New English Translation
Jeremiah 6:11
11I am as full of anger as you are, Lord, I am tired of trying to hold it in.” The Lord answered, “Vent it, then, on the children who play in the street and on the young men who are gathered together. Husbands and wives are to be included, as well as the old and those who are advanced in years.
Jeremiah 6:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
- New International Version (NIV)But I am full of the wrath of the Lord, and I cannot hold it in. “Pour it out on the children in the street and on the young men gathered together; both husband and wife will be caught in it, and the old, those weighed down with years.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I am full of the wrath of the Lord; I am weary of holding it in. "Pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the gatherings of young men, also; both husband and wife shall be taken, the elderly and the very aged.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord. I am weary of holding it in. “I will pour it out on the children outside, And on the assembly of young men together; For even the husband shall be taken with the wife, The aged with him who is full of days.
Context of Jeremiah 6:11
9This is what the Lord who rules over all said to me: “Those who remain in Israel will be like the grapes thoroughly gleaned from a vine. So go over them again, as though you were a grape harvester passing your hand over the branches one last time.” 10I answered, “Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? Their ears are so closed that they cannot hear! Indeed, what the Lord says is offensive to them. They do not like it at all. I am as full of anger as you are, Lord, I am tired of trying to hold it in.” The Lord answered, “Vent it, then, on the children who play in the street and on the young men who are gathered together. Husbands and wives are to be included, as well as the old and those who are advanced in years. 12Their houses will be turned over to others as will their fields and their wives. For I will unleash my power against those who live in this land,” says the Lord. 13“That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit.
Read all of Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 6:11 word by word
וְאֵת֩ חֲמַ֨ת יְהוָ֤ה׀ מָלֵ֙אתִי֙ נִלְאֵ֣יתִי הָכִ֔יל שְׁפֹ֤ךְ עַל־עוֹלָל֙ בַּח֔וּץ וְעַ֛ל ס֥וֹד בַּחוּרִ֖ים יַחְדָּ֑ו כִּֽי־גַם־אִ֤ישׁ עִם־אִשָּׁה֙ יִלָּכֵ֔דוּ זָקֵ֖ן עִם־מְלֵ֥א יָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore I am fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
- of the furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- I am wearyלָאָהlâ'âh · be wearyH3811
- with holding inכּוּלkûl · to sustainH3557
- I will pour it outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- upon the childrenעוֹלֵל‛ôlêl ‛ôlâl · infantH5768
- abroadחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- and upon the assemblyסוֹדsôd · counselH5475
- of young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
- togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
- for even the husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
- with the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- shall be takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
- the agedזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
- fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- of daysיוֹםyôm · day: oldH3117
Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:11
- Jeremiah 20:9Sometimes I think, “I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger any more.” But then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it.
- Job 32:18For I am full of words, and the spirit within me constrains me.
- Ezekiel 3:14A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully on me.
- Micah 3:8But I am full of the courage that the Lord’s Spirit gives, and have a strong commitment to justice. This enables me to confront Jacob with its rebellion, and Israel with its sin.
- Acts 4:20for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”
- Acts 17:16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was greatly upset because he saw the city was full of idols.
- Acts 18:5Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
- Jeremiah 9:21‘Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered into our fortified houses. It has taken away our children who play in the streets. It has taken away our young men who gather in the city squares.’
- Jeremiah 18:21So let their children die of starvation. Let them be cut down by the sword. Let their wives lose their husbands and children. Let the older men die of disease and the younger men die by the sword in battle.
- Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple declaring to the seven angels: “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.”
- Ezekiel 9:6Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women – wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!” So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.
- Luke 17:34I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 6:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I am full of the fury of the Lord - God has given me a dreadful revelation of the judgments he intends to inflict: my soul is burdened with this prophecy. I have endeavored to suppress it; but I must pour it forth upon the children, on the young people, on husbands and wives, on the old and the super-annuated. All must partake in these judgments.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 When the Lord arises to take vengeance, no sinners of any age or rank, or of either sex escape. They were set upon the world, and wholly carried away by the love of it. If we judge of this sin by God's word, we find multitudes in every station and rank given up to it. Those are to be reckoned our worst and most dangerous enemies, who flatter us in a sinful way. Oh that men would be wise for their souls! Ask for the old paths; the way of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Jeremiah felt the Lord's anger toward the people and could not hold back his emotions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. fury of ... Lord--His denunciations against Judah communicated to the prophet. weary with holding in--(Jr 20:9). I will pour--or else imperative: the command of God (see Jr 6:12), "Pour it out" [Maurer]. aged ... full of days--The former means one becoming old; the latter a decrepit old man [Maurer] (Job 5:26; Is 65:20).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 6
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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