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Jeremiah 16:21
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 16:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)“Therefore I will teach them— this time I will teach them my power and might. Then they will know that my name is the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that my name is the Lord."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know My hand and My might; And they shall know that My name is the Lord.
Context of Jeremiah 16:21
19Lord, 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.’ ‘So I, the Lord, will teach these people about my great power. Then they will understand that I am the Lord, the true God.’
Read all of Jeremiah 16Jeremiah 16:21 word by word
לָכֵן֙ הִנְנִ֣י מֽוֹדִיעָ֔ם בַּפַּ֣עַם הַזֹּ֔את אוֹדִיעֵ֥ם אֶת־יָדִ֖י וְאֶת־גְּבֽוּרָתִ֑י וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־שְׁמִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 16:21
- Exodus 9:14This time, I will send all my troubles to punish you. I will send them against you, your officers and your people. I want you to know that there is nobody as great as me in the whole earth. That is why I am doing this.
- Exodus 14:4Then I will cause Pharaoh's mind to become hard again. He will go to catch the Israelites. I will show how great I am when I win against Pharaoh and his whole army. Because of this, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.’ The Israelites did what God said.
- Psalms 9:16The Lord has shown us who he is. We know that he brings justice. Wicked people will catch themselves in their own traps. Higgaion. Selah.
- Ezekiel 6:7Dead bodies will lie on the ground everywhere that you live. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 24:24Ezekiel is an example to you. You must do the same as he has done when his wife died. When this happens, you will know that I am the Almighty Lord.”
- Ezekiel 25:14I will use my people, the Israelites, to punish Edom. The Edomites will know that I am very angry with them. They will know that their punishment comes from me. That is what the Almighty Lord says.
- Jeremiah 33:2He said, ‘I am the Lord who made the earth. I gave a shape to it and I put it in its place. The Lord is my name. I say this to you:
- Exodus 15:3The Lord is like a brave soldier. The Lord is his name.
- Psalms 83:18Then they will understand that you are the Lord. They will know that you are the Most High God who rules over all the earth.
- Isaiah 43:3I am the Lord, your God, so I will rescue you. I am Israel's Holy God, your Saviour. I gave Egypt as the price to buy you back. I gave Ethiopia and Seba to their enemies, so that you could be free.
- Amos 5:8The Lord made the groups of stars called Pleiades and Orion. The Lord changes the night into dawn, and he changes the day back to night again. He takes the water in the sea, and he pours it out as rain on the earth. The Lord is his name!
Commentaries on Jeremiah 16:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Therefore, behold, I will this once - I will not now change my purpose. They shall be visited and carried into captivity; nothing shall prevent this: and they shall know that my name is Jehovah. Since they would not receive the abundance of my mercies, they shall know what the true God can do in the way of judgment.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21This once - Whether we consider the greatness of the national disgrace and suffering caused by it, or its effect upon the mind of the Jews, the burning of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, followed by the captivity of the people at Babylon, stands out as the greatest manifestation of God‘s “hand” in all His dealings with them.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. 21The Lord wants everyone to know his power and strength. He wants them to understand that he is the Lord (see Exodus 6:7; 8:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Therefore--In order that all may be turned from idols to Jehovah, He will now give awful proof of His divine power in the judgments He will inflict. this once--If the punishments I have heretofore inflicted have not been severe enough to teach them. my name ... Lord--Jehovah (Psa 83:18): God's incommunicable name, to apply which to idols would be blasphemy. Keeping His threats and promises (Ex 6:3).Read the comment
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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
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