Jeremiah 15

The Lord Will Not Relent

1Then the Lord said to me, #Ps. 99:6; Ezek. 14:14“Even if #Ex. 32:11–14; Num. 14:13–20; Ps. 99:6Moses and #1 Sam. 7:9Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth. 2And it shall be, if they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you shall tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord:

#Jer. 43:11; Ezek. 5:2, 12; Zech. 11:9; (Rev. 13:10)“Such as are for death, to death;

And such as are for the sword, to the sword;

And such as are for the famine, to the famine;

And such as are for the #Jer. 9:16; 16:13captivity, to the captivity.” ’

3“And I will #Lev. 26:16, 21, 25; Jer. 12:3; Ezek. 14:21appoint over them four forms of destruction,” says the Lord: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, #Jer. 7:33the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. 4I will hand them over to #Deut. 28:25trouble, to all kingdoms of the earth, because of #2 Kin. 24:3, 4Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.

5“For who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem?

Or who will bemoan you?

Or who will turn aside to ask how you are doing?

6#Jer. 2:13You have forsaken Me,” says the Lord,

“You have #Is. 1:4; Jer. 7:24gone backward.

Therefore I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you;

#Jer. 20:16; Zech. 8:14I am weary of relenting!

7And I will winnow them with a winnowing fan in the gates of the land;

I will #Jer. 18:21; Hos. 9:12–16bereave them of children;

I will destroy My people,

Since they #Is. 9:13; Jer. 5:3; Amos 4:10, 11do not return from their ways.

8Their 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 #Is. 29:5suddenly.

9“She#1 Sam. 2:5; Is. 47:9 languishes who has borne seven;

She has breathed her last;

#Jer. 6:4; Amos 8:9Her sun has gone down

While it was yet day;

She has been ashamed and confounded.

And the remnant of them I will deliver to the sword

Before their enemies,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah’s Dejection

10#Job 3:1; Jer. 20:14Woe is me, my mother,

That you have borne me,

A man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth!

I have neither lent for interest,

Nor have men lent to me for interest.

Every one of them curses me.

11The Lord said:

“Surely it will be well with your remnant;

Surely I will cause #Jer. 40:4, 5the enemy to intercede with you

In the time of adversity and in the time of affliction.

12Can anyone break iron,

The northern iron and the bronze?

13Your wealth and your treasures

I will give as #Ps. 44:12; Is. 52:3plunder without price,

Because of all your sins,

Throughout your territories.

14And I will make you cross over with your enemies

#Deut. 28:36, 64; Jer. 16:13Into a land which you do not know;

For a #Deut. 32:22; Ps. 21:9; Jer. 17:4fire is kindled in My anger,

Which shall burn upon you.”

15O Lord, #Jer. 12:3You know;

Remember me and visit me,

And #Jer. 20:12take vengeance for me on my persecutors.

In Your enduring patience, do not take me away.

Know that #Ps. 69:7–9; Jer. 20:8for Your sake I have suffered rebuke.

16Your words were found, and I #Ezek. 3:1, 3; Rev. 10:9ate them,

And #(Job 23:12; Ps. 119:72)Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;

For I am called by Your name,

O Lord God of hosts.

17#Ps. 26:4, 5I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers,

Nor did I rejoice;

I sat alone because of Your hand,

For You have filled me with indignation.

18Why is my #Job 34:6; Jer. 10:19; 30:15; Mic. 1:9pain perpetual

And my wound incurable,

Which refuses to be healed?

Will You surely be to me #Job 6:15like an unreliable stream,

As waters that fail?

The Lord Reassures Jeremiah

19Therefore thus says the Lord:

#Jer. 4:1; Zech. 3:7“If you return,

Then I will bring you back;

You shall #1 Kin. 17:1; Jer. 15:1stand before Me;

If you #Jer. 6:29; Ezek. 22:26; 44:23take out the precious from the vile,

You shall be as My mouth.

Let them return to you,

But you must not return to them.

20And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze #Jer. 1:18; 6:27; Ezek. 3:9wall;

And they will fight against you,

But #Ps. 46:7; Is. 41:10; Jer. 1:8, 19; 20:11; 37:21; 38:13; 39:11, 12they shall not prevail against you;

For I am with you to save you

And deliver you,” says the Lord.

21“I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked,

And I will redeem you from the grip of the terrible.”

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Jeremiah 15

Four Types of Calamity

1Then Yahweh said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me,#Literally “to the face of me” my heart would not be to this people. Send them away from my sight,#Literally “face” and let them go out. 2And then#Literally “And it will happen” if they say to you, ‘Where shall we go?’ Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh,

“Those who are destined for the plague, to the plague,

and those who are destined for the sword, to the sword,

and those who are destined for the famine, to the famine,

and those who are destined for the captivity, to the captivity.” ’

3“And I will summon#Or “appoint” over them four types of calamity,” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh, “the sword to kill, and the dogs to drag away, and the birds#Hebrew “bird” of the air and the wild animals#Hebrew “wild animal” of the earth to devour and to destroy. 4And I will make them a terror to all of the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, because of what he did in Jerusalem.

5“For who will have compassion on you, O Jerusalem,

or who will show sympathy to you,

or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?#Literally “to ask to the welfare of you”

6You have forsaken me,” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh.

“You go backward, so I have stretched my hand against you,

and I have destroyed you.

I am tired of becoming remorseful.

7And I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork in the gates of the land.

I am bereaved.

I have destroyed my people.

They did not turn back from their ways.

8Their widows#Hebrew “widow” will be more numerous before me than the sand of the seas.

I have brought to them, against the mothers#Hebrew “mother” of young men,#Hebrew “man”

a destroyer at noon.

I will suddenly drop on her anguish and horror.#Hebrew “horrors”

9She who gave birth to seven has withered away.

She gasps her breath.

Her sun set#Literally “came” while still day.

She has been put to shame and disgraced.

And the remainder of them I will give to the sword

before#Literally “to the face of” their enemies,” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh.

Jeremiah’s Lament and Yahweh’s Response

10Woe to me, O my mother, that you gave birth to me,

a man of contention and quarreling to the whole land.#Literally “to all of the land”

I have not lent out and I have not borrowed.#Literally “not they have lent out for me”

All of them are cursing me.

11Yahweh said,

“Surely#Literally “If not” I will set you free to be good#Literally “for good” for you,

surely#Literally “if not” I will cause the enemy to intercede with you

in a time of trouble,

and in a time of distress.

12Can anyone break iron,

iron from the north, or bronze?

13I will give your wealth and your treasures

as plunder without price,

even because of all your sins,

and throughout all your territories.

14And I will make you serve your enemies

in a land that you do not know,

for a fire will kindle in my anger.

Upon you it will be kindled.”

15You who know, O Yahweh, remember me, and attend to me,

and take revenge for me against my persecutors in your forbearance.#Literally “in the length of your nose”

You must take me away.

Know that I am carrying disgrace because of you.

16Your words were found and I ate them,

and your words became to me as jubilation,

even as the joy of my heart,

for your name is called on me, O Yahweh God of hosts.

17I sat not in the assembly of jokers,

nor did I exult.

Because of the presence#Literally “face” of your hand I sat alone,

for you filled me with indignation.

18Why is my pain endless, and my wound incurable?

It refuses to become healed.

Truly you are to me like a deceitful brook,

waters that are not trustworthy.

19Therefore thus says Yahweh,

“If you turn back, then I will take you back.

You will stand before me.#Literally “to the face of me”

And if you utter what is precious and not what is worthless,

you will be as my mouth.

They will turn back to you,

and you will not turn back to them.

20And I will make you to this people

a wall of fortified bronze,

and they will fight against you,

but they will not prevail over you,

for I am with you, to save you,

and to deliver you,” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh.

21“And I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked,

and I will redeem you from the hand of the tyrant.”

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