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Jeremiah 14:16
16And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them, their wives, their sons and their daughters. I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.
Jeremiah 14:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword, with none to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out their evil upon them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; they will have no one to bury them—them nor their wives, their sons nor their daughters—for I will pour their wickedness on them.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)As for the people to whom they prophesy—their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and war. There will be no one left to bury them. Husbands, wives, sons, and daughters—all will be gone. For I will pour out their own wickedness on them.
Context of Jeremiah 14:16
14Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds. 15Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish by sword and famine. And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them, their wives, their sons and their daughters. I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve. 17“Speak this word to them: “ ‘Let my eyes overflow with tears night and day without ceasing; for the Virgin Daughter, my people, has suffered a grievous wound, a crushing blow. 18If I go into the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I go into the city, I see the ravages of famine. Both prophet and priest have gone to a land they know not.’ ”
Read all of Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 14:16 word by word
וְהָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣מָּה נִבְּאִ֣ים לָהֶ֡ם יִֽהְי֣וּ מֻשְׁלָכִים֩ בְּחֻצ֨וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם מִפְּנֵ֣י׀ הָרָעָ֣ב וְהַחֶ֗רֶב וְאֵ֤ין מְקַבֵּר֙ לָהֵ֔מָּה הֵ֣מָּה נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥י עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אֶת־רָעָתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- to whom they prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
- shall be cast outשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
- in the streetsחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
- of the famineרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
- and the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- and they shall have none to buryקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
- themהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
- them, their wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- nor their sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- nor their daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- for I will pourשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- their wickednessרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:16
- Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
- Isaiah 9:16Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.
- Matthew 15:14Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
- Jeremiah 7:33Then the carcasses of this people will become food for the birds and the wild animals, and there will be no one to frighten them away.
- Jeremiah 9:22Say, “This is what the Lord declares: “ ‘Dead bodies will lie like dung on the open field, like cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather them.’ ”
- Jeremiah 15:2And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says: “ ‘Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for starvation, to starvation; those for captivity, to captivity.’
- Jeremiah 16:4“They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like dung lying on the ground. They will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”
- Jeremiah 18:21So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives be made childless and widows; let their men be put to death, their young men slain by the sword in battle.
- Jeremiah 19:6So beware, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when people will no longer call this place Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.
- Psalms 79:2They have left the dead bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.
- Jeremiah 2:17Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the Lord your God when he led you in the way?
- Jeremiah 4:18“Your own conduct and actions have brought this on you. This is your punishment. How bitter it is! How it pierces to the heart!”
- Jeremiah 13:22And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?”— it is because of your many sins that your skirts have been torn off and your body mistreated.
- Proverbs 1:31they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
- Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16And the people - shall be cast out - They shall be destroyed, because they preferred their lying words to my truth, proclaimed by thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16I will pour - i. e., their wickedness shall be brought home to them.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 The Lord calls the Jews "this people," not "his people." They had forsaken his service, therefore he would punish them according to their sins. He forbade Jeremiah to plead for them. The false prophets were the most criminal. The Lord pronounces condemnation on them; but as the people loved to have it so, they were not to escape judgments. False teachers encourage men to expect peace and salvation, without repentance, faith, conversion, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16the prophets: The government of Judah had a group of prophets who supported the king's religious views. The Lord often condemned these prophets, along with the officials and priests. Here, the Lord revealed them as impostors and described the consequences for them and the people they advised.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. none to bury--(Psa 79:3). pour their wickedness--that is, the punishment incurred by their wickedness (Jr 2:19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 14
- 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
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