Jeremiah 15:11

Jeremiah 15:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord said, “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will make your enemies plead with you in times of disaster and times of distress.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord said, "Have I not set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress?
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord said: “Surely it will be well with your remnant; Surely I will cause the enemy to intercede with you In the time of adversity and in the time of affliction.

Context of Jeremiah 15:11

9The mother who had seven children will grow faint. All the breath will go out of her. Her pride and joy will be taken from her in the prime of their life. It will seem as if the sun had set while it was still day. She will suffer shame and humiliation. I will cause any of them who are still left alive to be killed in war by the onslaughts of their enemies,” says the Lord. 10I said, “Oh, mother, how I regret that you ever gave birth to me! I am always starting arguments and quarrels with the people of this land. I have not lent money to anyone and I have not borrowed from anyone. Yet all of these people are treating me with contempt.” The Lord said, “Jerusalem, I will surely send you away for your own good. I will surely bring the enemy upon you in a time of trouble and distress. 12Can you people who are like iron and bronze break that iron fist from the north? 13I will give away your wealth and your treasures as plunder. I will give it away free of charge for the sins you have committed throughout your land.

Jeremiah 15:11 word by word

אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אִם־לֹ֥א שֵֽׁרִיתִ֖יךָ לְט֑וֹב אִם־ל֣וֹא׀ הִפְגַּ֣עְתִּֽי בְךָ֗ בְּעֵ֥ת־רָעָ֛ה וּבְעֵ֥ת צָרָ֖ה אֶת־הָאֹיֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Verilyאִם'im · if: surely yesH518
• Verilyלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• it shall be wellטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• with thy remnantשֵׁרוּתshêrûth · remnantH8293
• with thy remnantשָׁרָהshârâh · to freeH8281
• verilyאִם'im · if: surely noH518
• I will cause the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• to entreatפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• in the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• of evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• of afflictionצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869

Cross-references for Jeremiah 15:11

• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
• Ecclesiastes 8:12Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people – for they stand in fear before him.
• Jeremiah 29:11For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.
• Jeremiah 39:11Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had issued orders concerning Jeremiah. He had passed them on through Nebuzaradan, the captain of his royal guard,
• Jeremiah 40:2The captain of the royal guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, “The Lord your God threatened this place with this disaster.
• Psalms 106:46He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them.
• Proverbs 16:7When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
• Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 15:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil - This was literally fulfilled; see Jeremiah 39:11, etc. Nebuchadnezzar had given strict charge to Nebuzaradan, commander in chief, to look well to Jeremiah, to do him no harm, and to grant him all the privileges he was pleased to ask.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Shall be well with thy remnant - Or, thy loosing shall be for good; in the sense of being set free, deliverance. To entreat thee well … - Rather, “to supplicate thee in the time of evil etc.;” fulfilled in Jeremiah 21:1-2; Jeremiah 37:3; Jeremiah 42:2.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-14Verses 10-14 Jeremiah met with much contempt and reproach, when they ought to have blessed him, and God for him. It is a great and sufficient support to the people of God, that however troublesome their way may be, it shall be well with them in their latter end. God turns to the people. Shall the most hardy and vigorous of their efforts be able to contend with the counsel of God, or with the army of the Chaldeans? Let them hear their doom. The enemy will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11When the people faced trouble and distress, they asked Jeremiah to speak for them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Verily--literally, "Shall it not be?" that is, "Surely it shall be." thy remnant--the final issue of thy life; thy life, which now seems to thee so sad, shall eventuate in prosperity [Calvin]. They who think that they shall be the surviving remnant, whereas thou shalt perish, shall themselves fall, whereas thou shalt remain and be favored by the conquerors [Junius], (Jr 40:4, 5; 39:11, 12). The Keri reads, "I will set thee free (or as Maurer, 'I will…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 15:11

• Backsliders
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Languish
• Rebuke
• Residue
• Revenge
• Intreat; Intreaty; (entreat)
• Tribulation
• Zechariah, Book of

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