God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 14:20
20O Lord, we realize our wickedness and the wrongs done by our ancestors. We have sinned against you.
Jeremiah 14:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
- New International Version (NIV)We acknowledge our wickedness, Lord, and the guilt of our ancestors; we have indeed sinned against you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness And the iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against You.
Context of Jeremiah 14:20
18If I go to the field, I see those killed because of war. If I go to the city, I see those sick because of famine. Prophets and priests wander through a land they haven’t heard of. 19Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you despise Zion? Why have you struck us so hard that we cannot heal? We hope for peace, but no good comes from it. We hope for a time of healing, but there’s only terror. O Lord, we realize our wickedness and the wrongs done by our ancestors. We have sinned against you. 21For the sake of your name, don’t despise us. Don’t dishonor your glorious throne. Remember your promise to us; don’t break it. 22The worthless gods of the nations can’t make it rain. By themselves, the skies can’t give showers. But you can, O Lord our God. We have hope in you because you do all these things.
Read all of Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 14:20 word by word
יָדַ֧עְנוּ יְהוָ֛ה רִשְׁעֵ֖נוּ עֲוֹ֣ן אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אנוּ לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:20
- Jeremiah 3:13Admit that you’ve done wrong! You have rebelled against the Lord your God. You have given yourself to strangers under every large tree. You have not obeyed me,’ declares the Lord.
- Leviticus 26:40“But if they confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors—the treacherous things they did to oppose me—
- Ezra 9:6and said, “I am ashamed, my God. I am embarrassed to look at you. Our sins have piled up over our heads, and our guilt is so overwhelming that it reaches heaven.
- Nehemiah 9:2Those who were descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood and confessed their sins as well as the wicked things their ancestors had done.
- Psalms 32:5I made my sins known to you, and I did not cover up my guilt. I decided to confess them to you, O Lord. Then you forgave all my sins. Selah
- Psalms 51:3I admit that I am rebellious. My sin is always in front of me.
- Psalms 106:6We have sinned, and so did our ancestors. We have done wrong. We are guilty.
- Daniel 9:5We have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from your commandments and laws.
- 1 John 1:7But if we live in the light in the same way that God is in the light, we have a relationship with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from every sin.
- 2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.
- 2 Samuel 24:10After David counted the people, his conscience troubled him. David said to the Lord, “I have committed a terrible sin by what I have done. Lord, please forgive me because I have acted very foolishly.”
- Job 33:27Each one sings in front of other people and says, ‘I sinned and did wrong instead of what was right, and it did me no good.
- Psalms 51:4I have sinned against you, especially you. I have done what you consider evil. So you hand down justice when you speak, and you are blameless when you judge.
- Luke 15:18I’ll go at once to my father, and I’ll say to him, “Father, I’ve sinned against heaven and you.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness - This the prophet did in behalf of the people; but, alas! they did not join him.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 Jeremiah acknowledged his own sins, and those of the people, but pleaded with the Lord to remember his covenant. In their distress none of the idols of the Gentiles could help them, nor could the heavens give rain of themselves. The Lord will always have a people to plead with him at his mercy-seat. He will heal every truly repenting sinner. Should he not see fit to hear our prayers on behalf of our guilty land, he will certainly bless with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-22Even though the Lord commanded otherwise (Jeremiah 14:11), Jeremiah prayed for God to lessen the current disaster and the worse one ahead.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. (Da 9:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 14
- 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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