EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Jeremiah 14:21
21But please do not refuse to help us. Show that you are a faithful God. Jerusalem is the place where you have your beautiful throne. So do not go away and leave us. Remember the covenant that you made with us. Please do what you promised to do for us.
Jeremiah 14:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
- New International Version (NIV)For the sake of your name do not despise us; do not dishonor your glorious throne. Remember your covenant with us and do not break it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not spurn us, for your name's sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not abhor us, for Your name’s sake; Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory. Remember, do not break Your covenant with us.
Context of Jeremiah 14:21
19‘Lord, have you completely turned away from the people of Judah? Do you really hate the people of Zion? You have knocked us down so that we will never get better. We hoped to live in peace, but nothing good happened to us. We hoped to have rest from our troubles, but instead we live in fear. 20Lord, we agree that we are wicked people. Our ancestors also did bad things. We have turned against you. But please do not refuse to help us. Show that you are a faithful God. Jerusalem is the place where you have your beautiful throne. So do not go away and leave us. Remember the covenant that you made with us. Please do what you promised to do for us. 22The idols of other nations are useless. None of them can cause rain to fall. And the sky itself does not make rain. No, it is you, Lord, our God, who sends rain. You alone do all these things, so we trust you to help us.’
Read all of Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 14:21 word by word
אַל־תִּנְאַץ֙ לְמַ֣עַן שִׁמְךָ֔ אַל־תְּנַבֵּ֖ל כִּסֵּ֣א כְבוֹדֶ֑ךָ זְכֹ֕ר אַל־תָּפֵ֥ר בְּרִֽיתְךָ֖ אִתָּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Do not abhorנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006
- for thy name’sשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- sake, do not disgraceנָבַלnâbêl · be senselessH5034
- the throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
- of thy gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
- rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- breakפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
- not thy covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:21
- Jeremiah 14:19‘Lord, have you completely turned away from the people of Judah? Do you really hate the people of Zion? You have knocked us down so that we will never get better. We hoped to live in peace, but nothing good happened to us. We hoped to have rest from our troubles, but instead we live in fear.
- Leviticus 26:11I will have my home among you, my people. I will never turn away from them.
- Deuteronomy 32:19When the Lord saw this, he turned away from them. His sons and daughters had made him angry.
- Psalms 51:11Do not send me away from you. Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me.
- Psalms 106:40So the Lord became angry with his people. They belonged to him but he turned away from them.
- Lamentations 2:7His holy house and his altar there no longer give pleasure to the Lord. He has given Zion's most beautiful houses to the enemy. They shout in the holy house of the Lord as people shout on a special holy day.
- Amos 6:8The Lord God Almighty has promised that this will surely happen. He has spoken this strong message: ‘The Israelites think that they are very strong. But I have turned against them. I hate their strong buildings. So I will give their great city and everything in it to their enemies.’
- Jeremiah 14:7‘Lord, our many sins show that we are guilty. But please help us, to show that you are our God. We have turned away from you many times. We have done bad things against you.
- Psalms 79:9God, help us! You are the one who can save us. Rescue us, so that people will respect your great name. Forgive our sins, so that people know you are good.
- Ezekiel 36:22So you must say to Israel's people, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will help you, Israel's people. But it is not because you deserve it. I will do it so that people give honour to my holy name. You brought me shame among the nations where you went.
- Ezekiel 39:25So this is what the Lord God says. ‘Now I will bring back Jacob (Israel) from the countries where his people are prisoners. I will be kind to all Israel's people. And I will make them see that I am holy.
- Daniel 9:7Our Lord, you always do what is right. Today we are very ashamed. The people of Judah, Jerusalem and all Israel have not been faithful to you. You have sent our people away to many countries. Some are near and some are far away. We are all ashamed because we have turned away from you.
- Ephesians 2:7He wanted to show, for all future time, how very kind he is. He has helped us so much because of what Christ Jesus has done.
- Jeremiah 3:17Instead, you will call the city of Jerusalem “The Lord's throne”. At that time, people from all nations will come to Jerusalem. They will meet there to give honour to the Lord's name. They will no longer do the wicked things that they enjoy.
- Jeremiah 17:12Lord, your beautiful throne is high above. You have ruled there from the beginning. That is where we worship you.
- Psalms 74:3Come and look at our buildings! Your enemies have completely destroyed them. They have also destroyed everything that is in your temple.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Do not disgrace the throne of thy glory - The temple. Let not this sacred place be profaned by impious and sacrilegious hands. Break not thy covenant - See Exodus 24:7, Exodus 24:8; Exodus 19:5. They had already broken the covenant, and they wish God to fulfill his part. They ceased to be his people, for they abandoned themselves to idolatry; and yet they wished Jehovah to be their Lord; to defend, support, and fill them with all good things! But when the…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. 2121. us--"the throne of Thy glory" may be the object of "abhor not" ("reject not"); or "Zion" (Jr 14:19). throne of thy glory--Jerusalem, or, the temple, called God's "footstool" and "habitation" (1Ch 28:2; Psa 132:5). thy covenant--(Psa 106:45; Da 9:19).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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