Jeremiah 23:20

Jeremiah 23:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The anger of the Lord will not turn back Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart. In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The anger of the Lord will not diminish until it has finished all he has planned. In the days to come you will understand all this very clearly.

Context of Jeremiah 23:20

18But which of them has stood in the council of the Lord to see or to hear his word? Who has listened and heard his word? 19See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked. The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand it clearly. 21I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied. 22But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds.

Jeremiah 23:20 word by word

לֹ֤א יָשׁוּב֙ אַף־יְהוָ֔ה עַד־עֲשֹׂת֥וֹ וְעַד־הֲקִימ֖וֹ מְזִמּ֣וֹת לִבּ֑וֹ בְּאַֽחֲרִית֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים תִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּ בָ֖הּ בִּינָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall not returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• until he have executedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• and till he have performedקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the thoughtsמְזִמָּהmezimmâh · plotH4209
• of his heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• in the latterאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• ye shall considerבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• it perfectlyבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:20

• Jeremiah 30:24The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand this.
• Isaiah 14:24The Lord Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
• Zechariah 1:6But did not my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, overtake your ancestors? “Then they repented and said, ‘The Lord Almighty has done to us what our ways and practices deserve, just as he determined to do.’ ”
• Zechariah 8:14This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Just as I had determined to bring disaster on you and showed no pity when your ancestors angered me,” says the Lord Almighty,
• Genesis 49:1Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
• Deuteronomy 31:29For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord and arouse his anger by what your hands have made.”
• 1 Kings 8:47and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors and say, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;
• Proverbs 5:11At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.
• Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
• Hosea 3:4For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or household gods.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20In the latter days ye shall consider it - I give you warning: and this punishment which I now threaten shall surely take place; a short time will determine it; ye shall not escape.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The latter days - The proper and final development of any event or series of events. Thus, the expression is used of the Christian dispensation as the full development of the Jewish Church. Here it means the destruction of Jerusalem, as the result of the sins of the Jews. Consider - Rather, understand. When Jerusalem is destroyed, the exiles - taught by adversity - will understand that it was sin which brought ruin upon their country.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 The false prophets of Samaria had deluded the Israelites into idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem as guilty of more horrible wickedness, by which the people were made bold in sin. These false teachers would be compelled to suffer the most bitter part of the Lord's indignation. They made themselves believe that there was no harm in sin, and practised accordingly; then they made others believe so. Those who are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Despite the false prophets' lies, the world faced the Lord's anger. The political situation was like a storm that would soon hit the wicked. The Lord planned this punishment and would make sure it happened. After the war, the survivors would look back and see that Jeremiah's prophecy was correct.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. in ... latter days--that is, "the year of their visitation" (Jr 23:12). Primarily the meaning is: the Jews will not "consider" now God's warnings (De 32:29); but when the prophecies shall be fulfilled in their Babylonish exile, they will consider and see, by bitter experience, their sinful folly. The ultimate scope of the prophecy is: the Jews, in their final dispersion, shall at last "consider" their sin and turn to Messiah "perfectly" (Ho 3:5; Zec…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 23:20

• Anger

In the dictionaries

• Latter Days
• Adulterer
• Course
• Righteousness
• Send
• Crime; Crimes
• Micaiah
• Uriah; Uruah
• last day, last days, latter days

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23

• 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