Jeremiah 15:8

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 15:8

6You have left me,” declares the Lord. “You have turned your back on me. So I will use my power against you and destroy you. I’m tired of showing compassion to you. 7“I will separate them with a winnowing shovel at the city gates. I will make them childless. I will destroy my people because they will not change their ways. Their widows will be more numerous than the grains of sand on the seashore. At noontime I will send a destroyer against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring anguish and terror to them. 9A mother who gives birth to seven sons will grow faint and breathe her last. She will die, ashamed and humiliated, while it is still daylight. I will put survivors from these people to death in the presence of their enemies,” declares the Lord. 10I’m so miserable! Why did my mother give birth to me? I am a man who argues and quarrels with the whole earth. I have never lent or borrowed anything. Yet, everyone curses me.

Jeremiah 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 3:25⌞Women,⌟ your warriors will die in combat. Your mighty men will die in battle.
• Isaiah 4:1When that day comes, seven women will grab one man and say, “We’ll eat our own food and provide our own clothes. Just let us marry you for your name. Take away our disgrace.”
• Jeremiah 4:16Warn the nations about these things. Bring them to the attention of Jerusalem. “Hostile troops are coming from a distant country. They are shouting battle cries against the cities of Judah.
• Jeremiah 5:6That is why a lion from the forest will attack them. A wolf from the wilderness will destroy them. A leopard will lie in ambush outside their cities. All who leave the cities will be torn to pieces, because they rebel so often and they become more and more unfaithful.
• Jeremiah 6:4⌞The shepherds say,⌟ ‘Prepare yourselves for war against Zion. Let’s attack at noon! How horrible it will be for us. The day is passing, and the shadows of evening are growing longer.
• Luke 21:35like a trap that catches a bird. That day will surprise all people who live on the 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 15:8

• Backsliders
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
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In the dictionaries

• Languish
• Rebuke
• Residue
• Revenge
• Sand
• Spoiler

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