Jeremiah 11:22 word by word
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִ֥י פֹקֵ֖ד עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם הַבַּֽחוּרִים֙ יָמֻ֣תוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב בְּנֵיהֶם֙ וּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם יָמֻ֖תוּ בָּרָעָֽב׃Read the interlinear
- thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
- thusכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
- hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
- youngבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
- dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- famineרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
Cross-references for Jeremiah 11:22
- Jeremiah 9:21For death is come up through our windows, is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from the street, the young men from the broadways.
- Jeremiah 18:21Therefore give up their children to the famine, and deliver them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of children and be widows; and let their men be swept off by death, their young men be smitten by the sword in battle.
- 2 Chronicles 36:17And he brought up [against] them the king of the Chaldees, and slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and spared not young man nor maiden, old man nor him of hoary head: he gave [them] all into his hand.
- Lamentations 2:21The child and the old man lie on the ground in the streets; my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword: thou hast slain [them] in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, thou hast not spared.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and [are] against all men,
Commentaries on Jeremiah 11:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Behold, I will punish them - And the punishment is, Their young men shall die by the sword of the Chaldeans; and their sons and daughters shall die by the famine that shall come on the land through the desolations occasioned by the Chaldean army.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The young men - i. e., those of the legal age for military service.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 The prophet Jeremiah tells much concerning himself, the times he lived in being very troublesome. Those of his own city plotted how they might cause his death. They thought to end his days, but he outlived most of his enemies; they thought to blast his memory, but it lives to this day, and will be blessed while time lasts. God knows all the secret designs of his and his people's enemies, and can, when he pleases, make them known. God's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-23Jeremiah's enemies included his family and relatives in his hometown of Anathoth, and he grieved over their fate (Jeremiah 10:20). They demanded that he stop prophesying in the Lord's name. In line with the Lord's promise to protect him (Jeremiah 1:19), the Lord told Jeremiah that even the families of his enemies, including their children, would lose their lives when their punishment came.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. The retribution of their intended murder shall be in kind; just as in Messiah's case (Psa 69:8-28).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 11
- 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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