Jeremiah 15:11

Jeremiah 15:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord said, “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will make your enemies plead with you in times of disaster and times of distress.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord said, "Have I not set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress?
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord replied, “I will take care of you, Jeremiah. Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalf in times of trouble and distress.

Context of Jeremiah 15:11

9“She languishes who has borne seven; She has breathed her last; Her sun has gone down While it was yet day; She has been ashamed and confounded. And the remnant of them I will deliver to the sword Before their enemies,” says the Lord. 10Woe is me, my mother, That you have borne me, A man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent for interest, Nor have men lent to me for interest. Every one of them curses me. The Lord said: “Surely it will be well with your remnant; Surely I will cause the enemy to intercede with you In the time of adversity and in the time of affliction. 12Can anyone break iron, The northern iron and the bronze? 13Your wealth and your treasures I will give as plunder without price, Because of all your sins, Throughout your territories.

Jeremiah 15:11 word by word

אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אִם־לֹ֥א שֵֽׁרִיתִ֖יךָ לְט֑וֹב אִם־ל֣וֹא׀ הִפְגַּ֣עְתִּֽי בְךָ֗ בְּעֵ֥ת־רָעָ֛ה וּבְעֵ֥ת צָרָ֖ה אֶת־הָאֹיֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Verilyאִם'im · if: surely yesH518
• Verilyלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• it shall be wellטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• with thy remnantשֵׁרוּתshêrûth · remnantH8293
• with thy remnantשָׁרָהshârâh · to freeH8281
• verilyאִם'im · if: surely noH518
• I will cause the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• to entreatפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• in the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• of evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• of afflictionצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869

Cross-references for Jeremiah 15:11

• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
• Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.
• Jeremiah 29:11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
• Jeremiah 39:11Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
• Jeremiah 40:2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him: “The Lord your God has pronounced this doom on this place.
• Psalms 106:46He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive.
• Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 15:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil - This was literally fulfilled; see Jeremiah 39:11, etc. Nebuchadnezzar had given strict charge to Nebuzaradan, commander in chief, to look well to Jeremiah, to do him no harm, and to grant him all the privileges he was pleased to ask.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Shall be well with thy remnant - Or, thy loosing shall be for good; in the sense of being set free, deliverance. To entreat thee well … - Rather, “to supplicate thee in the time of evil etc.;” fulfilled in Jeremiah 21:1-2; Jeremiah 37:3; Jeremiah 42:2.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-14Verses 10-14 Jeremiah met with much contempt and reproach, when they ought to have blessed him, and God for him. It is a great and sufficient support to the people of God, that however troublesome their way may be, it shall be well with them in their latter end. God turns to the people. Shall the most hardy and vigorous of their efforts be able to contend with the counsel of God, or with the army of the Chaldeans? Let them hear their doom. The enemy will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11When the people faced trouble and distress, they asked Jeremiah to speak for them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Verily--literally, "Shall it not be?" that is, "Surely it shall be." thy remnant--the final issue of thy life; thy life, which now seems to thee so sad, shall eventuate in prosperity [Calvin]. They who think that they shall be the surviving remnant, whereas thou shalt perish, shall themselves fall, whereas thou shalt remain and be favored by the conquerors [Junius], (Jr 40:4, 5; 39:11, 12). The Keri reads, "I will set thee free (or as Maurer, 'I will…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 15:11

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In the dictionaries

• Languish
• Rebuke
• Residue
• Revenge
• Intreat; Intreaty; (entreat)
• Tribulation
• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Jeremiah 15

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings