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Jeremiah 15

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 15 of 52

1 And Jehovah said to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My soul is not toward this people. Send them from My face; yea, let them go out.

2 And it will be, when they say to you, Where shall we go? Even you will tell them, So says Jehovah, who are for death, to death; and those who are for the sword, to the sword; and those who are for the famine, to the famine; and those who are for captivity, to captivity.

3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, says Jehovah: the sword to kill, and the dogs to drag off, and the birds of the heaven and the beast of the earth to devour and destroy.

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Chapter Summary

The utter rejection and manifold judgments of the Jews. Jeremiah, complaining of their spite, receives a promise for himself.

Key Hebrew Words

צָרָ֖ה vexer H6869 · TWOT 1974b
שֹׁדֵ֣ד deal violently with H7703 · TWOT 2331
נְאֻם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a
עָרִצִֽים awe-inspiring H6184 · TWOT 1702b
יָנ֣וּד move to and fro H5110 · TWOT 1319

People & Context

Decree of Four Destroyers

Jehovah states that even if Moses and Samuel interceded, He would reject the people. He appoints four destroyers: sword, dogs, birds, and beasts, due …

Jeremiah's Complaint of Isolation and God's Reassurance

Jeremiah laments his birth as a man of strife and complains of unceasing pain, calling God a deceitful stream. God rebukes him, promising that if he r…

Timeline

Decree of Four Destroyers

Jehovah states that even if Moses and Samuel interceded, He would reject the people. He appoints four destroyers: sword, dogs, birds, and beasts, due to the sins of Manasseh.

Jeremiah 15:1-9
Jeremiah's Complaint of Isolation and God's Reassurance

Jeremiah laments his birth as a man of strife and complains of unceasing pain, calling God a deceitful stream. God rebukes him, promising that if he returns and speaks worthily, he will be a fortified bronze wall against his enemies.

Jeremiah 15:10-21

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