Jeremiah 16:21

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¹⁹ O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

²⁰ Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”

“Therefore behold, I will inform them, and this time I will make them know My power and My might; then they will know that My name is the LORD.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: “Therefore behold, I will inform them, and this time I will make them know My power and My might; then they will know that My name is the LORD.
KJV: Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.
WEB: “Therefore behold, I will cause them to know, this once I will cause them to know my hand and my might. Then they will know that my name is the LORD.”
ASV: Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.
DARBY: Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.
BLB: “Therefore, behold, I I will cause them to know, in this moment I will cause them to know My hand and My might; and they will know that My name [is] YHWH.

ÅB: Se, derfor lar jeg dem denne gang kjenne, ja, jeg lar dem kjenne min hånd og min styrke, og de skal vite at mitt navn er Herren.
OTB: "Derfor, se, jeg vil la dem få vite—denne gangen vil jeg la dem få vite min kraft og min styrke; og de skal vite at mitt navn er Herren."
B1930: Se, derfor lar jeg dem denne gang kjenne, ja, jeg lar dem kjenne min hånd og min styrke, og de skal vite at mitt navn er Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
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“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:
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Psalms 83:18
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
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Amos 5:8
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—
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Exodus 15:3
The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.
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Isaiah 43:3
For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
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Ezekiel 6:7
The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
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Ezekiel 24:27
On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
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