Jeremiah 14:10 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
Jeremiah 14:10
Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD
יְהוָ֜הYah.weh
H3068
Jehovah · proper noun, a title
people
לָעָ֣םla.'Am
H5971
a people (as a congregated unit) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
loved
אָֽהֲבוּ֙'a.ha.Vu
H157
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
wander
לָנ֔וּעַla.Nu.a'
H5128
to waver · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
refrained
חָשָׂ֑כוּcha.Sa.khu
H2820
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
feet
רַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.Hem
H7272
a foot (as used in walking) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
LORD
וַיהוָה֙va.Yah.weh
H3068
Jehovah · conjunction + proper noun, a title
accept
רָצָ֔םra.Tzam
H7521
to be pleased with · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
remember
יִזְכֹּ֣רyiz.Kor
H2142
properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
iniquity
עֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.Nam
H5771
perversity · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
visit
וְיִפְקֹ֖דve.yif.Kod
H6485
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine singular
sins
חַטֹּאתָֽםcha.to.Tam
H2403
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
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Cross-references
Hosea 9:9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
Psalms 119:101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
Hosea 8:13 They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity,…
Jeremiah 6:20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor y…
Amos 5:22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat be…
Jeremiah 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…
Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
1 Samuel 15:2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:10-16
The dispute between God and his prophet, in this chapter, seems to be like that between the owner and the dresser of the vineyard concerning the barren fig-tree, Luk 13:7. The justice of the owner condemns it to be cut down; the clemency of the dresser intercedes for a reprieve. Jeremiah had been earnest with God, in prayer, to return in mercy to this people. Now here,
I. God overrules the plea which he had offered in their favour, and shows him that it would not hold. In answer to it thus he says concerning this people, Jer 14:10. He does not say, concerning my people, for he disowns them, because they had broken covenant with him. It is true they were called by his name, and had the tokens…
Jehovah's reply to the prayer (Jer 14:7-9; Jer 2:23-25).
Thus--So greatly.
loved-- (Jer 5:31).
not refrained . . . feet--They did not obey God's command; "withhold thy foot" (Jer 2:25), namely, from following after idols.
remember . . . iniquity-- (Hos 8:13; Hos 9:9). Their sin is so great, God must punish them.
John Gill on Jeremiah 14:10
Thus saith the Lord unto this people,.... Instead of answering the prophet directly and immediately, he first speaks to the people, and observes their sin is the cause of his conduct; and whom he does not vouchsafe to call his people; they having broken covenant with him, and so notoriously backslidden from him; but this people, this wicked and worthless people:
thus have they loved to wander; from the Lord, and out of the way of their duty, to Egypt and Assyria for help, and after strange gods, and the worship of them; and this they chose and delighted in; it arose from corrupt affections and a depraved heart:
they have not refrained their feet; from going into other lands, or into the te…
Jeremiah 14:10
10. Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
10. Sic dicit Jehovah.ad populum hunc (vel, de populo hoc; l utrunque significat,) Sicut dilexerunt ad va gandum (hoc est, sicut amarunt vagari,) pedes suos non cohibuerunt, ideo Jehova non placuit sibi in illis; nunc recordabitur iniquitatum eorum, et visitabit peccata ipsorum.
The Prophet goes on with the same subject; but he reproves the Jews more severely and shews what their sins were. He says then that they were given to inconstancy; but by saying, "to wander,"…
The Church Fathers
Hence it is that they are always writing, and always altering their own previous statements, and thus they shew an uncertain faith, or rather a manifest unbelief and perverseness. And this, it appears to me, must needs be the case with them; for since, having fallen away from the truth, and desiring to overthrow that sound confession of faith which was drawn up at Nicaea, they have, in the language of Scripture, `loved to wander, and have not refrained their feet;' therefore, like Jerusalem of old, they labour and toil in their changes, sometimes writing one thing, and sometimes another, but only for the sake of gaining time, and that they may continue enemies of Christ, and deceivers of mankind.
(Verse 10.) Thus says the Lord to this people, because they loved (or loved to) move their feet and did not rest (or did not spare (Alternative reading: spared)) and did not please the Lord (or and God did not please (Alternative reading: was pleased)) in them; now their iniquities will be remembered, and their sins will be visited. When the people say: why have you become a stranger, a traveler, and a wanderer, to forsake your own dwelling? The Lord answers his former people: Do you want to know the reason? Listen to what is said: Because the people loved to move their feet, and did not take them off from the shackles of sin, they did not rest, and could not stand: therefore I have forsaken them, and there is no pleasure in them for me. Therefore, those who have delayed for a long time, and have not wanted to punish the sinners through patience, because they have remained in wickedness; He will remember their iniquities; and like those who are sick and do not perceive God, He will visit their sins, so that they may cease to sin any further. But it should be noted in the Holy Scriptures that the feet of sinners are always moved, and it is said to the Saints with Moses: But you stand here with me (Deut. 5:31). And elsewhere it is written: Praise the servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God (Psalm 134:1, 2).
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Dictionary and topics
Impenitence · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Prayer, Answers To · Denied to those who: Forsake God — Denied to those who: Forsake God
Prayer, Intercessory · Unavailing for the obstinately-impenitent — Unavailing for the obstinately-impenitent
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
The Lord's answer. - Jer 14:10. "Thus saith Jahveh unto this people: Thus they loved to wander, their feet they kept not back; and Jahveh hath no pleasure in them, now will He remember their iniquities and visit their sins. Jer 14:11. And Jahveh hath said unto me: Pray not for this people for their good. Jer 14:12. When they fast, I hear not their cry; and when they bring burnt-offering and meat-offering, I have no pleasure in them; but by sword, and famine, and pestilence will I consume them. Jer 14:13. Then said I: Ah Lord Jahveh, behold, the prophets say to them, Ye shall see no sword, and famine shall not befall you, but assured peace give I in this place. Jer 14:14. And Jahveh said unto…
The Lord’s answer to their self-serving prayer cut to the heart of the issue. Their status as God’s people had been destroyed by their wickedness, so their prayer was absurd and God’s judgment would proceed.
Rashi on Jeremiah 14:10
So have they loved to wander So, just as I have decreed upon them exile (to Egypt and Babylon - Warsaw edition), they loved it there to go into exile to worship distant idols.
