Jeremiah 17:15

Jeremiah 17:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now.
• New International Version (NIV)They keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the Lord? Let it now be fulfilled!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, they say to me, "Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed they say to me, “Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come now!”

Context of Jeremiah 17:15

13You are the one that the Israelites hope in. Everyone who turns away from you will be ashamed. They will disappear, as if their names are written in the dust. Lord, you give life to your people, like a spring of fresh water. But they have turned against you. 14Lord, please make me well again. Then I will be completely well. Rescue me so that I am completely safe. You are the one that I praise! People are asking me questions. They say, ‘Nothing has happened to us yet! When will the Lord's message become true?’ 16Lord, I have not stopped taking care of your people. I have never asked you to destroy them on one final day. You know that, and you know everything that I have said. 17Please do not make me afraid! When I am in trouble, I run to you to be safe.

Jeremiah 17:15 word by word

הִנֵּה־הֵ֕מָּה אֹמְרִ֖ים אֵלָ֑י אַיֵּ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה יָ֥בוֹא נָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, they sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• let it comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Jeremiah 17:15

• Jeremiah 20:7Lord, you forced me to become a prophet, and I let you do that. You used your power to make me agree, and you won. Now everybody laughs at me and they insult me.
• Isaiah 5:19People like that laugh at God. They say, ‘The Lord should do something quickly! We want to see what he can do. The holy God of Israel should do what he has decided to do. Then we will really know what that is!’
• Ezekiel 12:22‘Son of man, you have this proverb in the land of Israel: “A long time passes and visions never truly happen.”
• Amos 5:18You want the special day of the Lord to come. But it will be very bad for you! You think that God will punish your enemies on that day. But that day will not bring light to you, it will bring darkness.
• 2 Peter 3:3The first thing that you should understand is this. In the last days of this world, some people will laugh at you because you believe in God. These people will do whatever bad things they want to do.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Where is the word of the Lord? - Where is the accomplishment of his threatenings? Thou hast said that the city and the temple should both be destroyed. No such events have yet taken place. But they did take place, and every tittle of the menace was strictly fulfilled.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-18Verses 5-18 In the rest of the prophecy Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah‘s ruin. Jeremiah 17:6 Like the heath - Or, “like a destitute man” Psalm 102:17. The verbs “he shall see” (or fear) and “shall inhabit” plainly show that a man is here meant and not a plant. Jeremiah 17:8 The river - Or, “water-course” Isaiah 30:25, made for purposes of irrigation. Shall not see - Or, “shall not fear Jeremiah 17:6.” God‘s people feel…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 The prophet acknowledges the favour of God in setting up religion. There is fulness of comfort in God, overflowing, ever-flowing fulness, like a fountain. It is always fresh and clear, like spring-water, while the pleasures of sin are puddle-waters. He prays to God for healing, saving mercy. He appeals to God concerning his faithful discharge of the office to which he was called. He humbly begs that God would own and protect him in the work…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The people mocked Jeremiah because his predictions had not come true. They might have even called him a false prophet (see Deuteronomy 18:21–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. Prayer of the prophet for deliverance from the enemies whom he excited by his faithful denunciations. Heal ... save--not only make me whole (as to the evils of soul as well as body which I am exposed to by contact with ungodly foes, Jr 15:18), but keep me so. my praise--He whom I have to praise for past favors, and therefore to whom alone I look for the time to come.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 17:15

• Blasphemy
• Infidelity
• Jeremiah
• Persecution
• Scoffing

In the dictionaries

• Discontinue
• Hallow
• Hatch
• Salt
• Sit

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17

• 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