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Jeremiah 5:18

Judgment

16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

17 And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.

19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.

20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

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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 ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD’s.

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  • Jeremiah 4:27

    For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

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  • Romans 11:1–5

    I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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  • Ezekiel 9:8

    And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

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  • Ezekiel 11:13

    And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?

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