Jeremiah 50:20

Forgiveness Sin Guilt and conscience Israel and the nations

¹⁸ Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.

¹⁹ I will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.

In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.

²¹ Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD.

²² “The noise of battle is in the land— the noise of great destruction.

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: In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.
KJV: In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
WEB: In those days, and in that time,” says the LORD, “the iniquity of Israel will be sought for, and there will be none, also the sins of Judah, and they won’t be found; for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
ASV: In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
DARBY: In those days, and at that time, saith Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon those whom I leave remaining.
BLB: In those days and at that time,” a declaration of YHWH, “the iniquity of Israel will be sought, and it is not, and the sins of Judah, and they will not be found; for I will grant forgiveness to those whom I leave as a remnant.

ÅB: I de dager og på den tid, sier Herren, skal de søke etter Israels misgjerning, men den skal ikke være til, og etter Judas synder, men de skal ikke finnes; for jeg vil tilgi dem som jeg lar bli igjen.
OTB: I de dager og på den tid," erklærer Herren, "vil det bli søkt etter Israels skyld, men det vil ikke være noen, og etter Judas synder, men ingen vil bli funnet, for jeg vil tilgi den rest jeg sparer.
B1930: I de dager og på den tid, sier Herren, skal de søke efter Israels misgjerning, men den skal ikke være til, og efter Judas synder, men de skal ikke finnes; for jeg vil tilgi dem som jeg lar bli igjen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Micah 7:19
He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
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Jeremiah 31:34
No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
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Isaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
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Isaiah 1:9
Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
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Hebrews 10:17–18
Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”
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Romans 8:33–34
Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
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Psalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
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Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
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