Jeremiah 15:19

Jeremiah 15:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore this is what the Lord says: “If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore thus says the Lord: "If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall be as my mouth. They shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore thus says the Lord: “If you return, Then I will bring you back; You shall stand before Me; If you take out the precious from the vile, You shall be as My mouth. Let them return to you, But you must not return to them.

Context of Jeremiah 15:19

17I did not sit in a circle of revelers and celebrate. Because of Your hand upon me I sat alone, For You filled me with indignation. 18Why has my pain been endless And my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You indeed be to me like a deceptive stream With water that is unreliable? Therefore, this is what the Lord says: “If you return, then I will restore you-- You will stand before Me; And if you extract the precious from the worthless, You will become My spokesman. They, for their part, may turn to you, But as for you, you are not to turn to them. 20Then I will make you to this people A fortified wall of bronze; And though they fight against you, They will not prevail over you; For I am with you to save you And rescue you,” declares the Lord. 21“So I will rescue you from the hand of the wicked, And I will redeem you from the grasp of the violent.”

Jeremiah 15:19 word by word

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִם־תָּשׁ֤וּב וַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙ לְפָנַ֣י תַּֽעֲמֹ֔ד וְאִם־תּוֹצִ֥יא יָקָ֛ר מִזּוֹלֵ֖ל כְּפִ֣י תִֽהְיֶ֑ה יָשֻׁ֤בוּ הֵ֙מָּה֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹֽא־תָשׁ֥וּב אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• you returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
• then I will restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• You will standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• you extractיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: speakH3318
• the preciousיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• from the worthlessזָלַלzâlal · be vileH2151
• You will becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• My spokesmanפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• But as for you, you are not to turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725

Cross-references for Jeremiah 15:19

• Jeremiah 15:10Woe to me, my mother, that you have given birth to me As a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land! I have not lent, nor have people lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me.
• Jeremiah 20:9But if I say, “I will not remember Him Nor speak anymore in His name,” Then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire Shut up in my bones; And I am tired of holding it in, And I cannot endure it.
• Exodus 6:29that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “I am the Lord; say to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.”
• Jonah 3:2“Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.”
• Jeremiah 15:1Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me, My heart would not be with this people. Send them away from My presence and have them go!
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.”
• Proverbs 22:29Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure people.
• Zechariah 3:7“The Lord of armies says this: ‘If you walk in My ways and perform My service, then you will both govern My house and be in charge of My courtyards, and I will grant you free access among these who are standing here.
• Luke 1:19The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
• Luke 21:36But stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
• Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless with great joy,
• Leviticus 10:10and to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,
• Isaiah 32:5No longer will the fool be called noble, Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
• Ezekiel 22:26Her priests have done violence to My Law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have closed their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am defiled among them.
• Ezekiel 44:23Moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and teach them to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.
• Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 15:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19If thou return - By repentance unto me, - Then will I bring thee again - Restore thee to thy own country. But some think the words are spoken to the prophet in reference to his ministry. He had greatly repined because of the persecutions which he endured. The Lord reprehends him, and is about to take from him the prophetic gift; but exhorts him first to take the precious from the vile - not to attend to the deceitful words of the people, but boldly…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Jeremiah had questioned God‘s righteousness (see Jeremiah 12:1 note); he is told, “If thou return,” if thou repent thee of thy doubts, and think only of thy duty, “then will I bring thee again, then will I cause thee again to stand before Me.” To stand before a person means to be his chief officer or vicegerent. It implies therefore the restoration of Jeremiah to the prophetic office. If thou take forth the precious from the vile - i. e., if thou cause…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 It is matter of comfort that we have a God, to whose knowledge of all things we may appeal. Jeremiah pleads with God for mercy and relief against his enemies, persecutors, and slanderers. It will be a comfort to God's ministers, when men despise them, if they have the testimony of their own consciences. But he complains, that he found little pleasure in his work. Some good people lose much of the pleasantness of religion by the fretfulness…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The Lord told Jeremiah he needed to make a decision. If Jeremiah chose to serve and submit, the Lord would make him useful again. If Jeremiah spoke words of submission, faith, and obedience, and rejected worthless words (like those of the false prophets, Jeremiah 14:14–16), he could continue as the Lord’s spokesman.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. God's reply to Jeremiah. return ... bring ... again--Jeremiah, by his impatient language, had left his proper posture towards God; God saith, "If thou wilt return (to thy former patient discharge of thy prophetic function) I will bring thee back" to thy former position: in the Hebrew there is a play of words, "return ... turn again" (Jr 8:4; 4:1). stand before me--minister acceptably to Me (De 10:8; 1Ki 17:1; 18:15). take ... precious from…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 15:19

• Blessing
• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• Languish
• Rebuke
• Residue
• Revenge
• Jeremiah (2)
• restore, restoration

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