Focused Passage

Jeremiah 14:19-22

Drought, False Peace, and the Plea of a Guilty People

The chapter moves from drought lament over Judah's land, people, nobles, farmers, and animals, to Jeremiah's intercessory confession, to the LORD's rejection of the people's wandering love, to the command not to pray for their welfare, to the exposure and judgment of false prophets, and finally to Jeremiah's sorrowful plea that the LORD would remember his covenant and not utterly forsake his people.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

19Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.

20We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.

21For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.

22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.

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Verse 19

Cross-references

Isaiah 63:15BSB references Revelation 3:16Classic cross-references Jeremiah 8:15Classic cross-references Job 30:26Classic cross-references Lamentations 5:22Classic cross-references Micah 1:12Classic cross-references

Original words

Have You rejectedהֲמָאֹ֨סH3988Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute-אֶת־H853Direct object markerJudahיְהוּדָ֗הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularcompletelyמָאַ֜סְתָּH3988Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular. . .אִם־H518ConjunctionDo Youנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singulardespiseגָּעֲלָ֣הH1602Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularZionבְּצִיּוֹן֙H6726Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularWhyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙H4069Interrogativehave You stricken usהִכִּיתָ֔נוּH5221Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common pluralso that we are beyondוְאֵ֥יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbhealingמַרְפֵּ֑אH4832Noun - masculine singularWe hopedקַוֵּ֤הH6960Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolutefor peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙H7965Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularbut noוְאֵ֣יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbgood has comeט֔וֹבH2896Noun - masculine singularand for the timeוּלְעֵ֥תH6256Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common singular constructof healingמַרְפֵּ֖אH4832Noun - masculine singularbut thereוְהִנֵּ֥הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionwas only terrorבְעָתָֽה׃H1205Noun - feminine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Lamentations 5:7Classic cross-references Jeremiah 14:7Classic cross-references Jeremiah 3:25Classic cross-references Psalms 32:5Classic cross-references 1 John 1:7Classic cross-references

Original words

We acknowledgeיָדַ֧עְנוּH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralour wickednessרִשְׁעֵ֖נוּH7562Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralO LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthe guiltעֲוֺ֣ןH5771Noun - common singular constructof our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּH1Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralindeedכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionwe have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּH2398Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralagainst Youלָֽךְ׃Preposition | second person feminine singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

Psalms 89:34Classic cross-references Jeremiah 14:7Classic cross-references Psalms 79:9Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 12:22Classic cross-references Psalms 106:8Classic cross-references

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For the sake ofלְמַ֣עַןH4616PrepositionYour nameשִׁמְךָ֔H8034Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singulardo notאַל־H408Adverbdespise usתִּנְאַץ֙H5006Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singulardo notאַל־H408Adverbdisgraceתְּנַבֵּ֖לH5034Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularYour gloriousכְבוֹדֶ֑ךָH3519Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularthroneכִּסֵּ֣אH3678Noun - masculine singular constructRememberזְכֹ֕רH2142Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularYour covenantבְּרִֽיתְךָ֖H1285Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularwith usאִתָּֽנוּ׃H854Preposition | first person common pluraldo notאַל־H408Adverbbreak itתָּפֵ֥רH6565Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 22

Cross-references

Joel 2:23Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:24Classic cross-references Psalms 135:7Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 32:21Classic cross-references Isaiah 30:23Classic cross-references

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Canהֲיֵ֨שׁH3426Adverbthe worthless idolsבְּהַבְלֵ֤יH1892Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙H1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralbring rainמַגְשִׁמִ֔יםH1652Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural-וְאִם־H518ConjunctionDo the skies aloneהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine pluralsendיִתְּנ֣וּH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralshowersרְבִבִ֑יםH7241Noun - masculine pluralIs this notהֲלֹ֨אH3808Adverb - Negative particleby Youאַתָּה־H859Pronoun - second person masculine singular. . .ה֜וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularO LORDיְהוָ֤הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularour Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙H430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralSo we put our hopeוּ֨נְקַוֶּה־H6960Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common pluralin Youלָּ֔ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularforכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionYouאַתָּ֥הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularhave doneעָשִׂ֖יתָH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthese thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃פH428Pronoun - common plural

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