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For my anger blazes like a fire that will burn forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will make <i>thee</i> to pass with thine enemies into a land <i>which</i> thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, <i>which</i> shall burn upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I will make <i>you</i> cross over with your enemies Into a land <i>which</i> you do not know; For a fire is kindled in My anger, <i>Which</i> shall burn upon you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then I will make your enemies bring <i>your possessions</i> Into a land <i>that</i> you do not know; For a fire has been kindled in My anger, <i>And</i> it will burn upon you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then I will cause your enemies to bring it Into a land you do not know; For a fire has been kindled in My anger, It will burn upon you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then I will cause your enemies to bring <i>it</i> Into a land you do not know; For a fire has been kindled in My anger, It will burn upon you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I will cause your enemies to pass <i>it</i> over Into a land you do not know, For a fire has been kindled in My anger; It will burn upon you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then I will make your enemies bring [you along with] your possessions Into a land which you do not know [for there you will serve your conquerors]; For a fire has been kindled in My anger, Which will burn upon you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I will make you serve your enemies in a land you do not know, for my anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I will make you serve your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will make them to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not; for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My anger is a fire that cannot be put out, so I will make you slaves of your enemies in a foreign land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will make them to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you haven't heard of, because my anger has started a fire. It will burn you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will make them serve their enemies in a land they know nothing about, because my anger is like fire, and it will burn forever." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll make you serve your enemies in a land you don't know, for my anger has started a fire that will burn against you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about. For my anger is like a fire that will burn against you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will make you serve your enemies in a land which you do not know; for a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn on you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will make thee to pass with thy enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will make them to pass with your enemies into a land which you don’t know; for a fire is kindled in my anger, which will burn on you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have caused your enemies "" To pass over into the land [that] You have not known, "" For a fire has been kindled in My anger, "" It burns against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have caused thine enemies To pass over into the land -- Thou hast not known, For a fire hath been kindled in Mine anger, Against you it doth burn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I caused to pass with thine enemies into a land thou knewest not: for a fire was kindled in my wrath; it shall burn upon you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring thy enemies out of a land, which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in my rage, it shall burn upon you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will lead in your enemies from a land that you do not know. For a fire has been kindled in my fury; it will burn upon you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And I shall enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, For fire has broken out from my anger, it is kindled against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I shall cause you to be enslaved to your enemies in a land which you do not know; for a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall subject you to your enemies in a land that you do not know. Because a fire has kindled in my anger, it shall burn upon you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not; for a fire is kindled in My nostril, which shall burn upon you.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will enslave thee to thine enemies round about, in a land which thou hast not known; for a fire has been kindled out of my wrath; it shall burn upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/15-14.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=4609" 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/15.htm">Jeremiah's Woe</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: wə·ha·‘ă·ḇar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">Then I will enslave you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">your enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in a land</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.">you do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ḇə·’ap·pî (Prep-b:: 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/6919.htm" title="6919: qā·ḏə·ḥāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be kindled, kindle. A primitive root to inflame.">will kindle</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">a fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3344.htm" title="3344: tū·qāḏ (V-Hofal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be kindled, to burn. A primitive root; to burn.">that will burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against you.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.…<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="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48</a></span><br />you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11</a></span><br />You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-14.htm">Isaiah 45:14</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-14.htm">Isaiah 60:14</a></span><br />The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Ezekiel 23:25</a></span><br />And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Ezekiel 39:10</a></span><br />They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5</a></span><br />Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Hosea 2:9</a></span><br />Therefore I will take back My grain in its time and My new wine in its season; I will take away My wool and linen, which were given to cover her nakedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-8.htm">Joel 3:8</a></span><br />I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14-16</a></span><br />Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life. / The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life. / Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15</a></span><br />I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a></span><br />Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-25.htm">Matthew 5:25-26</a></span><br />Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. / Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will make you to pass with your enemies into a land which you know not: for a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn on you.</p><p class="hdg">pass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a></b></br> And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for <i>that</i> which he did in Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Jeremiah 14:18</a></b></br> If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/16-13.htm">Jeremiah 16:13</a></b></br> Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, <i>neither</i> ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.</p><p class="hdg">a fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></b></br> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench <i>it</i>, because of the evil of your doings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a></b></br> <i>And that</i> the whole land thereof <i>is</i> brimstone, and salt, <i>and</i> burning, <i>that</i> it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a></b></br> For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-13.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Enslave</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-16.htm">Flame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Kindle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Nostril</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-8.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-8.htm">Enslave</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Flame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Kindle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Nostril</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-13.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">The utter rejection and manifold judgments of the people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/15-10.htm">Jeremiah, complaining of their spite, receives a promise for himself;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/15-12.htm">and a threatening for them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">He prays;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">and receives a gracious promise.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, this enslavement refers to the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar. The concept of being enslaved to enemies is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, often used as a divine punishment for turning away from God (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36</a>). It serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings follow obedience and curses follow disobedience.<p><b>in a land you do not know</b><br>The "land you do not know" signifies the foreign territories where the Israelites would be exiled, specifically Babylon. This unfamiliar land represents not only physical displacement but also spiritual and cultural alienation. The Israelites' knowledge of their own land was tied to their identity and covenant with God, and being taken to an unknown land symbolizes a break in that relationship. This phrase echoes the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>, where dispersion among nations is a consequence of forsaking God.<p><b>for My anger will kindle a fire</b><br>God's anger is often depicted as a consuming fire in the Bible, symbolizing His holiness and justice (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-24.htm">Deuteronomy 4:24</a>). This metaphor indicates the intensity and inevitability of divine judgment. The fire represents both the immediate consequences of sin and the purifying aspect of God's discipline, intended to bring about repentance and restoration. The imagery of fire is also seen in prophetic literature, such as in <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a>, where God's judgment is described as coming with fire.<p><b>that will burn against you.</b><br>The burning against the people signifies the direct and personal nature of God's judgment. It is not a distant or impersonal act but a deliberate response to the people's actions. This phrase underscores the seriousness of the situation and the certainty of the coming judgment. The burning is both literal, in terms of the destruction brought by invading armies, and metaphorical, representing the spiritual and moral consequences of abandoning God. This concept is further explored in the New Testament, where fire is used to describe the refining and testing of believers' faith (<a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry was marked by personal suffering and national turmoil.<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 idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>Refers to the foreign nations, particularly Babylon, that God would use as instruments of judgment against Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_you_do_not_know.htm">Land You Do Not Know</a></b><br>Symbolizes exile and the unfamiliar territories where the people of Judah would be taken as captives.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_anger.htm">God's Anger</a></b><br>Represents divine judgment and the righteous response of God to the sin and rebellion of His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>God's warnings through His prophets are serious and should not be ignored. Persistent disobedience leads to severe consequences, as seen in Judah's exile.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God uses nations and circumstances to fulfill His purposes. Even in judgment, His sovereignty is evident, reminding us that He is in control.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The message of judgment is also a call to repentance. God's desire is for His people to turn back to Him and avoid the consequences of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While the immediate context is one of judgment, God's ultimate plan includes restoration and hope for those who return to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_on_sin.htm">Personal Reflection on Sin</a></b><br>Reflect on areas of personal disobedience and seek God's forgiveness and guidance to align with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_23_14_align_with_later_prophecies.htm">How does Joshua 23:14's statement that all God's promises were fulfilled reconcile with later prophetic books that foresee unfulfilled promises?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_70,000_die_for_david's_census.htm">How is it fair for 70,000 people to die (1 Chronicles 21:14) because of David's census?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_zechariah_10_11_literal_or_hyperbole.htm">Zechariah 10:11: Can the idea of passing through a 'sea of distress' and subduing its waves be taken literally, or is it a mythological hyperbole?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_34_align_with_other_end-times.htm">Does the prophecy in Isaiah 34 align or conflict with similar end-time descriptions found in other parts of Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">I will make thee to pass with thine enemies . . .</span>--The Hebrew text is probably corrupt, and a slight variation of the reading of one word brings the verse into harmony with the parallel passage of <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm" title="And you, even yourself, shall discontinue from your heritage that I gave you; and I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you know not: for you have kindled a fire in my anger, which shall burn for ever.">Jeremiah 17:4</a>, and gives a better meaning, <span class= "ital">I will make thee serve thine enemies in a land thou dost not know. </span>As it stands without the pronoun "thee" in the Hebrew we may take it, with some commentators, as meaning, <span class= "ital">I will make them </span>(the "treasures" of <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm" title="Your substance and your treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all your sins, even in all your borders.">Jeremiah 15:13</a>) <span class= "ital">pass with thine enemies<span class= "bld"> . . .</span></span><p><span class= "bld">A fire is kindled in mine anger.</span>--Another quotation from Deuteronomy (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm" title="For a fire is kindled in my anger, and shall burn to the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.">Deuteronomy 32:22</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/15-14.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">Then I will enslave you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַֽעֲבַרְתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ha·‘ă·ḇar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדָ֑עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<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">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</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">My anger</span><br /><span class="heb">בְאַפִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’ap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will kindle</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְחָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏə·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6919.htm">Strong's 6919: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be kindled, kindle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֛שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that will burn</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוּקָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(tū·qāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3344.htm">Strong's 3344: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be kindled, to burn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיכֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/15-14.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 15:14 I will make them to pass (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 15:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 15:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 15:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 15:15" /></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>