Jeremiah 15 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Judgment Must Come

15 Then the Lord said to me, “Even (A)if (B)Moses and (C)Samuel were to (D)stand before Me, My [a]heart would not be [b]with this people. (E)Send them away from My presence and have them go! 2 And it shall be that when they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“Those destined (F)for death, to death;
And those destined for the sword, to the sword;
And those destined for famine, to famine;
And those destined for captivity, to captivity.”’

3 And I will (G)appoint over them four kinds of doom,” declares the Lord: “the sword to kill, the (H)dogs to drag away, and the (I)birds of the sky and the animals of the earth to devour and destroy. 4 I will (J)make them an object of terror among all the kingdoms of the earth because of (K)Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.

5 “Indeed, who will have (L)pity on you, Jerusalem,
Or who will (M)mourn for you,
Or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?
6 You who have (N)forsaken Me,” declares the Lord,
“You keep (O)going backward.
So I will (P)stretch out My hand against you and destroy you;
I am (Q)tired of relenting!
7 I will (R)winnow them with a winnowing fork
At the gates of the land;
I will (S)bereave them of children, I will destroy My people;
(T)They did not [c]repent of their ways.
8 Their (U)widows will be more numerous before Me
Than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man,
A (V)destroyer at noon;
I will suddenly bring down on her
Shock and horror.
9 She who (W)gave birth to seven sons withers away;
[d]Her breathing is labored.
Her (X)sun has set while it was still day;
She has been (Y)shamed and humiliated.
So I will (Z)turn over their survivors to the sword
Before their enemies,” declares the Lord.

10 (AA)Woe to me, my mother, that you have given birth to me
As a (AB)man of strife and a man of contention to all the land!
I have not (AC)lent, nor have people lent money to me,
Yet everyone curses me.
11 The Lord said, “I will certainly (AD)set you free for purposes of good;
I will certainly make the (AE)enemy plead with you
In a time of disaster and a time of distress.

12 “Can anyone smash iron,
(AF)Iron from the north, or bronze?
13 I will give your (AG)wealth and your treasures
As plunder (AH)without cost,
For all your sins
And within all your borders.
14 Then I will make your enemies bring your possessions
Into a (AI)land that you do not know;
For a (AJ)fire has been kindled in My anger,
And it will burn upon you.”

Jeremiah’s Prayer and God’s Answer

15 (AK)You know, Lord;
Remember me, take notice of me,
And (AL)take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away;
Know that (AM)for Your sake I endure reproach.
16 Your words were found and I (AN)ate them,
And Your (AO)words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been (AP)called by Your name,
Lord God of armies.
17 I (AQ)did not sit in a circle of revelers and celebrate.
Because of Your hand upon me I sat (AR)alone,
For You (AS)filled me with indignation.
18 Why has my pain been endless
And my (AT)wound incurable, refusing to be healed?
Will You indeed be to me (AU)like a deceptive stream
With water that is unreliable?

19 Therefore, this is what the Lord says:
“(AV)If you return, then I will restore you—
(AW)You will stand before Me;
And (AX)if you extract the precious from the worthless,
You will become [e]My spokesman.
They, for their part, may turn to you,
But as for you, you are not to turn to them.
20 Then I will (AY)make you to this people
A fortified wall of bronze;
And though they fight against you,
They will not prevail over you;
For (AZ)I am with you to save you
And rescue you,” declares the Lord.
21 “So I will (BA)rescue you from the hand of the wicked,
And I will (BB)redeem you from the [f]grasp of the violent.”

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:1 Lit soul
  2. Jeremiah 15:1 Lit toward
  3. Jeremiah 15:7 Lit turn back from
  4. Jeremiah 15:9 Or She has breathed out her soul
  5. Jeremiah 15:19 Lit as My mouth
  6. Jeremiah 15:21 Lit palm

Cross references

  1. Jeremiah 15:1 : Ps 99:6; Ezek 14:14, 20
  2. Jeremiah 15:1 : Ex 32:11-14; Num 14:13-20; Ps 99:6; 106:23
  3. Jeremiah 15:1 : 1 Sam 7:9; 12:23
  4. Jeremiah 15:1 : Jer 15:19; 18:20; 35:19
  5. Jeremiah 15:1 : 2 Kin 17:20; Jer 7:15; 10:18; 52:3
  6. Jeremiah 15:2 : Jer 14:12; 24:10; 43:11; Ezek 5:2, 12; Zech 11:9; Rev 13:10
  7. Jeremiah 15:3 : Lev 26:16, 22, 25; Ezek 14:21
  8. Jeremiah 15:3 : 1 Kin 21:23, 24
  9. Jeremiah 15:3 : Deut 28:26; Is 18:6; Jer 7:33
  10. Jeremiah 15:4 : Lev 26:33; Jer 24:9; 29:18; Ezek 23:46
  11. Jeremiah 15:4 : 2 Kin 21:1-18; 23:26, 27; 24:3, 4; 2 Chr 33:1-9
  12. Jeremiah 15:5 : Ps 69:20; Is 51:19; Jer 13:14; 21:7
  13. Jeremiah 15:5 : Nah 3:7
  14. Jeremiah 15:6 : Jer 6:19; 8:9
  15. Jeremiah 15:6 : Is 1:4; Jer 7:24
  16. Jeremiah 15:6 : Jer 6:12; Zeph 1:4
  17. Jeremiah 15:6 : Jer 6:11; 7:16
  18. Jeremiah 15:7 : Ps 1:4; Jer 51:2
  19. Jeremiah 15:7 : Jer 18:21; Hos 9:12-16
  20. Jeremiah 15:7 : Is 9:13
  21. Jeremiah 15:8 : Is 3:25, 26; 4:1
  22. Jeremiah 15:8 : Jer 22:7
  23. Jeremiah 15:9 : 1 Sam 2:5; Is 47:9
  24. Jeremiah 15:9 : Jer 6:4; Amos 8:9
  25. Jeremiah 15:9 : Jer 50:12
  26. Jeremiah 15:9 : Jer 21:7
  27. Jeremiah 15:10 : Job 3:1, 3; Jer 20:14
  28. Jeremiah 15:10 : Jer 1:18, 19; 15:20; 20:7, 8
  29. Jeremiah 15:10 : Ex 22:25; Lev 25:36, 37; Deut 23:19
  30. Jeremiah 15:11 : Ps 138:3; Is 41:10
  31. Jeremiah 15:11 : Jer 21:2; 37:3; 38:14; 42:2
  32. Jeremiah 15:12 : Jer 28:14
  33. Jeremiah 15:13 : Jer 17:3; 20:5
  34. Jeremiah 15:13 : Ps 44:12; Is 52:3
  35. Jeremiah 15:14 : Deut 28:36, 64; Jer 16:13
  36. Jeremiah 15:14 : Deut 32:22; Ps 21:9; Jer 17:4
  37. Jeremiah 15:15 : Jer 12:3
  38. Jeremiah 15:15 : Jer 11:20
  39. Jeremiah 15:15 : Ps 44:22; 69:7-9; Jer 20:8
  40. Jeremiah 15:16 : Ezek 3:3
  41. Jeremiah 15:16 : Job 23:12; Ps 119:103
  42. Jeremiah 15:16 : Jer 14:9
  43. Jeremiah 15:17 : Ps 1:1; Jer 16:8; 2 Cor 6:17
  44. Jeremiah 15:17 : Ps 102:7; Jer 13:17; Lam 3:28; Ezek 3:24, 25
  45. Jeremiah 15:17 : Jer 6:11
  46. Jeremiah 15:18 : Job 34:6; Jer 30:12, 15; Mic 1:9
  47. Jeremiah 15:18 : Job 6:15, 20; Jer 14:3
  48. Jeremiah 15:19 : Jer 4:1; Zech 3:7
  49. Jeremiah 15:19 : 1 Kin 17:1; Jer 15:1; 35:19
  50. Jeremiah 15:19 : Jer 6:29; Ezek 22:26; 44:23
  51. Jeremiah 15:20 : Jer 1:18, 19; Ezek 3:9
  52. Jeremiah 15:20 : Ps 46:7; Is 41:10; Jer 1:8, 19; 15:15; 20:11
  53. Jeremiah 15:21 : Ps 37:40; Is 49:25; Jer 20:13; 39:11, 12
  54. Jeremiah 15:21 : Gen 48:16; Is 49:26; 60:16; Jer 31:11; 50:34

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