Jeremiah 16:19

Jeremiah 16:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, “Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: "Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, my strength and my fortress, My refuge in the day of affliction, The Gentiles shall come to You From the ends of the earth and say, “Surely our fathers have inherited lies, Worthlessness and unprofitable things.”

Context of Jeremiah 16:19

17For I see everything they do. Their wicked ways are not hidden from me. Their sin is not hidden away where I cannot see it. 18Before I restore them I will punish them in full for their sins and the wrongs they have done. For they have polluted my land with the lifeless statues of their disgusting idols. They have filled the land I have claimed as my own with their detestable idols.” Then I said, “Lord, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say, ‘Our ancestors had nothing but false gods – worthless idols that could not help them at all. 20Can people make their own gods? No, what they make are not gods at all.” 21The Lord said, “So I will now let this wicked people know – I will let them know my mighty power in judgment. Then they will know that my name is the Lord.”

Jeremiah 16:19 word by word

יְהוָ֞ה עֻזִּ֧י וּמָעֻזִּ֛י וּמְנוּסִ֖י בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה אֵלֶ֗יךָ גּוֹיִ֤ם יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ מֵֽאַפְסֵי־אָ֔רֶץ וְיֹאמְר֗וּ אַךְ־שֶׁ֙קֶר֙ נָחֲל֣וּ אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ הֶ֖בֶל וְאֵֽין־בָּ֥ם מוֹעִֽיל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• my strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• and my fortressמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
• and my refugeמָנוֹסmânôs · refugeH4498
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of afflictionצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto thee from the endsאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Surely our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• have inheritedנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• liesשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• vanityהֶ֫בֶלhebel hăbêl · vanityH1892
• no profitיָעַלya‛al · to gainH3276

Cross-references for Jeremiah 16:19

• Jeremiah 17:17Do not cause me dismay! You are my source of safety in times of trouble.
• Psalms 18:1He said: “I love you, Lord, my source of strength!
• Psalms 19:14May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.
• Psalms 27:5He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.
• Psalms 46:1God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.
• Psalms 62:2He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
• Psalms 91:1As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –
• Psalms 144:1The Lord, my protector, deserves praise – the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.
• Isaiah 25:4For you are a protector for the poor, a protector for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm,
• Isaiah 32:2Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
• Ezekiel 11:16“Therefore say: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Although I have removed them far away among the nations and have dispersed them among the countries, I have been a little sanctuary for them among the lands where they have gone.’
• Nahum 1:7The Lord is good – indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.
• Habakkuk 3:19The sovereign Lord is my source of strength. He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. (This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)
• Jeremiah 3:16In those days, your population will greatly increase in the land. At that time,” says the Lord, “people will no longer talk about having the ark that contains the Lord’s covenant with us. They will not call it to mind, remember it, or miss it. No, that will not be done any more!
• Psalms 22:27Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The Gentiles shall come - Even the days shall come when the Gentiles themselves, ashamed of their confidence, shall renounce their idols, and acknowledge that their fathers had believed lies, and worshipped vanities. This may be a prediction of the calling of the Gentiles by the Gospel of Christ; if so, it is a light amidst much darkness. In such dismal accounts there is need of some gracious promise relative to an amended state of the world.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The restoration from the Babylonish captivity would be remembered in place of the deliverance from Egypt; it also typified spiritual redemption, and the future deliverance of the church from antichristian oppression. But none of the sins of sinners can be hidden from God, or shall be overlooked by him. He will find out and raise up instruments of his wrath, that shall destroy the Jews, by fraud like fishers, by force like hunters. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Jeremiah worshiped the Lord for protecting him during difficult times and providing salvation to people worldwide.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. The result of God's judgments on the Jews will be that both the Jews when restored, and the Gentiles who have witnessed those judgments, shall renounce idolatry for the worship of Jehovah. Fulfilled partly at the return from Babylon, after which the Jews entirely renounced idols, and many proselytes were gathered in from the Gentiles, but not to be realized in its fulness till the final restoration of Israel (Is 2:1-17).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 16:19

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Faith
• Gentiles
• Idolatry
• Vanity

In the dictionaries

• Ends of the Earth
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• God
• Text of the Old Testament
• refuge, refugee, shelter, sheltered
• save, saved, safe, salvation, rescue

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16

• 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