Jeremiah 50:20
18 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
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.
21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
22 A sound of battle is in the land, and 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 turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:34
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:25
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:9
Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Read in contextHebrews 10:17–18
And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
Read in contextRomans 8:33–34
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
Read in contextPsalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:22
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
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