Jeremiah 14:20

Jeremiah 14:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness And the iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against You.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, we confess our wickedness and that of our ancestors, too. We all have sinned against you.

Context of Jeremiah 14:20

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.’ ” 19Have you rejected Judah completely? Do you despise Zion? Why have you afflicted us so that we cannot be healed? We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror. We acknowledge our wickedness, Lord, and the guilt of our ancestors; we have indeed sinned against you. 21For the sake of your name do not despise us; do not dishonor your glorious throne. Remember your covenant with us and do not break it. 22Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, Lord our God. Therefore our hope is in you, for you are the one who does all this.

Jeremiah 14:20 word by word

יָדַ֧עְנוּ יְהוָ֛ה רִשְׁעֵ֖נוּ עֲוֹ֣ן אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אנוּ לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• We acknowledgeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• our wickednessרֶ֫שַׁעresha‛ · wickednessH7562
• the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• of our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• for we have sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:20

• Jeremiah 3:13Only acknowledge your guilt— you have rebelled against the Lord your God, you have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me,’ ” declares the Lord.
• Leviticus 26:40“ ‘But if they will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors—their unfaithfulness and their hostility toward me,
• Ezra 9:6and prayed: “I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens.
• Nehemiah 9:2Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors.
• Psalms 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.
• Psalms 51:3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
• Psalms 106:6We have sinned, even as our ancestors did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
• Daniel 9:5we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
• 2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.
• 2 Samuel 24:10David was conscience-stricken after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, Lord, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a very foolish thing.”
• Job 33:27And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.
• Psalms 51:4Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.
• Luke 15:18I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness - This the prophet did in behalf of the people; but, alas! they did not join him.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 Jeremiah acknowledged his own sins, and those of the people, but pleaded with the Lord to remember his covenant. In their distress none of the idols of the Gentiles could help them, nor could the heavens give rain of themselves. The Lord will always have a people to plead with him at his mercy-seat. He will heal every truly repenting sinner. Should he not see fit to hear our prayers on behalf of our guilty land, he will certainly bless with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-22Even though the Lord commanded otherwise (Jeremiah 14:11), Jeremiah prayed for God to lessen the current disaster and the worse one ahead.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. (Da 9:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:20

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Famine
• Intercession
• Prayer
• Repentance
• Sin

In the dictionaries

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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