Jeremiah 9:16

Jeremiah 9:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
• New International Version (NIV)I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known, and I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will scatter them among the nations whom neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will scatter them also among the Gentiles, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. And I will send a sword after them until I have consumed them.”

Context of Jeremiah 9:16

14but have followed the stubbornness of their heart and the Baals, as their fathers taught them,” 15therefore this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood; and I will give them poisoned water to drink. I will also scatter them among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them until I have put an end to them.” 17This is what the Lord of armies says: “Consider and call for the mourning women, that they may come; And send for the skillful women, that they may come! 18Have them hurry and take up a wailing for us, So that our eyes may shed tears, And our eyelids flow with water.

Jeremiah 9:16 word by word

וַהֲפִֽצוֹתִים֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ הֵ֖מָּה וַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑ם וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־הַחֶ֔רֶב עַ֥ד כַּלּוֹתִ֖י אוֹתָֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

• scatterפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327
• them among the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• neitherלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• have knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• them untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• I have putכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: destroyH3615
• endכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: destroyH3615

Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:16

• Jeremiah 13:24Therefore I will scatter them like drifting straw To the desert wind.
• Leviticus 26:33You, however, I will scatter among the nations, and I will draw out a sword after you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become ruins.
• Deuteronomy 4:27The Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord drives you.
• Deuteronomy 28:25“The Lord will cause you to be defeated by your enemies; you will go out one way against them, but you will flee seven ways from their presence, and you will be an example of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 32:26I would have said, “I will wipe them out, I will remove the mention of their name from humanity,”
• Nehemiah 1:8Remember, please, the word which You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples;
• Psalms 106:27And that He would bring down their descendants among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
• Ezekiel 11:17Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries among which you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”’
• Ezekiel 12:15So they will know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries.
• Ezekiel 20:23Also I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them among the lands,
• Zechariah 7:14“but I scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they did not know. So the land was desolated behind them so that no one went back and forth, since they made the pleasant land desolate.”
• James 1:1James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.
• Jeremiah 15:2And it shall be that when they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Those destined for death, to death; And those destined for the sword, to the sword; And those destined for famine, to famine; And those destined for captivity, to captivity.”’
• Jeremiah 24:10And I will send the sword, the famine, and the plague upon them until they are eliminated from the land which I gave to them and their forefathers.’”
• Jeremiah 25:27“And you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall down, and do not get up, because of the sword which I am sending among you.”’
• Jeremiah 29:17this is what the Lord of armies says: ‘Behold, I am sending upon them the sword, famine, and plague; and I will make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten due to rottenness.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length. Jeremiah 9:10 The habitations i. e - the temporary encampments of the shepherds (see Jeremiah 6:3). So that none can … - Or, “They are parched up, with no man to pass through them; neither do they hear the voice of cattle; from the birds of the heaven even to the beasts they “are fled, they are gone.” Jeremiah 9:11 Dragons - Rather…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 In Zion the voice of joy and praise used to be heard, while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound, it is now the voice of lamentation. Unhumbled hearts lament their calamity, but not their sin, which is the cause of it. Let the doors be shut ever so fast, death steals upon us. It enters the palaces of princes and great men, though stately, strongly built, and guarded. Nor are those more safe that are abroad; death cuts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel issued another decree. He would bring bitterness and poison through exile and widespread death in foreign lands.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. nor their fathers have known--alluding to Jr 9:14, "Their fathers taught them" idolatry; therefore the children shall be scattered to a land which neither their fathers nor they have known. send a sword after them--Not even in flight shall they be safe.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 9:16

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• War

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 9

• 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