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Jeremiah 32:18
18You show your faithful love to thousands of people. But you also punish people for the sins that their ancestors did in past times. You are the great and powerful God, the Lord Almighty.
Jeremiah 32:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name,
- New International Version (NIV)You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps of their children after them. Great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord Almighty,
- English Standard Version (ESV)You show steadfast love to thousands, but you repay the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts,
- New King James Version (NKJV)You show lovingkindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them—the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
Context of Jeremiah 32:18
16After I had given Baruch the pieces of paper about the sale of land, I prayed to the Lord. 17I said, ‘Lord God, you used your great power and strength to make the earth and the sky. Nothing is too difficult for you to do. You show your faithful love to thousands of people. But you also punish people for the sins that their ancestors did in past times. You are the great and powerful God, the Lord Almighty. 19You have wise thoughts and you do great things. You see everything that people do. You see how they live. You give everyone what they deserve. 20You did powerful miracles in Egypt, and we still remember them today. In this way you continue to be famous in Israel and everywhere in the world.
Read all of Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 32:18 word by word
עֹ֤שֶׂה חֶ֙סֶד֙ לַֽאֲלָפִ֔ים וּמְשַׁלֵּם֙ עֲוֹ֣ן אָב֔וֹת אֶל־חֵ֥יק בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם הָאֵ֤ל הַגָּדוֹל֙ הַגִּבּ֔וֹר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou shewestעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- unto thousandsאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- and recompensestשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
- the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
- of the fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- into the bosomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: lapH2436
- of their childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- them: the Greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- the Mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
- Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:18
- Exodus 20:5You must not bend down your head to any idol or worship it. I am the Lord your God and I want you to belong to me alone. I will punish children because of the bad things that their fathers have done. I will also punish their children and their grandchildren too. That is how I will punish everyone who turns against me.
- Exodus 34:7I faithfully love thousands of people. I forgive their sins when they turn against me. But if people are guilty, I surely punish them. I punish their children, their grandchildren and their grandchildren's children.’
- Numbers 14:18“The Lord does not quickly become angry. His faithful love for his people continues for ever. He forgives people when they turn against him and they do bad things. But if someone is guilty, he surely punishes them. And he punishes their children, their grandchildren and their grandchildren's children.”
- Deuteronomy 5:9You must not bend down your head to any idol or worship it. I am the Lord your God and I want you to belong to me alone. I will punish children because of the bad things that their fathers have done. I will also punish their grandchildren and their children too. That is how I will punish everyone who hates me.
- Deuteronomy 7:9Remember that the Lord your God is the only true God. So love him and obey his commands. Then you can trust him to be faithful to his covenant. He made that covenant with you, his people, and with your descendants for ever.
- Joshua 7:24Then Joshua and all the people took Achan, the son of Zerah, and the silver coins, the coat, and the heavy piece of gold. They also took his sons, his daughters, and his cows, sheep and donkeys. They took all his things to Achor valley.
- 2 Samuel 21:1While David was king, there was a famine in Israel for three years. So David asked the Lord what had caused this trouble. The Lord said, ‘Saul's family is guilty of murder, because Saul killed many of the Gibeonites.’
- 1 Kings 14:9But you have done more evil things than any of the kings who lived before you. You have made me very angry. You have used metal to make images of other gods that you could worship. You have turned away from me.
- 1 Kings 16:1Then God gave a message to Hanani's son Jehu about punishment for King Baasha.
- 1 Kings 21:21So the Lord says, “Now I will bring great trouble on you. I will destroy you and your family. I will kill every male among Ahab's descendants in Israel, whoever they are.
- 2 Kings 9:26“Yesterday, I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons where you murdered them. One day, I will punish you as you deserve. I will do it here on this piece of land. That is what the Lord says.” So now pick up Joram's body and throw it on this piece of land. Do what the Lord has promised he would do.’
- Matthew 23:32Now you must finish the work that your ancestors began to do!
- Matthew 27:25All the people answered Pilate, ‘Yes, God should punish us and our children, if we have done the wrong thing.’
- Genesis 49:24But he will hold his own bow strongly. He will shoot his arrows well. The Mighty One of Jacob will give Joseph strength. God, who is Israel's Shepherd and Rock, will help him.
- Deuteronomy 7:21When you fight against them, do not let them frighten you. The Lord your God is there to help you. He is a great and powerful God.
- Deuteronomy 10:17For the Lord your God rules all other gods. He is the Lord over all other lords. He is great and powerful. We should respect him and obey him. He is fair to everyone. He will not accept any bribes!
Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Recompensest - The recompence is placed in the bosom, because, in the East, the garments are so arranged as to form a pocket there. Thus then, men must receive and carry with them God‘s requital for their deeds.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-25Verses 16-25 Jeremiah adores the Lord and his infinite perfections. When at any time we are perplexed about the methods of Providence, it is good for us to look to first principles. Let us consider that God is the fountain of all being, power, and life; that with him no difficulty is such as cannot be overcome; that he is a God of boundless mercy; that he is a God of strict justice; and that he directs every thing for the best. Jeremiah owns that God was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The Lord always showed his unfailing love, but he also held generations accountable for their sins, and their children faced the consequences. Through his mercy and judgment, the Lord showed his unlimited power. Jeremiah was confident that the Lord would show love to his people as he had promised.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. (Ex 34:7; Is 65:6). This is taken from the decalogue (Ex 20:5, 6). This is a second consideration to check hasty judgments as to God's ways: Thou art the gracious and righteous Judge of the world.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 32
- 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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