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Jeremiah 21:14

And I myself will punish you for your sinfulness, says the Lord . I will light a fire in your forests that will burn up everything around you.'"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Sin;   Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Nebuchadnezzar;   Punishment;   Reward-Punishment;   Sin;   Wicked, the;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Forests;   Punishment of the Wicked, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Fire (kindle);  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Four;   Zedekiah (2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ethics;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will punish you according to what you have done—
Hebrew Names Version
I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says the LORD; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
King James Version
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord : and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
English Standard Version
I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds, declares the Lord ; I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is around her."
New American Standard Bible
"But I will punish you according to the results of your deeds," declares the LORD, "And I will kindle a fire in its forest So that it may devour all its surroundings."'"
New Century Version
But I will give you the punishment you deserve, says the Lord . I will start a fire in your forests that will burn up everything around you!'"
Amplified Bible
"But I will punish you in accordance with the [appropriate] consequences of your decisions and your actions," says the LORD. "I will kindle a fire in your forest, And it will devour all that is around you."'"
World English Bible
I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says Yahweh; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But I wil visite you according to the fruite of your workes, saith the Lord, and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall deuoure rounde about it.
Legacy Standard Bible
But I will punish you according to the results of your deeds," declares Yahweh,"And I will kindle a fire in its forestThat it may devour all its surroundings."'"
Berean Standard Bible
I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.'"
Contemporary English Version
and I will punish you as you deserve. I'll set your palace on fire, and everything around you will go up in smoke.
Complete Jewish Bible
I will punish you," says Adonai , "as your deeds deserve. I will set its forest on fire, and it will devour everything around it."'"
Darby Translation
And I will visit you according to the fruit of your doings, saith Jehovah; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
Easy-to-Read Version
"You will get the punishment you deserve. I will start a fire in your forests that will completely burn everything around you." This message is from the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says the LORD, and I will kindle a fire in its villages, and it shall devour all things round about it.
Good News Translation
But I will punish you for what you have done. I will set your palace on fire, and the fire will burn down everything around it. I, the Lord , have spoken."
Lexham English Bible
And I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds," declares Yahweh, "And I will kindle a fire in its forest, and it will devour all its surroundings."'"
Literal Translation
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says Jehovah. And I will kindle a fire in its forest, and it shall devour all things around it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For I will vyset you (saieth the LORDE) because off the wickednes off youre invencions, and will kyndle soch a fyre in youre wod, as shall cosume all, that is aboute you.
American Standard Version
And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith Jehovah; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
Bible in Basic English
I will send punishment on you in keeping with the fruit of your doings, says the Lord: and I will put a fire in her woodlands, burning up everything round about her.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
King James Version (1611)
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in the forrest thereof, and it shall deuoure all things round about it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For I wyll visite you saith the Lord, because of the wickednesse of your inuentions, and wyll kindle suche a fire in your wood, as shall consume all that is about you.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
English Revised Version
And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal visite on you bi the fruyt of youre studies, seith the Lord; and Y schal kyndle fier in the forest therof, and it schal deuoure alle thingis in the cumpas therof.
Update Bible Version
And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says Yahweh; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
Webster's Bible Translation
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things around it.
New English Translation
But I will punish you as your deeds deserve,' says the Lord . ‘I will set fire to your palace; it will burn up everything around it.'"
New King James Version
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings," says the LORD; "I will kindle a fire in its forest, And it shall devour all things around it.""'
New Life Bible
I will punish you for what has come of what you have done," says the Lord. "I will start a fire among your trees, and it will destroy all that is around it."'"
New Revised Standard
I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says the Lord ; I will kindle a fire in its forest, and it shall devour all that is around it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yet will I bring punishment upon you according to the fruit of your doings, Declareth Yahweh, - and will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all things round about her.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But I will visit upon you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof: and it shall devour all things round about it.
Revised Standard Version
I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says the LORD; I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her."
Young's Literal Translation
And I have laid a charge against you, According to the fruit of your doings, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have kindled a fire in its forest, And it hath consumed -- all its suburbs!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But I will punish you according to the results of your deeds," declares the LORD, "And I will kindle a fire in its forest That it may devour all its environs."'"

Contextual Overview

8 "Tell all the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Take your choice of life or death! 9 Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease, but those who go out and surrender to the Babylonians will live. Their reward will be life! 10 For I have decided to bring disaster and not good upon this city, says the Lord . It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will reduce it to ashes.' 11 "Say to the royal family of Judah, ‘Listen to this message from the Lord ! 12 This is what the Lord says to the dynasty of David: "‘Give justice each morning to the people you judge! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Otherwise, my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire because of all your sins. 13 I will personally fight against the people in Jerusalem, that mighty fortress— the people who boast, "No one can touch us here. No one can break in here." 14 And I myself will punish you for your sinfulness, says the Lord . I will light a fire in your forests that will burn up everything around you.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

punish: Heb. visit upon, Jeremiah 9:25, Jeremiah 11:22, Isaiah 10:12, Isaiah 24:21, *marg.

according: Jeremiah 6:29, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 32:19, Proverbs 1:31, Isaiah 3:10, Isaiah 3:11, Galatians 6:7, Galatians 6:8

in the: Jeremiah 22:7, Isaiah 10:18, Isaiah 10:19, Isaiah 27:10, Isaiah 27:11, Isaiah 37:24, Ezekiel 20:46-48, Zechariah 11:1

shall: Jeremiah 52:13, 2 Chronicles 36:19

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 17:27 - then Jeremiah 22:6 - surely Jeremiah 50:32 - kindle Lamentations 4:11 - kindled Ezekiel 20:47 - I will kindle Micah 7:13 - for

Cross-References

Genesis 16:7
The angel of the Lord found Hagar beside a spring of water in the wilderness, along the road to Shur.
Genesis 19:27
Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the Lord 's presence.
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:7
Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!"
Genesis 21:23
"Swear to me in God's name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner."
Genesis 21:25
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech's servants had taken by force from Abraham's servants.
Genesis 21:31
Then he named the place Beersheba (which means "well of the oath"), because that was where they had sworn the oath.
Genesis 21:33
Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the Lord , the Eternal God.
Genesis 22:3
The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about.
Genesis 22:19
Then they returned to the servants and traveled back to Beersheba, where Abraham continued to live.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings,

saith the Lord,.... The situation of their city, and the strength of its fortifications, however sufficient they might be thought to keep out an enemy from annoying them; yet it was impossible to hinder the Lord's coming among them, as he here threatens to do; and "visit" them, as the word signifies, in a way of wrath and justice, according to the demerit of their sins, expressed by "the fruit of their doings"; their punishment was the reward of their unrighteousness, the effect of their sinful practices; and, though this was dreadful and terrible, they could not but own it was just and equitable:

and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof; not in the forest of Lebanon, but in the city of Jerusalem; whose houses stood as thick as trees in a forest, and which many of them, at least the most stately, might be built or ceiled with cedars from Mount Lebanon and its forest; though some understand this of the cities and towns about Jerusalem; and so the Targum renders it, "in its cities"; and the Syriac version, "its towns"; but these seem rather meant in the following clause:

and it shall devour all things round about it; the mountains and trees upon them, the cities and towns adjacent.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The forest - This suggested to the Jew the idea of everything grand and stately.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 21:14. I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof — I will send destruction into its centre, that shall spread to every part of the circumference, and so consume the whole.

The beginning of the thirty-fourth chapter should follow here. See the arrangement on Jeremiah 21:1.


 
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