God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 21:14
14“ ‘I will punish you because of the evil things you have done,’ ” declares the Lord. “ ‘I will start a fire in your forests, and it will burn up everything around you.’ ”
Jeremiah 21:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
- New International Version (NIV)I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the Lord. I will kindle a fire in your forests that will consume everything around you.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds, declares the Lord; I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is around her."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings,” says the Lord; “I will kindle a fire in its forest, And it shall devour all things around it.” ’ ”
Context of Jeremiah 21:14
12descendants of David. This is what the Lord says: Judge fairly every morning. Rescue those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my fury will break out and burn like fire. No one will be able to put it out because of the evil things you have done. 13“ ‘I’m against you, Jerusalem. You are the city that is in the valley and on the rock in the plain,’ ” declares the Lord. “ ‘But you ask, “Who can attack us? Who can enter our places of refuge?” “ ‘I will punish you because of the evil things you have done,’ ” declares the Lord. “ ‘I will start a fire in your forests, and it will burn up everything around you.’ ”
Read all of Jeremiah 21Jeremiah 21:14 word by word
וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם כִּפְרִ֥י מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְהִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּיַעְרָ֔הּ וְאָכְלָ֖ה כָּל־סְבִיבֶֽיהָ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But I will punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
- you according to the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
- of your doingsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and I will kindleיָצַתyâtsath · to kindleH3341
- a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- in the forestיַ֫עַרya‛ar · woodH3293
- thereof, and it shall devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- all things round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
Cross-references for Jeremiah 21:14
- Jeremiah 9:25“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised.
- Jeremiah 11:22This is what the Lord of Armies says: I’m going to punish them. The young men will die because of war. Their sons and daughters will die because of famine.
- Isaiah 10:12When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will punish the king of Assyria for all his boasting and all his arrogance.
- Isaiah 24:21On that day the Lord will punish heaven’s armies in heaven and earth’s kings on earth.
- Jeremiah 6:29The bellows of the blast furnace blow fiercely to make the fire melt away the lead. It is useless to go on refining because the impurities can’t be removed.
- Jeremiah 17:10I, the Lord, search minds and test hearts. I will reward each person for what he has done. I will reward him for the results of his actions.
- Jeremiah 32:19You make wise plans and do mighty things. You see everything the descendants of Adam do. You reward them for the way they live and for what they do.
- Proverbs 1:31They will eat the fruit of their lifestyle. They will be stuffed with their own schemes.
- Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous that blessings will come to them. They will taste the fruit of their labor.
- Galatians 6:7Make no mistake about this: You can never make a fool out of God. Whatever you plant is what you’ll harvest.
- Jeremiah 22:7I will send people to destroy you. They will have their own weapons. They will cut down your finest cedar trees and throw them on a fire.
- Isaiah 10:18The majestic forest and the orchard will destroy both body and soul. They will be like a sick person wasting away.
- Isaiah 27:10The fortified city is isolated. The homestead is left deserted, abandoned like the desert. Calves will graze there. They will lie down. They will feed on the branches.
- Isaiah 37:24Through your servants you defy the Lord and say, “With my many chariots I’ll ride up the high mountains, up the slopes of Lebanon. I’ll cut down its tallest cedars and its finest cypresses. I’ll come to its most distant heights and its most fertile forests.
- Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, turn to the south, preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest in the Negev.
- Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire will be able to burn down your cedars.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 21:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof - I will send destruction into its center, that shall spread to every part of the circumference, and so consume the whole. The beginning of the thirty-fourth chapter should follow here. See the arrangement on Jeremiah 34:1; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The forest - This suggested to the Jew the idea of everything grand and stately.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 The wickedness of the king and his family was the worse because of their relation to David. They were urged to act with justice, at once, lest the Lord's anger should be unquenchable. If God be for us, who can be against us? But if he be against us, who can do any thing for us?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14The people in Jerusalem trusted completely in the city's strong fortress, believing it was unbeatable (see 2 Kings 18:35–37; 2 Chronicles 32:20–23; Isaiah 37:36–38). The Lord had protected the city before, but now the Lord opposed it. I will kindle a fire in your forest: See Isaiah 6:13.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. fruit of your doings--(Pr 1:31; Is 3:10, 11). forest thereof--namely of your city, taken from Jr 21:13. "Forest" refers to the dense mass of houses built of cedar, &c., brought from Lebanon (Jr 22:7; 52:13; 2Ki 25:9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 21
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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