Jeremiah 30:14

Jeremiah 30:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
• New International Version (NIV)All your allies have forgotten you; they care nothing for you. I have struck you as an enemy would and punished you as would the cruel, because your guilt is so great and your sins so many.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All your lovers have forgotten you; they care nothing for you; for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy, the punishment of a merciless foe, because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All your lovers have forgotten you; They do not seek you; For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, With the chastisement of a cruel one, For the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased.

Context of Jeremiah 30:14

12“This is what the Lord says: Your wound is incurable. Your injury is beyond healing. 13No one argues that you should be healed. No medicine will heal you. All your lovers have forgotten you, and they don’t want you anymore. I’ve punished you as an enemy would. I’ve corrected you as a cruel person would. You are very wicked, and you have many sins. 15Why do you cry about your wound, your injury that can’t be cured? I’ve done this to you. You are very wicked, and you have many sins. 16That is why everyone who devours you will be devoured, and all your enemies will be taken away as captives. Those who looted you will be looted. Those who stole from you in war will have things stolen from them.

Jeremiah 30:14 word by word

כָּל־מְאַהֲבַ֣יִךְ שְׁכֵח֔וּךְ אוֹתָ֖ךְ לֹ֣א יִדְרֹ֑שׁוּ כִּי֩ מַכַּ֨ת אוֹיֵ֤ב הִכִּיתִיךְ֙ מוּסַ֣ר אַכְזָרִ֔י עַ֚ל רֹ֣ב עֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ עָצְמ֖וּ חַטֹּאתָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All thy loversאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• have forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• thee; they seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• thee not; for I have woundedנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• thee with the woundמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• of an enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• with the chastisementמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• of a cruel oneאַכְזָרִי'akzârîy · cruelH394
• for the multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of thine iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
• thy sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• were increasedעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105

Cross-references for Jeremiah 30:14

• Jeremiah 2:36You change your mind so easily. You will be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.
• Jeremiah 4:30You are going to be destroyed! What are you going to do? Why do you dress in red and put on gold jewelry? Why do you wear eye shadow? You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers reject you; they want to kill you.
• Jeremiah 22:20“Go to Lebanon and cry! Raise your voice in Bashan! Cry out from Abarim, because all your lovers are defeated.”
• Jeremiah 38:22All the women who are left in the palace of Judah’s king will be brought out to the officers of the king of Babylon. These women will say: ‘Your trusted friends have misled you and used you. Your feet are stuck in the mud, and your friends have deserted you.’
• Lamentations 1:2Jerusalem cries bitterly at night with tears running down its cheeks. Out of all those who love the city, no one offers it comfort. All of Jerusalem’s friends have betrayed it and become its enemies.
• Ezekiel 23:9“That is why I handed her over to her lovers, to the Assyrians whom she lusted after.
• Hosea 2:5Their mother acted like a prostitute. The woman who became pregnant with them did shameful things. She said, ‘I’ll chase after my lovers. They will give me food and water, wool and linen, olive oil and wine.’
• Revelation 17:12“The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet started to rule. They will receive authority to rule as kings with the beast for one hour.
• Job 13:24Why do you hide your face ⌞from me⌟ and consider me your enemy?
• Job 16:9“God’s anger tore me ⌞apart⌟ and attacked me. He gritted his teeth at me. My opponent looked sharply at me.
• Job 19:11He is very angry at me. He considers me to be his enemy.
• Job 30:21You have begun to treat me cruelly. With your mighty hand you assault me.
• Lamentations 2:5The Lord became an enemy. He swallowed up Israel. He swallowed up all of its palaces. He destroyed its strongholds. He made the people of Judah mourn and moan.
• Hosea 5:14I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the nation of Judah. I will carry ⌞them⌟ off, and no one will rescue ⌞them⌟.
• Jeremiah 30:15Why do you cry about your wound, your injury that can’t be cured? I’ve done this to you. You are very wicked, and you have many sins.
• 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.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 30:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14For the multitude … - Or, Because of the multitude of thine iniquity, Because thy sins are strong. Judah‘s lovers are the nations which once sought her alliance (see Jeremiah 22:20; Jeremiah 27:3).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 When God is against a people, who will be for them? Who can be for them, so as to do them any kindness? Incurable griefs are owing to incurable lusts. Yet, though the captives suffered justly, and could not help themselves, the Lord intended to appear for them, and to punish their oppressors; and he will still do so. But every effort to heal ourselves must prove fruitless, so long as we neglect the heavenly Advocate and sanctifying Spirit…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14The exiles experienced an injury (a grievous wound) due to their many sins. your lovers: The Lord used these terms for nations, especially Egypt, that had been Judah’s trusted friends (see Jeremiah 4:30; Ezekiel 16:15–63).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. lovers--the peoples formerly allied to thee, Assyria and Egypt (compare La 1:2). seek thee not--have cast away all concern for thee in thy distress. wound of an enemy--a wound such as an enemy would inflict. God condescends to employ language adapted to human conceptions. He is incapable of "enmity" or "cruelty"; it was their grievous sin which righteously demanded a grievous punishment, as though He were an "enemy" (Jr 5:6; Job 13:24; 30:21).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 30:14

• Chastisement
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah (2)
• Lover

Commentaries on Jeremiah 30

• 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