Focused Passage

Jeremiah 15:1-4

Even Moses and Samuel Could Not Turn This Judgment Away

The chapter moves from the LORD's refusal of intercession, to the assignment of Judah to death, sword, famine, and captivity, to the explanation of judgment because of Manasseh's sin and Judah's refusal to repent, to images of bereavement, sifting, and sudden anguish, then to Jeremiah's lament over his own birth and prophetic isolation, and finally to the LORD's call for Jeremiah to repent, speak worthy words, and stand as a fortified bronze wall.

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

1Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!

2If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’

3I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

4I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Ezekiel 14:14Classic cross-references Ezekiel 14:20Classic cross-references Jeremiah 14:11Classic cross-references Jeremiah 11:14Classic cross-references Psalms 106:23Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto meאֵלַ֔יH413Preposition | first person common singularEven ifאִם־H518ConjunctionMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularand Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵל֙H8050Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularshould standיַעֲמֹ֨דH5975Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularbefore Meלְפָנַ֔יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularMy heartנַפְשִׁ֖יH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwould notאֵ֥יןH369Adverbgo out toאֶל־H413Prepositionthisהַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularpeopleהָעָ֣םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularSend themשַׁלַּ֥חH7971Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularfromמֵֽעַל־H5921Preposition-mMy presenceפָּנַ֖יH6440Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularand let them goוְיֵצֵֽאוּ׃H3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

Revelation 13:10Classic cross-references Jeremiah 43:11Classic cross-references Revelation 6:8Classic cross-references Zechariah 11:9Classic cross-references Ezekiel 5:12Classic cross-references

Original words

-וְהָיָ֛הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularIfכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthey ask youיֹאמְר֥וּH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אֵלֶ֖יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singularWhereאָ֣נָהH575Interrogativeshall we goנֵצֵ֑אH3318Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralyou are to tell themוְאָמַרְתָּ֨H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthatאֲלֵיהֶ֜םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluralthis is whatכֹּֽה־H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularThoseאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativedestined for deathלַמָּ֤וֶתH4194Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularto deathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙H4194Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularthoseוַאֲשֶׁ֤רH834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativedestined for the swordלַחֶ֙רֶב֙H2719Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularto the swordלַחֶ֔רֶבH2719Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularthoseוַאֲשֶׁ֤רH834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativedestined for famineלָֽרָעָב֙H7458Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularto famineלָֽרָעָ֔בH7458Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularand thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativedestined for captivityלַשְּׁבִ֖יH7628Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularto captivityלַשֶּֽׁבִי׃H7628Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

See Revelation 13:10.

Verse 3

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:26Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:16Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:22Classic cross-references Ezekiel 14:21Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:25Classic cross-references

Original words

I will appointוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יH6485Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularover themעֲלֵיהֶ֜םH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralfourאַרְבַּ֤עH702Number - feminine singularkinds of destroyersמִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙H4940Noun - feminine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe swordהַחֶ֣רֶבH2719Article | Noun - feminine singularto killלַֽהֲרֹ֔גH2026Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe dogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםH3611Article | Noun - masculine pluralto drag awayלִסְחֹ֑בH5498Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the birdsע֧וֹףH5775Noun - masculine singular constructof the airהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand beastsבֶּהֱמַ֥תH929Noun - feminine singular constructof the earthהָאָ֖רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularto devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לH398Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructand destroyוּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃H7843Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct

Verse 4

Cross-references

Jeremiah 24:9Classic cross-references Jeremiah 29:18Classic cross-references 2 Kings 21:11Classic cross-references 2 Kings 21:16Classic cross-references 2 Kings 23:26Classic cross-references

Original words

I will make themוּנְתַתִּ֣יםH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plurala horrorלִזְוָעָהH2113Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularto allלְכֹ֖לH3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthe kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתH4467Noun - feminine plural constructof the earthהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularbecause ofבִּ֠גְלַלH1558Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructwhatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙H2396Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶ֣לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singular-עַ֥לH5921Prepositiondidעָשָׂ֖הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular

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