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May he hear wailing in the morning, a battle cry at noon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Let him be destroyed like the cities of old that the LORD overthrew without mercy. Terrify him all day long with battle shouts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without pity; let him hear a cry in the morning and an alarm at noon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And let that man be like the cities Which the LORD overthrew, and did not relent; Let him hear the cry in the morning And the shouting at noon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But may that man be like the cities Which the LORD overthrew without relenting, And may he hear an outcry in the morning And an alarm for war at noon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But let that man be like the cities Which the LORD overthrew without relenting, And let him hear an outcry in the morning And a shout of alarm at noon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But let that man be like the cities Which the LORD overthrew without relenting, And let him hear an outcry in the morning And a shout of alarm at noon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But let that man be like the cities Which Yahweh overthrew without relenting, And let him hear an outcry in the morning And a shout of war at noon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And let that man be like the cities Which the LORD overthrew without regret. Let him hear an outcry in the morning And a shout of alarm at noon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let that man be like the cities the LORD demolished without compassion. Let him hear an outcry in the morning and a war cry at noontime<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let that man be like the cities the LORD demolished without compassion. Let him hear an outcry in the morning and a war cry at noontime <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />May that man be like the towns you destroyed without pity. Let him hear shouts of alarm in the morning and battle cries at noon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontide;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May that man be like the cities that the LORD destroyed without pity. May he hear a cry of alarm in the morning and a battle cry at noon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May he be like those cities that the LORD destroyed without mercy. May he hear cries of pain in the morning and the battle alarm at noon, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. Let him hear a cry in the morning, and a battle cry at noon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May that man be like the cities that the LORD destroyed without showing any mercy. May he hear a cry of distress in the morning and a battle cry at noon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and did not repent: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noon;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let that man be as the cities which Yahweh overthrew, and didn’t repent. Let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Then that man has been as the cities, "" That YHWH overthrew, and did not relent, "" And he has heard a cry in the morning, "" And a shout at noontime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Then hath that man been as the cities, That Jehovah overthrew, and repented not, And he hath heard a cry at morning, And a shout at time of noon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And that man being as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and lamented not: and hearing the cry in the morning and the loud noise in time of noon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let that man be as the cities that the Lord hath overthrown, and hath not repented: let him hear a cry in the morning, and howling at noontide: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let that man be like the cities that the Lord has overthrown without regret. Let him hear an outcry in the morning, and wailing at the time of midday!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let that man be like the cities which the LORD relentlessly overthrew; Let him hear war cries in the morning, battle alarms at noonday, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without pity; let him hear a cry in the morning and an alarm at noon,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let that man be like the cities which the LORD overthrew, and he was never reconciled towards them; and let him hear the cry in the morning and the howling at noon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Let that man be as the cities that LORD JEHOVAH overturned, and he was not reconciled to them! Let him hear wailing at dawn and bawling at noonday!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And let that man be as the cities Which the LORD overthrew, and repented not; And let him hear a cry in the morning, And an alarm at noontide;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let that man rejoice as the cities which the Lord overthrew in wrath, and repented not: let him hear crying in the morning, and loud lamentation at noon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=5999" 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/20.htm">Jeremiah's Complaint</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">May</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">that man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ke·‘ā·rîm (Prep-k, Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">like the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</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.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: hā·p̄aḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">overthrew</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: ni·ḥām (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">compassion.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·šā·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">May he hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/2201.htm" title="2201: zə·‘ā·qāh (N-fs) -- A cry, outcry. And zoaqah; from za'aq; a shriek or outcry.">an outcry</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">in the morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/8643.htm" title="8643: ū·ṯə·rū·‘āh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- From ruwa'; clamor, i.e. Acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum.">and a battle cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: bə·‘êṯ (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6672.htm" title="6672: ṣā·ho·rā·yim (N-mp) -- A light, double light, noon. From tsahar; a light: dual double light, i.e. Noon.">at noon,</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>because he did not kill me in the womb so that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb forever enlarged.…<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="/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65-66</a></span><br />Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them! / You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-3.htm">Job 3:3-10</a></span><br />“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’ / If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it. / May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Ezekiel 26:15-21</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst? / All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. / Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8-15</a></span><br />For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. / Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. / It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21-24</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-15</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18-32</a></span><br />“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit: / Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised! / They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-1.htm">Revelation 19:1-3</a></span><br />After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! / For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” / And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Isaiah 14:22-23</a></span><br />“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD. / “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-13.htm">Ezekiel 30:13-19</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land. / I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes. / I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the crowds of Thebes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8-11</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” / And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand, / he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a></span><br />Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Ezekiel 27:26-36</a></span><br />Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. / Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. / The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;</p><p class="hdg">as.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24,25</a></b></br> Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a></b></br> <i>And that</i> the whole land thereof <i>is</i> brimstone, and salt, <i>and</i> burning, <i>that</i> it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8</a></b></br> How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? <i>how</i> shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? <i>how</i> shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.</p><p class="hdg">repented.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm">Jeremiah 18:8</a></b></br> If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13</a></b></br> Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/3-4.htm">Jonah 3:4,9,10</a></b></br> And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown… </p><p class="hdg">let him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19</a></b></br> My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Jeremiah 18:22</a></b></br> Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-3.htm">Jeremiah 48:3,4</a></b></br> A voice of crying <i>shall be</i> from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-26.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-1.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Help</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-13.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Noon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Noonday</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Noontide</a> <a href="/acts/22-6.htm">Noontime</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Overthrew</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Overturned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-6.htm">Relenting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-10.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-10.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-3.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-6.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-11.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Help</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-3.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Noon</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Noonday</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Noontide</a> <a href="/acts/22-6.htm">Noontime</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-3.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-40.htm">Overthrew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-40.htm">Overturned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Relenting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-10.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-6.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-2.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/20-1.htm">Pashur, smiting Jeremiah, receives a new name, and a fearful doom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah complains of contempt;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">of treachery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">and of his birth.</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'; 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The reference to these cities highlights the severity of the judgment Jeremiah wishes upon the man who announced his birth. The lack of compassion underscores the totality of divine judgment, emphasizing that God's justice can be executed without mercy when warranted. This reflects the seriousness of sin and rebellion against God, a theme consistent throughout the Old Testament. The destruction of these cities serves as a warning and a type of the final judgment, pointing to the ultimate justice that will be executed by Christ at His second coming (<a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6</a>).<p><b>May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon,</b><br>The "outcry in the morning" and "battle cry at noon" suggest a state of constant distress and impending doom. In ancient warfare, attacks often began at dawn, and the sound of battle cries would signal the start of conflict. This imagery conveys a sense of relentless turmoil and fear, symbolizing the consequences of living in opposition to God's will. The morning and noon times indicate that the threat is pervasive, affecting the entire day, and leaving no time for peace or rest. This can be connected to the broader biblical theme of the consequences of sin, as seen in the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49-57</a>, where disobedience leads to continuous fear and destruction. The imagery also foreshadows the spiritual battles faced by believers, reminding them of the need for vigilance and reliance on God's strength (<a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet who is speaking in this passage. He is expressing deep anguish and frustration over his calling and the persecution he faces.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man.htm">The Man</a></b><br>Refers to the person who announced Jeremiah's birth, whom Jeremiah curses in his lament. This is part of a broader expression of his despair.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cities_the_lord_overthrew.htm">The Cities the LORD Overthrew</a></b><br>This likely refers to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, which were destroyed by God due to their wickedness, as described in Genesis.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is depicted as having the power to overthrow cities and bring judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/outcry_and_battle_cry.htm">Outcry and Battle Cry</a></b><br>Symbolic of distress and impending doom, representing the consequences of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_prophetic_calling.htm">The Weight of Prophetic Calling</a></b><br>Jeremiah's lament highlights the heavy burden of being a prophet. Serving God can lead to personal suffering and requires perseverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The reference to the cities overthrown by God serves as a reminder of His righteous judgment against sin. It calls believers to live in holiness and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/expressing_lament_to_god.htm">Expressing Lament to God</a></b><br>Jeremiah's raw honesty in his lament shows that it is permissible to bring our deepest pains and frustrations before God. He is big enough to handle our emotions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The imagery of outcry and battle cry underscores the inevitable consequences of sin and rebellion against God. It serves as a warning to turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_despair.htm">Hope Amidst Despair</a></b><br>Even in his lament, Jeremiah's words can lead us to seek hope in God's ultimate justice and mercy, trusting that He hears our cries.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_city's_fate_depend_on_one_deal.htm">How can an entire city's fate hinge on a negotiation between God and one individual (Genesis 18:23-33)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_21_2_contradict_divine_protection.htm">How can Jeremiah 21:2 claim the Lord would not rescue Jerusalem when other passages promise divine protection for the city?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_20_1-6_align_with_mosaic_laws.htm">How does the system of protection for manslaughter in Joshua 20:1-6 align or conflict with other Mosaic laws on homicide and justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_sodom's_fall_match_historical_records.htm">Does the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (implied in Genesis 18) align with known historical or archaeological records?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">The cities which the Lord overthrew.</span>--The verb is the same as that used in <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm" title="And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelled.">Genesis 19:29</a>, and the reference is clearly to the "cities of the plain," whose destruction is there described. The reference to them in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm" title="For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:">Deuteronomy 32:32</a>; <a href="/context/isaiah/1-9.htm" title="Except the LORD of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrah.">Isaiah 1:9-10</a>, shows that they had already become familiar to men as the great representative instances both of evil and its punishment.<p><span class= "bld">The cry . . . the shouting.</span>--The former word describes the wail of lamentation, the latter the shout of an invading army.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As the cities which the Lord overthrow</span>. It is, so to speak, the "technical term" for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah which Jeremiah employs. So deeply imprinted was the tradition on the Hebrew mind, that a special word was appropriated to it, which at once called up thoughts of the awful justice of God (see <a href="/genesis/19-25.htm">Genesis 19:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a> (?); 13:19; <a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Amos 4:11</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a> [22]; <a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Jeremiah 49:18</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/50-40.htm">Jeremiah 50:40</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The cry... the shouting.</span> The cry of the besieged for help; the shouting of the suddenly appearing assailants (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Jeremiah 15:8</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/20-16.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">May</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֔וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like the cities</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּֽעָרִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(ke·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overthrew</span><br /><span class="heb">הָפַ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·p̄aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">compassion.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִחָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ni·ḥām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">May he hear</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁמַ֤ע</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an outcry</span><br /><span class="heb">זְעָקָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(zə·‘ā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2201.htm">Strong's 2201: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shriek, outcry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the morning</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבֹּ֔קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bab·bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a battle cry</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְרוּעָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·rū·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8643.htm">Strong's 8643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at noon,</span><br /><span class="heb">צָהֳרָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·ho·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6672.htm">Strong's 6672: </a> </span><span class="str2">A light, double light, noon</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Jeremiah 20:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Jeremiah 20:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Jeremiah 20:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Jeremiah 20:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Jeremiah 20:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Jeremiah 20:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Jeremiah 20:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Jeremiah 20:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Jeremiah 20:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Jeremiah 20:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/20-16.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 20:16 Let that man be as the cities (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/20-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 20:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 20:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 20:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 20:17" /></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>