Jeremiah 14:16

And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
people	וְהָעָ֣ם ve.ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
prophesy	נִבְּאִ֣ים ni.be.'Im	H5012	to prophesy · verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
out	מֻשְׁלָכִים֩ mush.la.Khim	H7993	to throw out · verb, hophal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
streets	בְּחֻצ֨וֹת be.chu.Tzot	H2351	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
because	מִפְּנֵ֣י mi.pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
famine	הָרָעָ֣ב ha.ra.'Av	H7458	hunger (more or less extensive) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sword	וְהַחֶ֗רֶב ve.ha.Che.rev	H2719	drought · conjunction + definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
bury	מְקַבֵּר֙ me.ka.Ber	H6912	to inter · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
them	הֵ֣מָּה He.mah	H1992	they (only used when emphatic) · personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural
wives	נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם ne.shei.Hem	H802	a woman · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
sons	וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם u.ve.nei.Hem	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
daughters	וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם u.ve.no.tei.Hem	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
pour	וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥י ve.sha.fakh.Ti	H8210	to spill forth (blood · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
wickedness	רָעָתָֽם ra.'a.Tam	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 79:2-3 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the eart…
Proverbs 1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Jeremiah 7:33 And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.
Jeremiah 15:2-3 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for…
Jeremiah 13:22-25 And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy…
Jeremiah 16:4 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the…
Jeremiah 18:21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of th…
Isaiah 9:16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

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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…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 14:16

none to bury-- (Psa 79:3). pour their wickedness--that is, the punishment incurred by their wickedness (Jer 2:19).

John Gill on Jeremiah 14:16

And the people to whom they prophesy,.... That is, such of them as gave credit to their prophecies: shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine and the sword; they dying of the famine and of the sword, their carcasses should be cast out of their houses into the open streets, and there lie unburied, as a punishment for disbelieving the words of the Lord, and giving heed to the lies of the false prophets: and they shall have none to bury them; either through want of ability of body or substance, or through want of affection; or rather through want of persons to do it for them, all their relations being cut off with them, as follows: them, their wives, nor their sons…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 14:15-16

Jeremiah 14:15-16 15. Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. 15. Propterea sic dicit Jehova super prophetas, qui prophetant in nomine meo, et ego non misi eos, et dicunt, Gladius et fames non erit in terra hac; in gladio et fame consumentur prophetae illi: 16. And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.…

Dictionary and topics

Famine · Sent as a — Sent as a
Impenitence · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Prophets · .Punishment of — .Punishment of

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).

Jeremiah 14:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 14:16

John Gill on Jeremiah 14:16

John Calvin on Jeremiah 14:15-16

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Jeremiah 14:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 14:16

John Gill on Jeremiah 14:16

John Calvin on Jeremiah 14:15-16

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 14:10-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 14:13-16

Rashi on Jeremiah 14:14