Revised Literal Translation
Jeremiah 15:8
8Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.1
Jeremiah 15:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
- New International Version (NIV)I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. At midday I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men; suddenly I will bring down on them anguish and terror.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have made their widows more in number than the sand of the seas; I have brought against the mothers of young men a destroyer at noonday; I have made anguish and terror fall upon them suddenly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Their widows will be increased to Me more than the sand of the seas; I will bring against them, Against the mother of the young men, A plunderer at noonday; I will cause anguish and terror to fall on them suddenly.
Context of Jeremiah 15:8
6Thou hast forsaken me, saith Yhwh, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting. 7And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city. 9She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith Yhwh. 10Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
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עָֽצְמוּ־לִ֤י אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙ מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֔ים הֵבֵ֨אתִי לָהֶ֥ם עַל־אֵ֛ם בָּח֖וּר שֹׁדֵ֣ד בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם הִפַּ֤לְתִּי עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ פִּתְאֹ֔ם עִ֖יר וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
- Their widowsאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
- are increasedעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105
- to me above the sandחוֹלchôl · sandH2344
- of the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220
- I have broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- upon them against the motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
- of the young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
- a spoilerשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
- at noondayצֹ֫הַרtsôhar · middayH6672
- to fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- upon it suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpith'ôm pith'ôm · suddenlyH6597
- and terrorsבֶּֽהָלָהbehâlâh · dismayH928
- upon the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
Cross-references for Jeremiah 15:8
- Isaiah 3:25Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
- Isaiah 4:1And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
- Jeremiah 4:16Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
- Jeremiah 5:6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
- Jeremiah 6:4Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
- Luke 21:35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 15:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The mother of the young men - The metropolis or mother city, Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Translate, “I have brought upon them, even upon the mother of the young man, a spoiler etc.” The word rendered “young man” means a picked warrior. The mother has borne a valiant champion; but neither his prowess nor the numerous offspring of the other can avail to save those who gave them birth; war bereaves both alike. At noonday - i. e., unexpectedly, as armies used to rest at noon (see Jeremiah 6:4 note). I have caused him - Rather, “I have brought…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Both the old and young men would pass away.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Their widows--My people's (Jr 15:7). have brought--prophetical past: I will bring. mother of the young men--"mother" is collective; after the "widows," He naturally mentions bereavement of their sons ("young men"), brought on the "mothers" by "the spoiler"; it was owing to the number of men slain that the "widows" were so many [Calvin]. Others take "mother," as in 2Sa 20:19, of Jerusalem, the metropolis; "I have brought on them, against the 'mother,' a…Read the comment
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- 1. Jeremiah 15:8 the mother…: or, the mother city a young man spoiling, etc., or, the mother and the young men. ↩
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
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