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We all have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, <i>and</i> the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness <i>And</i> the iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />We know our wickedness, LORD, The wrongdoing of our fathers, for we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />We know our wickedness, O LORD, The iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />We know our wickedness, O LORD, The iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />We know our wickedness, O Yahweh, The iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />We know <i>and</i> acknowledge, O LORD, Our wickedness and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We acknowledge our wickedness, LORD, the iniquity of our ancestors; indeed, we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We acknowledge our wickedness, LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We and our ancestors are guilty of rebelling against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, we realize our wickedness and the wrongs done by our ancestors. We have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We have sinned against you, LORD; we confess our own sins and the sins of our ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness, the guilt of our ancestors. Indeed, we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />LORD, we confess that we have been wicked. We confess that our ancestors have done wrong. We have indeed sinned against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />We acknowledge, Yahweh, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />We have known, O YHWH, our wickedness, "" The iniquity of our fathers, "" For we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> We have known, O Jehovah, our wickedness, The iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />We knew, O Jehovah, our evil, the iniquity of our fathers: for we sinned to thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, the iniquities of our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O Lord, we acknowledge our impieties, the iniquities of our fathers, that we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We recognize our wickedness, LORD, the guilt of our ancestors: we have sinned against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />We acknowledge, O LORD, our sins and the sins of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, we know our sins and the sins of our fathers, because we have sinned against you!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, Even the iniquity of our fathers; For we have sinned against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />We know, O Lord, our sins, <i>and</i> the iniquities of our fathers: for we have sinned before thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/14-20.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=4401" 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/14.htm">A Prayer for Mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19</span>Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">We acknowledge</a> <a href="/hebrew/7562.htm" title="7562: riš·‘ê·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- Wickedness. From rasha'; a wrong.">our wickedness,</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.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wōn (N-csc) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">the guilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of our fathers;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">we have sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">against You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.…<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="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Daniel 9:4-19</a></span><br />And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, / we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. / We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-3.htm">Psalm 51:3-4</a></span><br />For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. / Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6-7</a></span><br />let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned. / We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-42</a></span><br />But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me— / and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity, / then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ezra 9:6-15</a></span><br />and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens. / From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day. / But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5</a></span><br />Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">1 Kings 8:47-50</a></span><br />and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’ / and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name, / then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Isaiah 64:5-9</a></span><br />You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins? / Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. / No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13</a></span><br />But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a></span><br />Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">2 Corinthians 7:10</a></span><br />Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-6.htm">Job 42:6</a></span><br />Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against you.</p><p class="hdg">We acknowledge.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-13.htm">Jeremiah 3:13,25</a></b></br> Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-42</a></b></br> If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ezra 9:6,7</a></b></br> And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over <i>our</i> head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens… </p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13</a></b></br> And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a></b></br> And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-27.htm">Job 33:27</a></b></br> He looketh upon men, and <i>if any</i> say, I have sinned, and perverted <i>that which was</i> right, and it profited me not;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Acknowledge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-23.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-16.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-13.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-16.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/24-5.htm">Acknowledge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-3.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-5.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-10.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-10.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-8.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">The grievous famine,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">causes Jeremiah to pray.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">The Lord will not be entreated for the people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">false prophets are no excuse for them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-17.htm">Jeremiah is moved to complain for them.</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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD</b><br>This phrase reflects a confession of sin, a common theme in the prophetic books where the people of Israel recognize their transgressions against God. The act of acknowledging wickedness is crucial in the process of repentance, which is a central message throughout the Bible. In the context of Jeremiah, the prophet often calls the people to recognize their sins as a step towards restoration. This acknowledgment is not just personal but communal, indicating a collective responsibility. The use of "O LORD" signifies a direct appeal to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, emphasizing the personal relationship and the seriousness of the confession.<p><b>the guilt of our fathers</b><br>This phrase highlights the concept of generational sin, where the consequences of the ancestors' actions affect subsequent generations. In the Old Testament, this idea is seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a>, where God speaks of visiting "the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation." The acknowledgment of ancestral guilt suggests an understanding that the current suffering is linked to past disobedience. It also reflects a communal identity, where the people see themselves as part of a larger historical narrative. This concept is important in understanding the collective nature of Israel's covenant relationship with God.<p><b>indeed, we have sinned against You</b><br>The phrase "we have sinned against You" is a direct admission of wrongdoing against God, emphasizing the personal and relational aspect of sin. In the Hebrew context, sin is not just a legal transgression but a breach of relationship with God. This confession is crucial for reconciliation and is a theme echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a>, where David confesses his sin against God. The use of "indeed" underscores the certainty and seriousness of the sin, leaving no room for excuses or denial. This confession is a step towards seeking God's mercy and forgiveness, which is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the destruction of Jerusalem and the need for repentance among the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its persistent sin and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is both just and merciful, calling His people to repentance and offering forgiveness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers</a></b><br>Refers to the ancestors of the people of Judah, whose sins contributed to the nation's current state of judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_and_repentance.htm">Sin and Repentance</a></b><br>Central themes in this passage, highlighting the acknowledgment of sin and the need for turning back to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_sin.htm">Acknowledgment of Sin</a></b><br>Recognizing and confessing our sins is the first step toward reconciliation with God. It requires humility and honesty before the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_responsibility.htm">Generational Responsibility</a></b><br>While we are accountable for our own actions, we must also be aware of the impact of past generations' sins and seek God's forgiveness for them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>God is just in His judgment but also merciful to those who genuinely repent. Understanding this balance is crucial for a healthy relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_confession.htm">The Power of Confession</a></b><br>Confession is not just an admission of guilt but a powerful act that opens the door to God's grace and transformation in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_repentance.htm">Community Repentance</a></b><br>As believers, we are part of a larger community of faith. Our prayers should include intercession for the collective sins of our community and nation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_dispensations.htm">What are the seven dispensations in theology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_chr_25_4_align_with_ot_laws.htm">In 2 Chronicles 25:4, how can Amaziah's execution of his father's assassins yet sparing their children be reconciled with other Old Testament commands on punishment and inheritance of guilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_destroy_both_justly.htm">In Ezekiel 21:3-4, how can God threaten to destroy both the righteous and the wicked without contradicting other texts that portray Him as just?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_deut._24_16_with_generational_guilt.htm">How do we reconcile Deuteronomy 24:16, which prohibits punishing children for parents' sins, with other passages that suggest communal or generational guilt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">And the iniquity.</span>--The insertion of the conjunction weakens the force of the original. The wickedness which Israel confesses is the iniquity of its fathers, inherited, accepted, on the way to be perpetuated.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers</span>. There is a mysterious connection between the sin of the past and of the present. So in another prophet we read, "Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together [will I requite]." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/14-20.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">We acknowledge</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֧עְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our wickedness,</span><br /><span class="heb">רִשְׁעֵ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(riš·‘ê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7562.htm">Strong's 7562: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</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">the guilt</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of our fathers;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">indeed,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we have sinned</span><br /><span class="heb">חָטָ֖אנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against You.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/14-20.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 14:20 We acknowledge Yahweh our wickedness and (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/14-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 14:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 14:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/14-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 14:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 14:21" /></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>