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I will allow no pity or mercy or compassion to keep me from destroying them.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will smash them against each other, even parents against children, says the LORD. I will not let my pity or mercy or compassion keep me from destroying them.’” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I will dash them one against another, fathers and sons together, declares the LORD. I will not pity or spare or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.’” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a> And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together,” says the LORD. “I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy, but will destroy them.” ’ ” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then I will smash them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together,” declares the LORD. “I will not have compassion nor be troubled nor take pity so as to keep from destroying them.”’” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I will dash them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together,&#8221 declares the LORD. &#8220I will not show pity nor be sorry nor have compassion so as not to destroy them."&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I will dash them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together,” declares the LORD. “I will not show pity nor be sorry nor have compassion that I should not destroy them.”’” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I will shatter them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together,” declares Yahweh. “I will not spare nor show pity nor have compassion so as not to ruin them.”’” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will smash them one against another, both the fathers and the sons together,” says the LORD. “I shall destroy them [nothing will restrain Me]; I will not show pity nor be sorry nor have compassion.”’” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will smash them against each other, fathers and sons alike—this is the LORD’s declaration. I will allow no mercy, pity, or compassion to keep me from destroying them.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will smash them against each other, fathers and sons alike"—this is the LORD&#8217s declaration. &#8220I will allow no mercy, pity, or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then I will smash them against each other like jars. I will have no pity on the young or the old, and they will all be destroyed. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then I will smash them like bottles against each other. I will smash parents and children together, declares the LORD. I will have no pity, mercy, or compassion when I destroy them.'" <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then I will smash them like jars against one another, old and young alike. No pity, compassion, or mercy will stop me from killing them." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll smash them against each other, even fathers against their sons," declares the LORD. "I'll have no pity, mercy, or compassion when I destroy them."'" <a href="/msb/jeremiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.?? <a href="/net/jeremiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a> And I will smash them like wine bottles against one another, children and parents alike. I will not show any pity, mercy, or compassion. Nothing will keep me from destroying them,' says the LORD." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says the LORD. I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them."'" <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. <a href="/web/jeremiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a> I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together,” says Yahweh: “I will not pity, spare, or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.”’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And have dashed them against one another, "" And the fathers and the sons together,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “I do not pity, nor spare, nor do I have mercy, "" So as not to destroy them.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And have dashed them one against another, And the fathers and the sons together, An affirmation of Jehovah, I do not pity, nor spare, nor have I mercy, So as not to destroy them. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I dashed them in pieces, a man against his brother, and the fathers and the sons together, says Jehovah. I will not pity, and I will not spare, and I will not compassionate from destroying them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will scatter them every man from his brother, and fathers and sons in like manner, saith the Lord: I will not spare, and I will not pardon: nor will I have mercy, but to destroy them. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will scatter them, a man from his brother, and fathers and sons similarly, says the Lord. I will not spare them, and I will not pardon them, and I will not take pity, so as not to destroy them.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a> I will smash them against each other, parents and children together—oracle of the LORD—showing no compassion, I will neither spare nor pity, but I will destroy them. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And I will dash them one against another, parents and children together, says the LORD. I will not pity or spare or have compassion when I destroy them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will scatter them and separate them every man from his brother, even fathers and their children together, says the LORD; I will not pity, nor have mercy, nor spare, but destroy them. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall scatter them, each man, from the presence of his brother, and the fathers and children together, says LORD JEHOVAH. I shall show no compassion and I shall show no pity, and I shall not spare to destroy them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD; I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will scatter them a man and his brother, and their fathers and their sons together: I will not have compassion, saith the Lord, and I will not spare, neither will I pity to save them from destruction. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3994" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm">The Wineskins</a> …13then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem. 14<a href="/hebrew/5310.htm" title="5310: wə·nip·paṣ·tîm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To dash to pieces, scatter. A primitive root; to dash to pieces, or scatter.">I will smash them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (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.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">another,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: wə·hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: wə·hab·bā·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">alike,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</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/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will allow no</a> <a href="/hebrew/2550.htm" title="2550: ’eḥ·mō·wl (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To spare. A primitive root; to commiserate; by implication, to spare.">mercy</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.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/2347.htm" title="2347: ’ā·ḥūs (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To pity, look upon with compassion. A primitive root; properly, to cover, i.e. to compassionate.">pity</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.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: ’ă·ra·ḥêm (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">compassion</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: mê·haš·ḥî·ṯām (Prep-m:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3mp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">to keep Me from destroying them.’”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Isaiah 63:3-6</a> “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. / For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come. / I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me. ... <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a> Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open. <a href="/ezekiel/9-10.htm">Ezekiel 9:10</a> But as for Me, I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.” <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13</a> I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down. <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Lamentations 2:21-22</a> Both young and old lie together in the dust of the streets. My young men and maidens have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of Your anger; You have slaughtered them without compassion. / You summoned my terrors on every side, as for the day of an appointed feast. In the day of the LORD’s anger no one escaped or survived; my enemy has destroyed those I nurtured and reared. <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17-23</a> Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger. / Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand. / These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you? ... <a href="/ezekiel/7-9.htm">Ezekiel 7:9</a> I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16-17</a> But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, <a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25</a> Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man. <a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Nahum 3:10</a> Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a> 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. <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a> The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a> And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, said the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.I will dash.<a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Jeremiah 19:9-11</a> And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them… <a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Jeremiah 48:12</a> Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.<a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Judges 7:20-22</a> And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon… one against another.<a href="/jeremiah/6-21.htm">Jeremiah 6:21</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.<a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Jeremiah 47:3</a> At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;<a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10</a> Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.I will not.<a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Jeremiah 21:7</a> And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.<a href="/deuteronomy/29-20.htm">Deuteronomy 29:20</a> The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.<a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Isaiah 27:11</a> When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.but destroy.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-21.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Dash</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Dashed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-9.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Feeling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-18.htm">Show</a> <a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">Smash</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Smashed</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Sorry</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/13-25.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-7.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Dash</a> <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Dashed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-25.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-6.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-5.htm">Feeling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-5.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Show</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-12.htm">Smash</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Smashed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-14.htm">Sorry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 13</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">By the type of a linen belt, hidden at Euphrates, </a> 9. <a href="/jeremiah/13-9.htm">God prefigures the destruction of his people.</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/13-12.htm">By the parable of bottles filled with wine he foretells their drunkenness in misery.</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">He exhorts to prevent their future judgments.</a> 22. <a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">He shows their abominations are the cause thereof.</a> </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 imagery of smashing suggests a violent and complete breaking apart, reflecting the consequences of Israel's persistent disobedience and idolatry. Historically, this can be seen in the context of the Babylonian invasion, where internal strife and division weakened the nation, making it vulnerable to external threats. This judgment is consistent with the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where disobedience leads to national calamity.fathers and sons alike The inclusion of both fathers and sons emphasizes the totality of the judgment, affecting all generations without distinction. This reflects the communal nature of sin and its consequences in ancient Israelite society, where the actions of one generation could impact the next. It also underscores the breakdown of familial relationships, a theme seen in other prophetic writings, such as <a href="/malachi/4-6.htm">Malachi 4:6</a>, which speaks of turning the hearts of fathers to their children and vice versa as a sign of restoration.declares the LORD This phrase asserts the divine authority behind the message, indicating that the judgment is not merely a natural consequence but a deliberate act of God. The use of "declares the LORD" is a common prophetic formula that authenticates the message as coming directly from God, reinforcing the seriousness and inevitability of the pronouncement. It aligns with the prophetic tradition where God's word is final and authoritative, as seen throughout the books of the prophets.I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion The absence of mercy, pity, or compassion highlights the severity and finality of the judgment. In the Hebrew context, these terms are often associated with God's covenant love and kindness (hesed), which He extends to His people. However, persistent rebellion and rejection of God's ways lead to a point where divine patience is exhausted, as seen in the warnings given in <a href="/jeremiah/7-16.htm">Jeremiah 7:16 and 11</a>:14, where God instructs Jeremiah not to pray for the people because He will not listen.to keep Me from destroying them.’” The destruction mentioned here is both physical and spiritual, signifying the complete overthrow of the nation due to its unfaithfulness. This destruction is a fulfillment of prophetic warnings and serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and redemption narrative found in the New Testament, where Jesus Christ offers salvation and restoration, contrasting the destruction faced by those who reject God's covenant. The destruction of Jerusalem and the exile serve as a type of the final judgment, while the promise of a new covenant in <a href="/jeremiah/31.htm">Jeremiah 31</a> points to the hope of restoration through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. His ministry was marked by themes of repentance and the consequences of disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its persistent idolatry and rebellion against God. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is just and righteous, and who demands holiness from His people. 4. <a href="/topical/f/fathers_and_sons.htm">Fathers and Sons</a> Represents the entire community of Judah, indicating that the judgment would be comprehensive, affecting all generations. 5. <a href="/topical/d/destruction.htm">Destruction</a> The event of divine judgment that God declares will come upon Judah due to their unrepentant sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin has severe consequences, and God's holiness demands justice. Judah's persistent rebellion led to inevitable judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets like Jeremiah were sent to warn God's people. Listening to God's messengers is crucial for avoiding judgment. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a> God's judgment is just and righteous. He does not act out of caprice but in response to persistent disobedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Even in the face of judgment, there is always a call to repentance. God's desire is for His people to turn back to Him. <a href="/topical/i/intergenerational_impact_of_sin.htm">Intergenerational Impact of Sin</a> Sin affects not just individuals but entire communities and generations. Our actions have far-reaching consequences.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 13</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_overturn_tables.htm">What are the main Trinitarian heresies?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_religious_science.htm">What is Religious Science?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_'one_god'_with_other_'gods'.htm">If, according to 1 Corinthians 8:6, there is only 'one God,' how do we reconcile this with other passages where divine beings or 'gods' are mentioned (e.g., Psalm 82)?</a> <a href="/q/who_has_cast_a_spell_on_you.htm">What does 'walking in truth' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) One against another.--The rendering answers to the Hebrew idiom, but that idiom, as in the margin, a man against his brother, has a force which is lacking in the English, and forms a transition from the symbol to the reality. The words point to what we should call the "crash" of a falling kingdom, when all bonds that keep society together are broken. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will smash וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ (wə·nip·paṣ·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5310.htm">Strong's 5310: </a> To dash to pieces, scatter them against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to each אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person other, אָחִ֜יו (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) fathers וְהָאָב֧וֹת (wə·hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father and sons וְהַבָּנִ֛ים (wə·hab·bā·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son alike, יַחְדָּ֖ו (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> A unit, unitedly declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel I will allow no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no mercy אֶחְמ֧וֹל (’eḥ·mō·wl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2550.htm">Strong's 2550: </a> To commiserate, to spare [or] וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no pity אָח֛וּס (’ā·ḥūs) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2347.htm">Strong's 2347: </a> To pity, look upon with compassion [or] וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no compassion אֲרַחֵ֖ם (’ă·ra·ḥêm) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7355.htm">Strong's 7355: </a> To fondle, to love, to compassionate to keep Me from destroying מֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ (mê·haš·ḥî·ṯām) Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> Perhaps to go to ruin them.’” ס (s) Punctuation <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 13:14 I will dash them one against another (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/13-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 13:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 13:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 13:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 13:15" /></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>