Jeremiah 30:15

Jeremiah 30:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Why do you cry out over your wound, your pain that has no cure? Because of your great guilt and many sins I have done these things to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why do you cry out over your hurt? Your pain is incurable. Because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant, I have done these things to you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Why do you protest your punishment— this wound that has no cure? I have had to punish you because your sins are many and your guilt is great.

Context of Jeremiah 30:15

13There is no one to plead your cause, That you may be bound up; You have no healing medicines. 14All your lovers have forgotten you; They do not seek you; For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, With the chastisement of a cruel one, For the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased. Why do you cry about your affliction? Your sorrow is incurable. Because of the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased, I have done these things to you. 16‘Therefore all those who devour you shall be devoured; And all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; Those who plunder you shall become plunder, And all who prey upon you I will make a prey. 17For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.” ’

Jeremiah 30:15 word by word

מַה־תִּזְעַק֙ עַל־שִׁבְרֵ֔ךְ אָנ֖וּשׁ מַכְאֹבֵ֑ךְ עַ֣ל׀ רֹ֣ב עֲוֹנֵ֗ךְ עָֽצְמוּ֙ חַטֹּאתַ֔יִךְ עָשִׂ֥יתִי אֵ֖לֶּה לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Why criestזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• thou for thine afflictionשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
• thy sorrowמַכְאוֹבmak'ôb mak'ôb mak'ôbâh · painH4341
• incurableאָנַשׁ'ânash · be incurableH605
• for the multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of thine iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
• thy sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• were increasedעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105
• I have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Jeremiah 30:15

• Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain perpetual And my wound incurable, Which refuses to be healed? Will You surely be to me like an unreliable stream, As waters that fail?
• Joshua 9:10and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan—to Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
• Lamentations 3:39Why should a living man complain, A man for the punishment of his sins?
• Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of the Lord, Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case And executes justice for me. He will bring me forth to the light; I will see His righteousness.
• Jeremiah 30:12“For thus says the Lord: ‘Your affliction is incurable, Your wound is severe.
• Jeremiah 46:11“Go up to Gilead and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt; In vain you will use many medicines; You shall not be cured.
• Job 34:6Should I lie concerning my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
• Isaiah 30:13Therefore this iniquity shall be to you Like a breach ready to fall, A bulge in a high wall, Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.
• Hosea 5:12Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth, And to the house of Judah like rottenness.
• Micah 1:9For her wounds are incurable. For it has come to Judah; It has come to the gate of My people— To Jerusalem.
• Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.
• Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers have forgotten you; They do not seek you; For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, With the chastisement of a cruel one, For the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased.
• Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” Says the Lord God of hosts.
• Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, A wolf of the deserts shall destroy them; A leopard will watch over their cities. Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many; Their backslidings have increased.
• Jeremiah 6:6For thus has the Lord of hosts said: “Cut down trees, And build a mound against Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished. She is full of oppression in her midst.
• Jeremiah 7:8“Behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 30:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Thy sorrow is incurable - אנוש anush, desperate. See Jeremiah 30:12.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Translate it: Why criest thou because of thy breaking? Because thy pain is grievous? Because of the multitude of thine iniquity, Because thy sins are strong, I have done these things unto thee.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 When God is against a people, who will be for them? Who can be for them, so as to do them any kindness? Incurable griefs are owing to incurable lusts. Yet, though the captives suffered justly, and could not help themselves, the Lord intended to appear for them, and to punish their oppressors; and he will still do so. But every effort to heal ourselves must prove fruitless, so long as we neglect the heavenly Advocate and sanctifying Spirit…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The Israelites could not protest their punishment. They deserved their exile, and God's justice required their punishment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Why criest thou--as if God's severity was excessive. Thou hast no reason to complain, for thine affliction is just. Thy cry is too late, for the time of repentance and mercy is past [Calvin].Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 30:15

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 30

• 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