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In days to come you will understand it clearly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD will not diminish until it has finished all he has planned. In the days to come you will understand all this very clearly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it clearly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart. In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The anger of Yahweh will not turn back Until He has done and established the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has set in motion and accomplished the thoughts <i>and</i> intentions of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD’s anger will not turn away until he has completely fulfilled the purposes of his heart. In time to come you will understand it clearly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD&#8217s anger will not turn back until He has completely fulfilled the purposes of His heart. In time to come you will understand it clearly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The anger of Jehovah shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall understand it perfectly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I won't calm down, until I have finished what I have decided to do. Someday you will understand exactly what I mean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall understand it perfectly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and it will not end until he has done everything he intends to do. In days to come his people will understand this clearly." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD's anger won't turn back until he has accomplished what he intended to do. In the future you will clearly understand it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes. In days to come you people will come to understand this clearly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he has executed, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand it perfectly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he shall have executed, and till he shall have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh’s anger will not return until he has executed and performed the intents of his heart. In the latter days, you will understand it perfectly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The anger of YHWH does not turn back "" Until His doing, and until His establishing, "" The thoughts of His heart, "" In the latter end of the days "" You attend to it with understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The anger of Jehovah doth not turn back Till His doing, and till His establishing, The thoughts of His heart, In the latter end of the days ye attend to it With understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The anger of Jehovah shall not turn back till his doing, and till his setting up the purposes of his heart: in the last of the days ye shall understand in it with understanding.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The wrath of the Lord shall not return till he execute it, and till he accomplish the thought of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand his counsel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The fury of the Lord will not return until it succeeds, and until it completes the plan of his heart. In the last days, you will understand this counsel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD shall not abate until he has carried out completely the decisions of his heart. In days to come you will understand fully. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his mind. In the latter days you will understand it clearly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The wrathful indignation of the LORD shall not turn back until he has executed his devices, and till he has performed the thoughts of his mind; in the latter days you shall discern it perfectly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The heat of his passion will not return until he will do and until he will confirm the mind of his heart. In the end of days you shall be built up in him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD shall not return, Until He have executed, and till He have performed the purposes of His heart; In the end of days ye shall consider it perfectly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord's wrath shall return no more, until he have accomplished it, and until he have established it, according to the purpose of his heart: at the end of the days they shall understand it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6862" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Lying Prophets</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap̄- (N-msc) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">The anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šūḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">turn back</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śō·ṯōw (V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He has fully accomplished</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: hă·qî·mōw (V-Hifil-Inf:: 3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4209.htm" title="4209: mə·zim·mō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Purpose, discretion, device. From zamam; a plan, usually evil, sometimes good.">the purposes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">of His heart.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">In the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319: bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- The after-part, end. From 'achar; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity.">to come</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: tiṯ·bō·wn·nū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2mp) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">you will understand</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/998.htm" title="998: bî·nāh (N-fs) -- An understanding. From biyn; understanding.">clearly.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Ezekiel 13:13-16</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury. / I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD. / And after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it, I will say to you: ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27-28</a></span><br />Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Lamentations 2:17</a></span><br />The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm">Zechariah 1:6</a></span><br />But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">Hosea 5:9-11</a></span><br />Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain. / The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water. / Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-5.htm">Ezekiel 7:5-9</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster—behold, it is coming! / The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come! / Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a></span><br />Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a></span><br />I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-12.htm">Daniel 9:12</a></span><br />You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-22.htm">Luke 21:22</a></span><br />For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-7.htm">Revelation 10:7</a></span><br />But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days you shall consider it perfectly.</p><p class="hdg">until.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Jeremiah 30:24</a></b></br> The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done <i>it</i>, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24</a></b></br> The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, <i>so</i> shall it stand:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm">Zechariah 1:6</a></b></br> But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.</p><p class="hdg">in the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Genesis 49:1</a></b></br> And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you <i>that</i> which shall befall you in the last days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Deuteronomy 31:29,30</a></b></br> For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt <i>yourselves</i>, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">1 Kings 8:47</a></b></br> <i>Yet</i> if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/41-4.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/psalms/57-2.htm">Accomplishes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-5.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-12.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-4.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-18.htm">End</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Full</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-6.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Intents</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-12.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/13-5.htm">Perfectly</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-4.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-12.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-11.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Understand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Accomplishes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-6.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-21.htm">Full</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Intents</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-36.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/matthew/14-36.htm">Perfectly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Understand</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Christ shall rule and save them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Against false prophets;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">and mockers of the true prophets.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/jeremiah/23.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>The anger of the LORD</b><br />This phrase underscores the righteous indignation of God against sin and injustice. In Hebrew, "anger" is often translated from "אַף" (aph), which can also mean "nostril" or "face," suggesting a vivid image of God's wrath as something that is deeply personal and intense. Theologically, this reflects God's holiness and His intolerance of sin, emphasizing that His anger is not capricious but a response to the violation of His covenant and moral order.<p><b>will not turn back</b><br />The phrase indicates the certainty and inevitability of God's judgment. The Hebrew root "שׁוּב" (shuv) means "to return" or "to turn back." Here, it conveys the idea that once God has set His judgment in motion, it will not be retracted until its purpose is fulfilled. This serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of divine justice and the importance of repentance before judgment is executed.<p><b>until He has fully accomplished</b><br />This highlights the completeness and thoroughness of God's actions. The Hebrew word "כּוּל" (kul) means "to complete" or "to finish." It suggests that God's plans are meticulous and will be carried out to their full extent. This assures believers of God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His promises, both in judgment and in restoration.<p><b>the purposes of His heart</b><br />The "purposes" or "plans" (Hebrew: "מַחֲשָׁבָה" - machashavah) of God's "heart" (Hebrew: "לֵב" - lev) reflect His divine will and intentions. This phrase emphasizes that God's actions are not arbitrary but are rooted in His eternal wisdom and love. It reassures believers that even in judgment, God's ultimate aim is to bring about His redemptive purposes.<p><b>In the days to come</b><br />This phrase points to a future time, often associated with eschatological fulfillment. It suggests a prophetic vision that extends beyond the immediate context to a time when God's plans will be fully realized. This encourages believers to maintain hope and faith, knowing that God's timeline is perfect and His promises are sure.<p><b>you will understand it clearly</b><br />The promise of understanding indicates that God's actions, though sometimes mysterious, will ultimately be revealed and comprehended. The Hebrew root "בִּין" (bin) means "to discern" or "to understand." This assurance of future clarity encourages believers to trust in God's wisdom and timing, even when current circumstances are perplexing. It invites a posture of faith and patience, knowing that God's ways, though higher than ours, are always for our good and His glory.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Shall not return . . .</span><span class= "ital">--i.e., </span>shall not <span class= "ital">turn back </span>from its purpose. Men should look back on it in the "latter days"--literally, <span class= "ital">the end of the days </span>(<a href="/genesis/49-1.htm" title="And Jacob called to his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.">Genesis 49:1</a>; <a href="/numbers/24-14.htm" title="And now, behold, I go to my people: come therefore, and I will advertise you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.">Numbers 24:14</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-30.htm" title="When you are in tribulation, and all these things are come on you, even in the latter days, if you turn to the LORD your God, and shall be obedient to his voice;">Deuteronomy 4:30</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm" title="For I know that after my death you will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.">Deuteronomy 31:29</a>), <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>in the then distant future of the exile and the return--and should see that it had done its work both of chastisement and discipline. (Comp. <a href="/context/ezekiel/14-22.htm" title="Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth to you, and you shall see their way and their doings: and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought on it.">Ezekiel 14:22-23</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The anger of the Lord</span>. The prophet's interpretation of the image. It is the judicial anger of Jehovah, personified as Divine manifestations so often are (hence "shall not return"). The form of the verse reminds us of <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>. <span class="cmt_word">In the latter days</span>; rather, <span class="accented">in future days</span>, as Dr. Henderson rightly renders. It seems better to restrict the term "latter days" to the Messianic period ("the coming age," <a href="/matthew/12-32.htm">Matthew 12:32</a>), to which, in fact, it is often applied (e.g. <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2</a>; <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a>). The phrase in itself simply means "in the sequel of the days," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> in the future; its Messianic reference, when this exists, is inferred solely from the context. In the passage before us, and in <a href="/deuteronomy/4-30.htm">Deuteronomy 4:30, 30</a>:29, there can be no intention of pointing to the Messianic age. Precisely the same phrase occurs in an Assyrian inscription, where its meaning is clear from the context (<span class="accented">aria akhrat yumi irib</span>, "For a sequel of days - i.e., for a future time - I deposited"). In the present case it is no distant period to which the prophet refers, for he continues, <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall consider it</span>, etc., or rather, <span class="accented">ye shall understand it clearly</span>, viz. that the calamities which will have come upon you are the Divine judgment upon your sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The anger</span><br /><span class="heb">אַף־</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">diminish</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשׁוּב֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has fully accomplished</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשֹׂת֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the purposes</span><br /><span class="heb">מְזִמּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·zim·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4209.htm">Strong's 4209: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plan, evil, sometimes good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of His heart.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">In the days</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּמִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to come</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַֽחֲרִית֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_319.htm">Strong's 319: </a> </span><span class="str2">The last, end, the future, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will understand</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiṯ·bō·wn·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it clearly.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּינָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bî·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_998.htm">Strong's 998: </a> </span><span class="str2">An understanding</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/23-20.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 23:20 The anger of Yahweh shall not return (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/23-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>