Jeremiah 14:7

Jeremiah 14:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Although our sins testify against us, do something, Lord, for the sake of your name. For we have often rebelled; we have sinned against you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord, for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, Do it for Your name’s sake; For our backslidings are many, We have sinned against You.

Context of Jeremiah 14:7

5Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn because there is no grass in the field. 6The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass, but there is none to be found.” The people say, “Our wickedness has caught up with us, Lord, but help us for the sake of your own reputation. We have turned away from you and sinned against you again and again. 8O Hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble, why are you like a stranger to us? Why are you like a traveler passing through the land, stopping only for the night? 9Are you also confused? Is our champion helpless to save us? You are right here among us, Lord. We are known as your people. Please don’t abandon us now!”

Jeremiah 14:7 word by word

אִם־עֲוֹנֵ֙ינוּ֙ עָ֣נוּ בָ֔נוּ יְהוָ֕ה עֲשֵׂ֖ה לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־רַבּ֥וּ מְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּ לְךָ֥ חָטָֽאנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• though our iniquitiesעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• testifyעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• against us, doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• for thy name’sשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• sake: for our backslidingsמְשׁוּבָהmeshûbâh meshûbâh · faithlessnessH4878
• are manyרָבַבrâbab · to multiplyH7231
• we have sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:7

• Isaiah 59:12For our sins are piled up before God and testify against us. Yes, we know what sinners we are.
• Hosea 5:5“The arrogance of Israel testifies against her; Israel and Ephraim will stumble under their load of guilt. Judah, too, will fall with them.
• Hosea 7:10Their arrogance testifies against them, yet they don’t return to the Lord their God or even try to find him.
• Jeremiah 14:20Lord, we confess our wickedness and that of our ancestors, too. We all have sinned against you.
• Deuteronomy 32:27But I feared the taunt of Israel’s enemy, who might misunderstand and say, “Our own power has triumphed! The Lord had nothing to do with this!”’
• Joshua 7:9For when the Canaanites and all the other people living in the land hear about it, they will surround us and wipe our name off the face of the earth. And then what will happen to the honor of your great name?”
• Psalms 25:11For the honor of your name, O Lord, forgive my many, many sins.
• Psalms 115:1Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness.
• Ezekiel 20:9But I didn’t do it, for I acted to protect the honor of my name. I would not allow shame to be brought on my name among the surrounding nations who saw me reveal myself by bringing the Israelites out of Egypt.
• Daniel 9:9But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.
• Ephesians 1:6So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.
• Jeremiah 2:19Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him. I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!
• Jeremiah 3:6During the reign of King Josiah, the Lord said to me, “Have you seen what fickle Israel has done? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree.
• Jeremiah 5:6So now a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A leopard will lurk near their towns, tearing apart any who dare to venture out. For their rebellion is great, and their sins are many.
• Ezra 9:6I prayed, “O my God, I am utterly ashamed; I blush to lift up my face to you. For our sins are piled higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached to the heavens.
• Nehemiah 9:33Every time you punished us you were being just. We have sinned greatly, and you gave us only what we deserved.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us - We deeply acknowledge that we have sinned, and deserve nothing but death. Yet act for thy name's sake - work in our behalf, that we perish not.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Do thou it - Rather, “deal thou, act thou for Thy Name‘s sake, i. e., not according to the strict measure of right and wrong, but as a God merciful and gracious.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9The people admitted their sins but did not change their bad behavior. They tried to trick God into helping them by doubting his love, wisdom, and power, while still claiming to be his chosen people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. do thou it--what we beg of Thee; interpose to remove the drought. Jeremiah pleads in the name of his nation (Psa 109:21). So "work for us," absolutely used (1Sa 14:6). for thy name's sake--"for our backslidings are so many" that we cannot urge Thee for the sake of our doings, but for the glory of Thy name; lest, if Thou give us not aid, it should be said it was owing to Thy want of power (Jos 7:9; Psa 79:9; 106:8; Is 48:9; Eze 20:44). The same appeal…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:7

• Backsliders
• Impenitence
• Intercession
• Jeremiah
• Prayer
• Repentance
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Heal
• Backslide

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