Jeremiah 8:13

Jeremiah 8:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will surely consume them, saith the Lord: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘I will take away their harvest, declares the Lord. There will be no grapes on the vine. There will be no figs on the tree, and their leaves will wither. What I have given them will be taken from them.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)When I would gather them, declares the Lord, there are no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree; even the leaves are withered, and what I gave them has passed away from them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I will surely consume them,” says the Lord. “No grapes shall be on the vine, Nor figs on the fig tree, And the leaf shall fade; And the things I have given them shall pass away from them.” ’ ”

Context of Jeremiah 8:13

11They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace. 12Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions? Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. They will be brought down when I punish them, says the Lord. I will surely consume them. There will be no more harvests of figs and grapes. Their fruit trees will all die. Whatever I gave them will soon be gone. I, the Lord, have spoken!’ 14“Then the people will say, ‘Why should we wait here to die? Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there. For the Lord our God has decreed our destruction and has given us a cup of poison to drink because we sinned against the Lord. 15We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.’

Jeremiah 8:13 word by word

אָסֹ֥ף אֲסִיפֵ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה אֵין֩ עֲנָבִ֨ים בַּגֶּ֜פֶן וְאֵ֧ין תְּאֵנִ֣ים בַּתְּאֵנָ֗ה וְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ נָבֵ֔ל וָאֶתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם יַעַבְרֽוּם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will surelyאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• consumeסוּףsûph · to ceaseH5486
• them, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• no grapesעֵנָב‛ênâb · grapeH6025
• on the vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
• nor figsתְּאֵנָהte'ên te'ênâh · figH8384
• and the leafעָלֶה‛âleh · leafH5929
• shall fadeנָבֵלnâbêl · to witherH5034
• I have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them shall pass awayעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674

Cross-references for Jeremiah 8:13

• Isaiah 24:21In that day the Lord will punish the gods in the heavens and the proud rulers of the nations on earth.
• Ezekiel 22:19So tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you are all worthless slag, I will bring you to my crucible in Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 24:3Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from the Sovereign Lord: “Put a pot on the fire, and pour in some water.
• Leviticus 26:20All your work will be for nothing, for your land will yield no crops, and your trees will bear no fruit.
• Deuteronomy 28:39You will plant vineyards and care for them, but you will not drink the wine or eat the grapes, for worms will destroy the vines.
• Isaiah 5:4What more could I have done for my vineyard that I have not already done? When I expected sweet grapes, why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes?
• Hosea 2:8She doesn’t realize it was I who gave her everything she has— the grain, the new wine, the olive oil; I even gave her silver and gold. But she gave all my gifts to Baal.
• Joel 1:7It has destroyed my grapevines and ruined my fig trees, stripping their bark and destroying it, leaving the branches white and bare.
• Habakkuk 3:17Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty,
• Haggai 1:11I have called for a drought on your fields and hills—a drought to wither the grain and grapes and olive trees and all your other crops, a drought to starve you and your livestock and to ruin everything you have worked so hard to get.”
• Haggai 2:17I sent blight and mildew and hail to destroy everything you worked so hard to produce. Even so, you refused to return to me, says the Lord.
• Matthew 21:19and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” And immediately the fig tree withered up.
• Luke 13:6Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed.
• Jeremiah 17:8They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.
• Psalms 1:3They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
• James 1:11The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 8:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Or, “I will gather and sweep them away, saith Jehovah: there are no grapes on the vine, and no figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf is dry: therefore will I appoint those that shall pass over them.” Judah is a vine which bears no fruit: a tree which makes even no profession of life, for her leaf is dry. Many explain the last words of an army sweeping over the land like a flood.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-13Verses 4-13 What brought this ruin? 1. The people would not attend to reason; they would not act in the affairs of their souls with common prudence. Sin is backsliding; it is going back from the way that leads to life, to that which leads to destruction. 2. They would not attend to the warning of conscience. They did not take the first step towards repentance: true repentance begins in serious inquiry as to what we have done, from conviction that we have…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13After presenting the evidence (see study note on Jeremiah 8:4–7), the Lord decreed the punishment for the elite sinners. They would be destroyed, along with the land’s produce. declares the LORD: The Lord emphasized his authority behind his decree.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. surely consume--literally, "gathering I will gather," or "consuming I will consume." no grapes ... nor figs--(Joe 1:7; Mt 21:19). things that I have given ... shall pass away--rather, "I will appoint to them those who shall overwhelm (pass over) them," that is, I will send the enemy upon them [Maurer]. English Version accords well with the context; Though their grapes and figs ripen, they shall not be allowed to enjoy them.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 8:13

• Backsliders
• Church
• Impenitence
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 8

• 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