Jeremiah 16:19

Jeremiah 16:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, “Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: "Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, my strength and my fortress, My refuge in the day of affliction, The Gentiles shall come to You From the ends of the earth and say, “Surely our fathers have inherited lies, Worthlessness and unprofitable things.”

Context of Jeremiah 16:19

17I am watching them carefully all the time. They cannot hide from me. I can see all their sins. 18I will punish them for their sins. I will make them pay twice for the wrong things that they have done. That is because they have spoiled my land. They have made it unclean with their disgusting idols that have no life. They have filled my special land with the evil things that they have done.’ Lord, you give me strength. You are the safe place where I can hide. When I am in trouble, I can run to you and be safe. People will come from nations all over the earth, to give you honour. They will say, ‘Our ancestors worshipped false gods. Those gods were useless and they could not help us. 20Can people make gods for themselves? If they make them, they are not really gods.’ 21‘So I, the Lord, will teach these people about my great power. Then they will understand that I am the Lord, the true God.’

Jeremiah 16:19 word by word

יְהוָ֞ה עֻזִּ֧י וּמָעֻזִּ֛י וּמְנוּסִ֖י בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה אֵלֶ֗יךָ גּוֹיִ֤ם יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ מֵֽאַפְסֵי־אָ֔רֶץ וְיֹאמְר֗וּ אַךְ־שֶׁ֙קֶר֙ נָחֲל֣וּ אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ הֶ֖בֶל וְאֵֽין־בָּ֥ם מוֹעִֽיל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• my strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• and my fortressמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
• and my refugeמָנוֹסmânôs · refugeH4498
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of afflictionצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto thee from the endsאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Surely our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• have inheritedנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• liesשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• vanityהֶ֫בֶלhebel hăbêl · vanityH1892
• no profitיָעַלya‛al · to gainH3276

Cross-references for Jeremiah 16:19

• Jeremiah 17:17Please do not make me afraid! When I am in trouble, I run to you to be safe.
• Psalms 18:1I love you, Lord. You make me strong.
• Psalms 19:14Lord, I want to make you happy. I want my words and my thoughts to please you. You are my strong Rock and you are my Redeemer.
• Psalms 27:5When danger is near, the Lord will keep me safe. He will take care of me in his home. He will put me in a safe place, on the top of a high rock.
• Psalms 46:1God is a strong place for us, where he will keep us safe. He will always help us when troubles come.
• Psalms 62:2He alone is the strong rock where I can hide and be safe. With him, nothing will make me fall.
• Psalms 91:1If anyone lives in Almighty God's safe place, the Most High God protects that person.
• Psalms 144:1Lord, I praise you! You are my strong Rock! You teach me how to fight well. You show me how to use my weapons.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is like a strong tower. Righteous people can run there, and then they will be safe.
• Isaiah 25:4You Lord have been a safe place for poor people. When helpless people were in trouble, you have kept them safe. You were a place for them to hide from the storm. You gave them shade from the heat. Yes, cruel people attack them like a storm that hits against a wall.
• Isaiah 32:2Each leader will be like a safe place to hide from strong winds and storms. He will be like streams of water in a desert. And he will be like the shadow of a great rock in a hot, dry land.
• Ezekiel 11:16So say this: “This is what the Almighty Lord says. I removed my people from their own land and I sent them far away. I sent them to live among other nations and in other countries. But I am still near to them in the countries where they have gone.”
• Nahum 1:7The Lord loves those who believe him. When they are in trouble, they can put their hope in God.
• Habakkuk 3:19The Lord God causes me to be strong. He makes my feet run safely over the rocks and hills, like a deer's feet. This prayer is for the music leader. He must use stringed instruments.
• Jeremiah 3:16Then the number of your people who live in your land will increase. You will no longer need to talk about the Lord's Covenant Box. You will not think that it is important any more. You will forget all about it. You will not want to make another one.
• Psalms 22:27People everywhere in the world will respect the Lord. They will turn to him for help. Families from all nations will worship you.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The Gentiles shall come - Even the days shall come when the Gentiles themselves, ashamed of their confidence, shall renounce their idols, and acknowledge that their fathers had believed lies, and worshipped vanities. This may be a prediction of the calling of the Gentiles by the Gospel of Christ; if so, it is a light amidst much darkness. In such dismal accounts there is need of some gracious promise relative to an amended state of the world.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The restoration from the Babylonish captivity would be remembered in place of the deliverance from Egypt; it also typified spiritual redemption, and the future deliverance of the church from antichristian oppression. But none of the sins of sinners can be hidden from God, or shall be overlooked by him. He will find out and raise up instruments of his wrath, that shall destroy the Jews, by fraud like fishers, by force like hunters. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Jeremiah worshiped the Lord for protecting him during difficult times and providing salvation to people worldwide.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. The result of God's judgments on the Jews will be that both the Jews when restored, and the Gentiles who have witnessed those judgments, shall renounce idolatry for the worship of Jehovah. Fulfilled partly at the return from Babylon, after which the Jews entirely renounced idols, and many proselytes were gathered in from the Gentiles, but not to be realized in its fulness till the final restoration of Israel (Is 2:1-17).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 16:19

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Faith
• Gentiles
• Idolatry
• Vanity

In the dictionaries

• Ends of the Earth
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• God
• Text of the Old Testament
• refuge, refugee, shelter, sheltered
• save, saved, safe, salvation, rescue

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16

• 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