Jeremiah 15 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Judgment Must Come

1 Then the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to me, “Even if ^H518 Moses ^H4872 and Samuel ^H8050 were to stand ^H5975 before ^H6440 Me, My [fn]heart ^H5315 would not be [fn]with this ^H2088 people ^H5971. Send ^H7971 them away ^H7971 from My presence ^H6440 and have them go ^H3318!

2 And it shall be that when ^H3588 they say ^H559 to you, ‘Where ^H575 should we go ^H3318?’ then you are to tell ^H559 them, ‘This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559:

“Those destined for death ^H4194, to death ^H4194;

And those destined for the sword ^H2719, to the sword ^H2719;

And those destined for famine ^H7458, to famine ^H7458;

And those destined for captivity ^H7628, to captivity ^H7628.”’

3 And I will appoint ^H6485 over ^H5921 them four ^H702 kinds ^H4940 of doom,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068: “the sword ^H2719 to kill ^H2026, the dogs ^H3611 to drag ^H5498 away ^H5498, and the birds ^H5775 of the sky ^H8064 and the animals ^H929 of the earth ^H776 to devour ^H398 and destroy ^H7843. 4 I will make ^H5414 them an object ^H2113 of ^H2113 terror ^H2113 among all ^H3605 the kingdoms ^H4467 of the earth ^H776 because ^H1558 of Manasseh ^H4519, the son ^H1121 of Hezekiah ^H2396, the king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, for what ^H834 he did ^H6213 in Jerusalem ^H3389.

5 “Indeed ^H3588, who ^H4310 will have ^H2550 pity ^H2550 on you, Jerusalem ^H3389,

Or who ^H4310 will mourn ^H5110 for you,

Or who ^H4310 will turn ^H5493 aside ^H5493 to ask ^H7592 about your welfare ^H7965?

6 “You who have forsaken ^H5203 Me,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068,

“You keep going ^H1980 backward ^H268.

So I will stretch ^H5186 out ^H5186 My hand ^H3027 against ^H5921 you and destroy ^H7843 you;

I am ^H3811 tired ^H3811 of relenting ^H5162!

7 “I will winnow ^H2219 them with a winnowing ^H4214 fork ^H4214

At the gates ^H8179 of the land ^H776;

I will bereave ^H7921 them of ^H7921 children ^H7921, I will destroy ^H6 My people ^H5971;

They did not [fn]repent ^H7725 of their ways ^H1870.

8 “Their widows ^H490 will be ^H6105 more ^H4480 numerous ^H6105 before Me

Than ^H4480 the sand ^H2344 of the seas ^H3220;

I will bring ^H935 against them, against ^H5921 the mother ^H517 of a young ^H970 man ^H970,

A destroyer ^H7703 at noon ^H6672;

I will suddenly ^H6597 bring ^H5307 down ^H5307 on her

Shock ^H5892 and horror ^H928.

9 “She who gave ^H3205 birth ^H3205 to seven ^H7651 sons withers ^H535 away ^H535;

[fn]Her breathing ^H5315 is ^H5301 labored ^H5301.

Her sun ^H8121 has set ^H935 while it was still ^H5750 day ^H3119;

She has been shamed ^H954 and humiliated ^H2659.

So I will turn ^H5414 over ^H5414 their survivors ^H7611 to the sword ^H2719

Before ^H6440 their enemies ^H340,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

10 Woe ^H188 to me, my mother ^H517, that you have given ^H3205 birth ^H3205 to me

As a man ^H376 of strife ^H7379 and a man ^H376 of contention ^H4066 to all ^H3605 the land ^H776!

I have not lent ^H5383, nor ^H3808 have people lent ^H5383 money to me,

Yet everyone ^H3605 curses ^H7043 me.

11 The LORD ^H3068 said ^H559, “I will certainly ^H518 H3808 set ^H8281 you free ^H8281 for purposes of good ^H2896;

I will certainly ^H518 H3808 make the enemy ^H340 plead ^H6293 with you

In a time ^H6256 of disaster ^H7451 and a time ^H6256 of distress ^H6869.

12 “Can anyone smash ^H7489 iron ^H1270,

Iron ^H1270 from the north ^H6828, or bronze ^H5178?

13 “I will give ^H5414 your wealth ^H2428 and your treasures ^H214

As plunder ^H957 without ^H3808 cost ^H4242,

For all ^H3605 your sins ^H2403

And within all ^H3605 your borders ^H1366.

14 “Then I will make your enemies ^H340 bring ^H5674 your possessions

Into a land ^H776 that you do not know ^H3045;

For a fire ^H784 has been ^H6919 kindled ^H6919 in My anger ^H639,

And it will burn ^H3344 upon you.”

Jeremiah’s Prayer and God’s Answer

15 You know ^H3045, LORD ^H3068;

Remember ^H2142 me, take ^H6485 notice ^H6485 of me,

And take ^H5358 vengeance ^H5358 for me on my persecutors ^H7291.

Do not, in view of Your patience ^H750, take ^H3947 me away;

Know ^H3045 that for ^H5921 Your sake ^H5921 I endure ^H5375 reproach ^H2781.

16 Your words ^H1697 were found ^H4672 and I ate ^H398 them,

And Your words ^H1697 became ^H1961 a joy ^H8342 to me and the delight ^H8057 of my heart ^H3824;

For I have been called ^H7121 by Your name ^H8034,

LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of armies ^H6635.

17 I did not sit ^H3427 in a circle ^H5475 of revelers ^H7832 and celebrate ^H5937.

Because ^H4480 H6440 of Your hand ^H3027 upon me I sat ^H3427 alone ^H910,

For You filled ^H4390 me with indignation ^H2195.

18 Why ^H4100 has my pain ^H3511 been ^H1961 endless ^H5331

And my wound ^H4347 incurable ^H605, refusing ^H3985 to be healed ^H7495?

Will You indeed ^H1961 be to me like ^H3644 a deceptive ^H391 stream

With water ^H4325 that is unreliable ^H539 H3808?

19 Therefore ^H3651, this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559:

“If ^H518 you return ^H7725, then I will restore ^H7725 you—

You will stand ^H5975 before ^H6440 Me;

And if ^H518 you extract ^H3318 the precious ^H3368 from the worthless ^H2151,

You will become ^H1961 [fn]My spokesman ^H6310.

They, for their part ^H1992, may turn ^H7725 to you,

But as for you, you are not to turn ^H7725 to them.

20 “Then I will make ^H5414 you to this ^H2088 people ^H5971

A fortified ^H1219 wall ^H2346 of bronze ^H5178;

And though they fight ^H3898 against ^H413 you,

They will not prevail ^H3201 over you;

For I am with you to save ^H3467 you

And rescue ^H5337 you,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

21 “So I will rescue ^H5337 you from the hand ^H3027 of the wicked ^H7451,

And I will redeem ^H6299 you from the [fn]grasp ^H3709 of the violent ^H6184.”