New Living Translation
Jeremiah 6:11
11So now I am filled with the Lord’s fury. Yes, I am tired of holding it in! “I will pour out my fury on children playing in the streets and on gatherings of young men, on husbands and wives and on those who are old and gray.
Jeremiah 6:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
- New International Version (NIV)But I am full of the wrath of the Lord, and I cannot hold it in. “Pour it out on the children in the street and on the young men gathered together; both husband and wife will be caught in it, and the old, those weighed down with years.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I am full of the wrath of the Lord; I am weary of holding it in. "Pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the gatherings of young men, also; both husband and wife shall be taken, the elderly and the very aged.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord. I am weary of holding it in. “I will pour it out on the children outside, And on the assembly of young men together; For even the husband shall be taken with the wife, The aged with him who is full of days.
Context of Jeremiah 6:11
9This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “Even the few who remain in Israel will be picked over again, as when a harvester checks each vine a second time to pick the grapes that were missed.” 10To whom can I give warning? Who will listen when I speak? Their ears are closed, and they cannot hear. They scorn the word of the Lord. They don’t want to listen at all. So now I am filled with the Lord’s fury. Yes, I am tired of holding it in! “I will pour out my fury on children playing in the streets and on gatherings of young men, on husbands and wives and on those who are old and gray. 12Their homes will be turned over to their enemies, as will their fields and their wives. For I will raise my powerful fist against the people of this land,” says the Lord. 13“From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. From prophets to priests, they are all frauds.
Read all of Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 6:11 word by word
וְאֵת֩ חֲמַ֨ת יְהוָ֤ה׀ מָלֵ֙אתִי֙ נִלְאֵ֣יתִי הָכִ֔יל שְׁפֹ֤ךְ עַל־עוֹלָל֙ בַּח֔וּץ וְעַ֛ל ס֥וֹד בַּחוּרִ֖ים יַחְדָּ֑ו כִּֽי־גַם־אִ֤ישׁ עִם־אִשָּׁה֙ יִלָּכֵ֔דוּ זָקֵ֖ן עִם־מְלֵ֥א יָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore I am fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
- of the furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- I am wearyלָאָהlâ'âh · be wearyH3811
- with holding inכּוּלkûl · to sustainH3557
- I will pour it outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- upon the childrenעוֹלֵל‛ôlêl ‛ôlâl · infantH5768
- abroadחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- and upon the assemblyסוֹדsôd · counselH5475
- of young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
- togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
- for even the husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
- with the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- shall be takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
- the agedזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
- fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- of daysיוֹםyôm · day: oldH3117
Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:11
- Jeremiah 20:9But if I say I’ll never mention the Lord or speak in his name, his word burns in my heart like a fire. It’s like a fire in my bones! I am worn out trying to hold it in! I can’t do it!
- Job 32:18For I am full of pent-up words, and the spirit within me urges me on.
- Ezekiel 3:14The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the Lord’s hold on me was strong.
- Micah 3:8But as for me, I am filled with power— with the Spirit of the Lord. I am filled with justice and strength to boldly declare Israel’s sin and rebellion.
- Acts 4:20We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”
- Acts 17:16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city.
- Acts 18:5And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
- Jeremiah 9:21For death has crept in through our windows and has entered our mansions. It has killed off the flower of our youth: Children no longer play in the streets, and young men no longer gather in the squares.
- Jeremiah 18:21So let their children starve! Let them die by the sword! Let their wives become childless widows. Let their old men die in a plague, and let their young men be killed in battle!
- Revelation 16:1Then I heard a mighty voice from the Temple say to the seven angels, “Go your ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.”
- Ezekiel 9:6Kill them all—old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin right here at the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders.
- Luke 17:34That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one will be taken, the other left.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 6:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I am full of the fury of the Lord - God has given me a dreadful revelation of the judgments he intends to inflict: my soul is burdened with this prophecy. I have endeavored to suppress it; but I must pour it forth upon the children, on the young people, on husbands and wives, on the old and the super-annuated. All must partake in these judgments.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 When the Lord arises to take vengeance, no sinners of any age or rank, or of either sex escape. They were set upon the world, and wholly carried away by the love of it. If we judge of this sin by God's word, we find multitudes in every station and rank given up to it. Those are to be reckoned our worst and most dangerous enemies, who flatter us in a sinful way. Oh that men would be wise for their souls! Ask for the old paths; the way of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Jeremiah felt the Lord's anger toward the people and could not hold back his emotions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. fury of ... Lord--His denunciations against Judah communicated to the prophet. weary with holding in--(Jr 20:9). I will pour--or else imperative: the command of God (see Jr 6:12), "Pour it out" [Maurer]. aged ... full of days--The former means one becoming old; the latter a decrepit old man [Maurer] (Job 5:26; Is 65:20).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 6
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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