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Its people, animals, trees, and crops will be consumed by the unquenchable fire of my anger.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place—on man and on beast, on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground. And it will burn and not be quenched.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, My anger and My wrath will be poured out on this place, on human and animal life, and on the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and not be quenched.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220Behold, My anger and My wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and on beast and on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and not be quenched.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, My anger and My wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and on beast and on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and not be quenched.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, My anger and My wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and on beast and on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and not be quenched.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, My anger and My wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and [the fire will] not be quenched.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: “Look, my anger—my burning wrath—is about to be poured out on this place, on people and animals, on the tree of the field, and on the produce of the land. My wrath will burn and not be quenched.” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: &#8220Look, My anger—My burning wrath—is about to be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the tree of the field, and on the produce of the land. My wrath will burn and not be quenched.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, mine anger and my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And now, I, the LORD All-Powerful, will flood Judah with my fiery anger until nothing is left--no people or animals, no trees or crops. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "This is what the Almighty LORD says: My anger and fury will be poured out on this place, on humans and animals, and on trees and crops. My anger and fury will burn and not be put out. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> And so I, the Sovereign LORD, will pour out my fierce anger on this Temple. I will pour it out on people and animals alike, and even on the trees and the crops. My anger will be like a fire that no one can put out. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: "I'm about to pour out my anger and my wrath on this place, on people and animals, on the trees of the field, and on the fruit of the ground. It will burn, and it won't be put out." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished. <a href="/net/jeremiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a> So," the Lord GOD says, "my raging fury will be poured out on this land. It will be poured out on human beings and animals, on trees and crops. And it will burn like a fire which cannot be extinguished." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Look, my anger and my wrath shall be poured out on this place, on man, and on animal, and on the trees of the field, and on the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched." <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, my anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. <a href="/web/jeremiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on man, on animal, on the trees of the field, and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and will not be quenched.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: “Behold, My anger and My fury is poured out on this place, "" On man, and beast, and on tree of the field, "" And on fruit of the ground, "" And it has burned, and it is not quenched.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah, Lo, Mine anger and My fury is poured out on this place, On man, and beast, and on tree of the field, And on fruit of the ground, And it hath burned, and it is not quenched. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah; Behold my anger and my wrath was poured out to this place, upon man, and upon cattle, and upon the tree of the field, and upon the fruit of the land; and it burnt and it shall not be quenched.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold my wrath and my indignation was enkindled against this place, upon men and upon beasts, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruits of the land, and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, thus says the Lord God: “Behold, my fury and my indignation is kindled against this place, over men and over beasts, and over the trees of the countryside and over the fruits of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: my anger and my wrath will pour out upon this place, upon human being and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruits of the earth; it will burn and not be quenched. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: My anger and my wrath shall be poured out on this place, on human beings and animals, on the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore thus says the LORD God, Behold, my anger and my wrath shall be poured out upon this country, upon men and upon beasts and upon the trees of the field and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn and shall not be quenched. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, thus says LORD JEHOVAH God: “Behold my anger and my passion rest on this place, on the children of man and upon beast and upon trees of the wilderness, and upon fruit of the Earth, and it will burn and will not be extinguished!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, Mine anger and My fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the land; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, my anger and wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and upon the men, and upon the cattle, and upon every tree of their field, and upon the fruits of the land; and it shall burn, and not be quenched. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2271" 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/7.htm">Judah's Idolatry Persists</a> …19But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame? 20<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">My anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: wa·ḥă·mā·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">and My fury</a> <a href="/hebrew/5413.htm" title="5413: nit·te·ḵeṯ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To pour forth, be poured out. A primitive root; to flow forth; by implication, to liquify.">will</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">be poured out on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: hab·bə·hê·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">and beast,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-msc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: pə·rî (N-msc) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">the produce</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: ū·ḇā·‘ă·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">and it will burn</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.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3518.htm" title="3518: ṯiḵ·beh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be quenched or extinguished, to go out. A primitive root; to expire or to extinguish.">be extinguished.</a> 21This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!…<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/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a> For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Ezekiel 20:47-48</a> Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched. / Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.” <a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11</a> The LORD has exhausted His wrath; He has poured out His fierce anger; He has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations. <a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a> Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth. <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27-28</a> Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray. <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Nahum 1:6</a> Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him. <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Amos 5:6</a> Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a> For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains. <a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9-13</a> Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it. / For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. / I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless. ... <a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a> “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.” <a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a> Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a> But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10-12</a> The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. / I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” <a href="/luke/3-16.htm">Luke 3:16-17</a> John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” <a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a> but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, my anger and my fury shall be poured out on this place, on man, and on beast, and on the trees of the field, and on the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.Behold.<a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Jeremiah 4:23-26</a> I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light… <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10,11</a> For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone… <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Jeremiah 12:4</a> How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.and shall.<a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Jeremiah 17:27</a> But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.<a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">2 Kings 22:17</a> Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.<a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a> And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-14.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-25.htm">Field</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Quenched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Field</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Quenched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-2.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 7</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/7-1.htm">Jeremiah is sent to call to true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity.</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm">He rejects their vain confidence,</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">by the example of Shiloh.</a> 17. <a href="/jeremiah/7-17.htm">He threatens them for their idolatry.</a> 21. <a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">He rejects the sacrifices of the disobedient.</a> 29. <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their abominations in Tophet;</a> 32. <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">and the judgments for the same.</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'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/jeremiah/7.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says This phrase introduces a divine pronouncement, emphasizing the authority and sovereignty of God. The Hebrew term for "Lord GOD" is "Adonai Yahweh," underscoring God's supreme power and covenantal relationship with Israel. This introduction sets the tone for a serious and irrevocable declaration from the Creator, who is both just and merciful.My anger and My wrath The Hebrew words for "anger" (אַף, 'aph) and "wrath" (חֵמָה, chemah) convey intense emotions of divine displeasure. These terms reflect God's righteous indignation against sin and idolatry. In the biblical context, God's anger is not capricious but a response to persistent disobedience and covenant unfaithfulness. It serves as a warning to the people to turn back to righteousness.will be poured out on this place The imagery of pouring out suggests an overwhelming and inescapable judgment. "This place" refers specifically to Jerusalem and the temple, central to the religious life of Judah. Historically, this prophecy foreshadows the Babylonian invasion and the subsequent destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of forsaking God's commandments.on man and beast The inclusion of both "man and beast" indicates the comprehensive nature of the impending judgment. It highlights the interconnectedness of creation and how human sin affects all of God's creatures. This phrase echoes the curses of the covenant found in Deuteronomy, where disobedience leads to widespread calamity affecting all life.on the trees of the field and the produce of the land This part of the verse emphasizes the ecological impact of divine judgment. The "trees of the field" and "produce of the land" represent the sustenance and prosperity of the nation. In an agrarian society, such devastation would lead to famine and economic collapse. This serves as a stark reminder of humanity's dependence on God's provision and the consequences of turning away from Him.and it will burn and not be extinguished The imagery of fire that "will burn and not be extinguished" symbolizes the totality and inevitability of God's judgment. Fire in the Bible often represents purification and judgment. This unquenchable fire signifies that the consequences of sin are severe and lasting. It calls the people to repentance, urging them to seek God's mercy before it is too late.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) Shall be poured out.--The word is used in <a href="/exodus/9-33.htm" title="And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands to the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth.">Exodus 9:33</a> of the plague of rain; here, of the great shower of the fire of the wrath of Jehovah (comp. <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm" title="Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.">Nahum 1:6</a>). It is significant that it had been used by Josiah on hearing of the judgments denounced in the new-found copy of the Law (<a href="/2_chronicles/34-21.htm" title="Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.">2Chronicles 34:21</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - Upon man, and upon beast. That all creation shares in the curse of man is repeatedly affirmed in the Old Testament as well as the New. Inferentially, this doctrine appears from the narrative of the Fall, and still more clearly from Isaiah's description of Paradise regained (11.). Hosea speaks of sufferings of the animals arising out of the guilt of Israel (<a href="/hosea/4-3.htm">Hosea 4:3</a>), and a consciousness of the "solidarity" of all living creatures is ascribed to a Ninevite king in the Book of Jonah (<a href="/jonah/3-7.htm">Jonah 3:7, 8</a>). In general, the origin of this community of suffering is left mysterious, but in <a href="/genesis/6-12.htm">Genesis 6:12</a> it is expressly stated as the cause of the Deluge, that "all flesh [i.e. both man and beast.] had corrupted its way upon the earth;" i.e. apparently, that contact with man had led to a corruption of the original innocence of the lower animals. It is a common experience that intercourse between Christianized (not to say civilized) man and the domestic animals produces a sometimes pathetic change in the psychic phenomena of the latter. Is the reverse process utterly inconceivable? <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore, לָכֵ֞ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus this is what כֹּה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהֹוִ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH says: אָמַ֣ר ׀ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Behold, הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! My anger, אַפִּ֤י (’ap·pî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire My fury, וַֽחֲמָתִי֙ (wa·ḥă·mā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> Heat, anger, poison will נִתֶּ֙כֶת֙ (nit·te·ḵeṯ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5413.htm">Strong's 5413: </a> To pour forth, be poured out be poured out on אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to this הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that place, הַמָּק֣וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against man הָֽאָדָם֙ (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being and beast, הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה (hab·bə·hê·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal on וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the trees עֵ֥ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood of the field הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land and וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the produce פְּרִ֣י (pə·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> Fruit of the land, הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land and it will burn וּבָעֲרָ֖ה (ū·ḇā·‘ă·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> To kindle, consume, to be, brutish and not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no be extinguished. תִכְבֶּֽה׃ (ṯiḵ·beh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3518.htm">Strong's 3518: </a> To be quenched or extinguished, to go out <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 7:20 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 7:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 7:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 7:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 7:21" /></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>