English Standard Version
Jeremiah 15:8
8I have made their widows more in number than the sand of the seas; I have brought against the mothers of young men a destroyer at noonday; I have made anguish and terror fall upon them suddenly.
Jeremiah 15:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
- New International Version (NIV)I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. At midday I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men; suddenly I will bring down on them anguish and terror.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Their widows will be increased to Me more than the sand of the seas; I will bring against them, Against the mother of the young men, A plunderer at noonday; I will cause anguish and terror to fall on them suddenly.
- New Living Translation (NLT)There will be more widows than the grains of sand on the seashore. At noontime I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of young men. I will cause anguish and terror to come upon them suddenly.
Context of Jeremiah 15:8
6You have rejected me, declares the Lord; you keep going backward, so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you— I am weary of relenting. 7I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork in the gates of the land; I have bereaved them; I have destroyed my people; they did not turn from their ways. I have made their widows more in number than the sand of the seas; I have brought against the mothers of young men a destroyer at noonday; I have made anguish and terror fall upon them suddenly. 9She who bore seven has grown feeble; she has fainted away; her sun went down while it was yet day; she has been shamed and disgraced. And the rest of them I will give to the sword before their enemies, declares the Lord." 10Woe is me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! I have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me.
Read all of Jeremiah 15Jeremiah 15:8 word by word
עָֽצְמוּ־לִ֤י אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙ מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֔ים הֵבֵ֨אתִי לָהֶ֥ם עַל־אֵ֛ם בָּח֖וּר שֹׁדֵ֣ד בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם הִפַּ֤לְתִּי עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ פִּתְאֹ֔ם עִ֖יר וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Their widowsאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
- are increasedעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105
- to me above the sandחוֹלchôl · sandH2344
- of the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220
- I have broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- upon them against the motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
- of the young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
- a spoilerשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
- at noondayצֹ֫הַרtsôhar · middayH6672
- to fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- upon it suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpith'ôm pith'ôm · suddenlyH6597
- and terrorsבֶּֽהָלָהbehâlâh · dismayH928
- upon the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
Cross-references for Jeremiah 15:8
- Isaiah 3:25Your men shall fall by the sword and your mighty men in battle.
- Isaiah 4:1And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach."
- Jeremiah 4:16Warn the nations that he is coming; announce to Jerusalem, "Besiegers come from a distant land; they shout against the cities of Judah.
- Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest shall strike them down; a wolf from the desert shall devastate them. A leopard is watching their cities; everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are great.
- Jeremiah 6:4"Prepare war against her; arise, and let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen!
- Luke 21:35For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 15:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The mother of the young men - The metropolis or mother city, Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Translate, “I have brought upon them, even upon the mother of the young man, a spoiler etc.” The word rendered “young man” means a picked warrior. The mother has borne a valiant champion; but neither his prowess nor the numerous offspring of the other can avail to save those who gave them birth; war bereaves both alike. At noonday - i. e., unexpectedly, as armies used to rest at noon (see Jeremiah 6:4 note). I have caused him - Rather, “I have brought…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Both the old and young men would pass away.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Their widows--My people's (Jr 15:7). have brought--prophetical past: I will bring. mother of the young men--"mother" is collective; after the "widows," He naturally mentions bereavement of their sons ("young men"), brought on the "mothers" by "the spoiler"; it was owing to the number of men slain that the "widows" were so many [Calvin]. Others take "mother," as in 2Sa 20:19, of Jerusalem, the metropolis; "I have brought on them, against the 'mother,' a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 15
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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