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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Jeremiah 15 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/jeremiah/15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/jeremiah/15-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > Jeremiah 15</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../jeremiah/14.htm" title="Jeremiah 14">◄</a> Jeremiah 15 <a href="../jeremiah/16.htm" title="Jeremiah 16">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/jeremiah/15.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">The Destiny of the Judged</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then the LORD told me, “Even if Moses and Samuel were standing before me, I wouldn’t be favorably disposed toward this people. Send them out of my presence! Let them go!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“When they say to you, ‘Where can we go?’, say to them, ‘This is what the LORD says:</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“Those destined for death,</p> <p class="poetry2">to death will go;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:2 The Heb. lacks will go">a</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">those destined for the sword,</p> <p class="poetry2">to the sword will go;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:2 The Heb. lacks will go">b</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and those destined for captivity,</p> <p class="poetry2 marginbot">to captivity will go.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:2 The Heb. lacks will go">c</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“I’ll appoint four kinds of judgment for them,” declares the LORD: “the sword to kill, the dogs to drag off, the birds of the sky to devour, and the animals of the land to destroy. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I’ll make them a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Hezekiah’s son Manasseh, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem,</p> <p class="poetry2">and who will grieve for you?</p> <p class="poetry2">Who will go out of his way</p> <p class="poetry2">to ask about your welfare?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>You have deserted me,” declares the LORD.</p> <p class="poetry2">“You keep going backward.</p> <p class="poetry2">I’ll reach out my hand and destroy you.</p> <p class="poetry2">I’m tired of showing compassion.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I’ll winnow<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:7 Winnowing is the process of separating husks from the grain.">d</a></span> them with a winnowing fork</p> <p class="poetry2">in the gates of the land.</p> <p class="poetry2">I’ll make them childless.</p> <p class="poetry2">I’ll destroy my people,</p> <p class="poetry2">for they didn’t change their ways.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I’ll make their<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:8 Lit. her">e</a></span> widows more numerous</p> <p class="poetry2">than the sand of the sea.</p> <p class="poetry2">At noontime I’ll send a destroyer</p> <p class="poetry2">against the mother<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:8 Lit. send against them">f</a></span> of a young man.</p> <p class="poetry2">I’ll cause terror and anguish</p> <p class="poetry2">to come to her unexpectedly.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“The woman who gave birth to seven will grow faint,</p> <p class="poetry2">her life will expire.</p> <p class="poetry2">Her sun will set while it’s still day.</p> <p class="poetry2">She will be disgraced and humiliated.</p> <p class="poetry2">I’ll kill the rest of them with swords</p> <p class="poetry2">in the presence of their enemies,”</p> <p class="poetry2">declares the LORD.</p> <p class="heading">Jeremiah’s Complaint</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>How terrible for me, my mother,</p> <p class="poetry2">that you gave birth to me,</p> <p class="poetry2">a man of strife and contention for the whole land!</p> <p class="poetry2">I’ve neither lent nor borrowed,</p> <p class="poetry2">yet everyone curses me.</p> <p class="heading">God’s Answer to Jeremiah’s Complaint</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The LORD said,</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“Have I not set you free</p> <p class="poetry2">for a good purpose?</p> <p class="poetry2">Have I not intervened for you with your enemies</p> <p class="poetry2">in times of trouble and times of distress?</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Can anyone break iron—</p> <p class="poetry2">iron from the north—or bronze?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“I’ll give away your wealth and your treasures</p> <p class="poetry2">as plunder, for free,</p> <p class="poetry2">because of all your sins throughout your territory.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I’ll make you serve your enemies</p> <p class="poetry2">in a land you don’t know,</p> <p class="poetry2">for my anger has started a fire</p> <p class="poetry2">that will burn against you.”</p> <p class="heading">Jeremiah’s Revised Complaint</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>You are aware—</p> <p class="poetry2">LORD, remember me,</p> <p class="poetry2">pay attention to me,</p> <p class="poetry2">and vindicate me in front of those who pursue me.</p> <p class="poetry2">You are patient—</p> <p class="poetry2">don’t take me away.</p> <p class="poetry2">Know that I suffer insult because of you!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Your words were found, and I consumed them.</p> <p class="poetry2">Your words were joy and my hearts delight,</p> <p class="poetry2">because I bear your name,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:16 Lit. your name is called on me">g</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">LORD God of the Heavenly Armies.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I didn’t sit in the company of those who have fun,</p> <p class="poetry2">and I didn’t rejoice.</p> <p class="poetry2">Because of your hand on me,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:17 The Heb. lacks on me">h</a></span> I sat alone,</p> <p class="poetry2">for you filled me with indignation.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Why is my pain unending and my wound incurable,</p> <p class="poetry2">refusing to be healed?</p> <p class="heading">God’s Answer to Jeremiah’s Revised Complaint</p><p class="poetry2">You are like a deceptive brook,</p> <p class="poetry2">whose waters cannot be depended on.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Therefore, this is what the LORD says:</p> <p class="poetry2">“If you repent, I’ll take you back</p> <p class="poetry2">and you will stand before me.</p> <p class="poetry2">If you speak what is worthwhile,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:19 Lit. if worthwhile things come out">i</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">instead of what is worthless,</p> <p class="poetry2">then you will be my spokesman.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:19 Lit. my mouth">j</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">People<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="15:19 Lit. They">k</a></span> will turn to you,</p> <p class="poetry2">but you aren’t to turn to them.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>I’ll make you a fortified wall of bronze to this people.</p> <p class="poetry2">They’ll fight against you,</p> <p class="poetry2">but they won’t prevail against you,</p> <p class="poetry2">for I am with you to save you</p> <p class="poetry2">and deliver you,”</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/15-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>So I’ll deliver you from the hand of the wicked,</p> <p class="poetry2">and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 15:2 The Heb. lacks <i>will go</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 15:2 The Heb. lacks <i>will go</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 15:2 The Heb. lacks <i>will go</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 15:7 Winnowing is the process of separating husks from the grain.<br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 15:8 Lit. <i>her</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 15:8 Lit. <i>send against them</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 15:16 Lit. <i>your name is called on me</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 15:17 The Heb. lacks <i>on me</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 15:19 Lit. <i>if worthwhile things come out</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 15:19 Lit. <i>my mouth</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 15:19 Lit. <i>They</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../jeremiah/14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../jeremiah/16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 16" /></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/jeremiah/15-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>