Jeremiah 23:39
therefore, behold me! I will lift you up,—and carry you away, and the city which I gave to you and to your fathers from before my face;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
40and will give unto you reproach age-abiding,—and disgrace age-abiding, which shall not be forgotten.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:28Then will I go in a rage of opposition to you,—And I, even I, will correct you seven times for your sins;
2 Kings 23:27So Yahweh said: Even Judah, will I remove from my presence, as I have removed Israel,—and will reject this city, which I had chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house as to which I had said, My Name, shall be, there.
Proverbs 13:13He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.
Isaiah 51:12I—I, am he that comforteth you,—Who art, thou, that thou hast feared Frail man that dieth, and A son of the earthborn, who, as grass, shall be delivered up?
Jeremiah 23:33But when this people or a prophet or a priest shall ask thee saying What is the oracle of Yahweh? Then shalt thou say unto them Ye, yourselves, are the oracle, Therefore will I reject you Declareth Yahweh;
Jeremiah 32:31For According to mine anger, and According to mine indignation, hath been to me this city, from the day when they built it even unto this day,—that I should pull it down from before my face:
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 23:34-40
Profaneness of the People; Reproofs and Threatenings. ( b. c. 600.) 33 And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the Lord ? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the Lord . 34 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord , I will even punish that man and his house. 35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered?… Read the whole commentary →