Jeremiah 23:20

Jeremiah 23:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.
• New International Version (NIV)The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand it clearly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The anger of the Lord will not turn back Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart. In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.

Context of Jeremiah 23:20

18Who is in the Lord’s inner circle and sees and hears his word? Who pays attention and listens to his word? 19The storm of the Lord will come with his anger. Like a windstorm, it will swirl down on the heads of the wicked. The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly. 21I didn’t send these prophets, yet they ran ⌞with their message⌟. I didn’t speak to them, yet they prophesied. 22If they had been in my inner circle, they would have announced my words to my people. They would have turned back from their evil ways and the evil they have done.

Jeremiah 23:20 word by word

לֹ֤א יָשׁוּב֙ אַף־יְהוָ֔ה עַד־עֲשֹׂת֥וֹ וְעַד־הֲקִימ֖וֹ מְזִמּ֣וֹת לִבּ֑וֹ בְּאַֽחֲרִית֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים תִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּ בָ֖הּ בִּינָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall not returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• until he have executedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• and till he have performedקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the thoughtsמְזִמָּהmezimmâh · plotH4209
• of his heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• in the latterאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• ye shall considerבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• it perfectlyבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:20

• Jeremiah 30:24The Lord’s burning anger will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly.
• Isaiah 14:24The Lord of Armies has taken an oath: “It will happen exactly as I’ve intended. It will turn out exactly as I’ve planned.
• Zechariah 1:6Didn’t my warnings and my laws, which I’ve commanded my servants the prophets ⌞to preach⌟, finally catch up with your ancestors? Then your ancestors turned away from their sins and said, ‘The Lord of Armies has done to us what he had planned to do. He has dealt with us as our ways and deeds deserve.’ ”
• Zechariah 8:14This is what the Lord of Armies says: When your ancestors made me angry, I made plans to destroy you, declares the Lord of Armies, and I didn’t change my plans.
• Genesis 49:1Jacob called for his sons and said, “Come here, and let me tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.
• Deuteronomy 31:29I know that after I die you will become thoroughly corrupt and turn from the way I have commanded you to live. In the days to come disasters will happen to you because you will make the Lord furious by doing what he considers evil.”
• 1 Kings 8:47If they come to their senses, are sorry for what they’ve done, and plead with you in the land where they are captives, saying, ‘We have sinned. We have done wrong. We have been wicked,’
• Proverbs 5:11Then you will groan when your end comes, when your body and flesh are consumed. You will say,
• Proverbs 21:30No wisdom, no understanding, and no advice ⌞can stand up⌟ against the Lord.
• Hosea 3:4In the same way, the Israelites will wait a long time without kings or officials, without sacrifices or sacred stones, and without ephods or family idols.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20In the latter days ye shall consider it - I give you warning: and this punishment which I now threaten shall surely take place; a short time will determine it; ye shall not escape.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The latter days - The proper and final development of any event or series of events. Thus, the expression is used of the Christian dispensation as the full development of the Jewish Church. Here it means the destruction of Jerusalem, as the result of the sins of the Jews. Consider - Rather, understand. When Jerusalem is destroyed, the exiles - taught by adversity - will understand that it was sin which brought ruin upon their country.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 The false prophets of Samaria had deluded the Israelites into idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem as guilty of more horrible wickedness, by which the people were made bold in sin. These false teachers would be compelled to suffer the most bitter part of the Lord's indignation. They made themselves believe that there was no harm in sin, and practised accordingly; then they made others believe so. Those who are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Despite the false prophets' lies, the world faced the Lord's anger. The political situation was like a storm that would soon hit the wicked. The Lord planned this punishment and would make sure it happened. After the war, the survivors would look back and see that Jeremiah's prophecy was correct.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. in ... latter days--that is, "the year of their visitation" (Jr 23:12). Primarily the meaning is: the Jews will not "consider" now God's warnings (De 32:29); but when the prophecies shall be fulfilled in their Babylonish exile, they will consider and see, by bitter experience, their sinful folly. The ultimate scope of the prophecy is: the Jews, in their final dispersion, shall at last "consider" their sin and turn to Messiah "perfectly" (Ho 3:5; Zec…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 23:20

• Anger

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• Latter Days
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• last day, last days, latter days

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23

• 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