Jeremiah 14:21

Do not despise—for the sake of thy Name, Do not treat with contempt—the throne of thy glory,—Remember!—do not break thy covenant with us.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.

In Context

20We acknowledge O Yahweh Our own lawlessness The iniquity of our fathers,—For we have sinned against thee.

22Are there, among the vanities of the nations senders of rain? Or can, the heavens themselves, give myriad drops? Art not, thou, he, O Yahweh our God? Therefore will we wait for thee, For, thou, hast made all these.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:11And I will set my habitation in your midst,—And my soul shall not abhor you;

Deuteronomy 32:19When Yahweh saw, he derided,—Because his sons and his daughters gave provocation.

Psalms 74:2Remember thine own assembly thou didst acquire aforetime, Thou didst redeem the tribe of thine own inheritance, Mount Zion, wherein thou didst take up thy habitation.

Psalms 74:20Have respect to thy covenant, For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

Psalms 89:39Thou hast cast down the covenant of thy Servant, Thou hast profaned, to the earth, his crown;

Psalms 106:45Then remembered he, for them, his covenant, and was moved to pity, according to the abounding of his lovingkindnesses;

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:18-22

The Prophet's Intercession. ( b. c. 606.) 17 Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. 18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. 19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah?… Read the whole commentary →

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