Jeremiah 21:5

Jeremiah 21:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
• New International Version (NIV)I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm in furious anger and in great wrath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and strong arm, in anger and in fury and in great wrath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger and fury and great wrath.

Context of Jeremiah 21:5

3Jeremiah responded to them, “This is what you should say to Zedekiah, 4‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I’m going to take your weapons away from you. You are using these weapons to fight the king of Babylon as well as the Babylonians who are now blockading you outside the wall. I will bring the Babylonians inside this city. I will fight you in anger, fury, and rage with my powerful hand and my mighty arm. 6I will defeat those who live in this city, both people and animals. They will die from a terrible plague. 7Afterwards, declares the Lord, I will hand over Judah’s King Zedekiah, his officials, the people, and everyone else in this city who survives the plague, war, and famine. They will be handed over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. Nebuchadnezzar will kill them with swords. He won’t spare them, show them compassion, or care for them.’

Jeremiah 21:5 word by word

וְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤י אֲנִי֙ אִתְּכֶ֔ם בְּיָ֥ד נְטוּיָ֖ה וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ חֲזָקָ֑ה וּבְאַ֥ף וּבְחֵמָ֖ה וּבְקֶ֥צֶף גָּדֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I myself will fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against you with an outstretchedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and with a strongחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
• armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• even in angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• and in furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• and in greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• wrathקֶ֫צֶףqetseph · wrathH7110

Cross-references for Jeremiah 21:5

• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and offended his Holy Spirit. So he turned against them as their enemy; he fought against them.
• Lamentations 2:4Like an enemy he bent his bow. Like an opponent his right hand held the arrow steady. He killed all the beautiful people. He poured out his fury like fire on the tent of Zion’s people.
• Jeremiah 32:17‘Almighty Lord, you made heaven and earth by your great strength and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
• Exodus 6:6“Tell the Israelites, ‘I am the Lord. I will bring you out from under the oppression of the Egyptians, and I will free you from slavery. I will rescue you with my powerful arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
• Exodus 9:15By now I could have used my power to kill you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth.
• Deuteronomy 4:23Be careful that you don’t forget the promise that the Lord your God made to you. Don’t make your own carved idols or statues that represent anything the Lord your God has forbidden.
• Isaiah 5:25That’s why the anger of the Lord burns hot against his people, and he is ready to use his power to strike them down. The hills tremble, and dead bodies lie like garbage in the streets. Even after all this, his anger has not disappeared, and he is still ready to use his power.
• Isaiah 9:12the Arameans from the east and the Philistines from the west. They will devour Israel with open mouths. Even after all this, his anger will not disappear, and he is still ready to use his power.
• Isaiah 10:4Nothing’s left but to crouch among prisoners and to fall with those who are killed. Even after all this, his anger will not disappear, and he is still ready to use his power.
• Ezekiel 20:33“ ‘As I live, declares the Almighty Lord, I will rule you with a mighty hand and a powerful arm, and I will pour out my fury.
• Nahum 1:5The mountains quake because of him. The hills melt. The earth draws back in his presence. The world and all who live in it draw back as well.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 21:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-7The Lord gave King Zedekiah's messengers a legal decision (see study note on Jeremiah 2:2). Resisting the Babylonians would be pointless because the Lord opposed Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. The Jews shall have not merely the Chaldees, but Jehovah Himself in wrath at their provocations, fighting against them. Every word enhances the formidable character of God's opposition, "I myself ... outstretched hand ... strong arm (no longer as in Ex 6:6, and in the case of Sennacherib, in your behalf, but) in anger ... fury ... great wrath."Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 21:5

• Anger
• Arm
• Babylon
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Arm
• Uriah; Uruah
• Zedekiah (2)
• Zedekiah

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