Jeremiah 13:24

Therefore have I scattered them, As broken straw passing away, by the wind of the desert.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.

In Context

23Can the Ethiopian change, his skin, Or the leopard his spots? Even, ye, may be able to do right, Who are accustomed to do wrong.

25This is thy lot Thy measured portion from me, Declareth Yahweh; For that thou didst forget me, And confide in falsehood:

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:33When, even you, I scatter among the nations, And make bare after you, a sword, Then shall your land become an astonishment, And your cities become a desolation.

Deuteronomy 28:64and Yahweh will scatter thee among all the peoples, from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth,—and thou wilt serve there other gods whom thou hast not known—thou nor thy fathers,—of wood and of stone.

Psalms 1:4Not so, the lawless,—but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:

Isaiah 17:13Though nations like the rushing of many waters, shall rush, Yet shall one rebuke him, And he shall flee far away,—And be chased As the chaff of the mountains before a wind, And as whirling stubble before a storm!

Jeremiah 4:11At that time, shall it be said of this people and of Jerusalem,—The sharp wind of the bare heights in the desert, cometh towards the daughter of my people,—not to winnow nor to cleanse.

Ezekiel 5:2A third part in the fire, shalt thou burn in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled,—and thou shalt take a third part, thou shalt smite it with the cuting instrument round about it, and a third part, shalt thou scatter to the wind, and, a sword, will I, make bare after them;

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 13:23-27

Punishment Predicted; Causes of Jerusalem's Ruin. ( b. c. 606.) 22 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 heels made bare. 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. 24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness. 25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord ;… Read the whole commentary →

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