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Jeremiah 5:18

Judgment

16 Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.

17 They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”

“Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.

19 And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”

20 Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:

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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
“Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.
KJV
Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
WEB
“But even in those days,” says the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.
ASV
But even in those days, saith Jehovah, I will not make a full end with you.
DARBY
Nevertheless in those days, saith Jehovah, I will not make a full end with you.
BLB
“And even, in those days,” a declaration of YHWH, “I will not make of you⁺ a complete [end].
ÅB
Men selv i de dager, sier Herren, vil jeg ikke gjøre helt ende på dere.
OTB
“Selv i de dager,” erklærer Herren, “vil jeg ikke fullstendig ødelegge deg.
B1930
Men selv i de dager, sier Herren, vil jeg ikke gjøre helt ende på eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 5:10

    Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 4:27

    For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction.

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  • Romans 11:1–5

    I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

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  • Ezekiel 9:8

    While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”

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  • Ezekiel 11:13

    Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”

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