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For we have often rebelled; we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The people say, “Our wickedness has caught up with us, LORD, but help us for the sake of your own reputation. We have turned away from you and sinned against you again and again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name’s sake; for our backslidings are many; 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 />Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; 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 />O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou <i>it</i> for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; 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 />O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, Do it for Your name’s sake; For our backslidings are many, 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 />“Though our wrongdoings testify against us, LORD, act for the sake of Your name! Our apostasies have indeed been many, 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 />&#8220Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for Your name&#8217s sake! Truly our apostasies have been many, 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 />“Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for Thy name’s sake! Truly our apostasies have been many, 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 />Although our iniquities answer against us, O Yahweh, act for Your name’s sake! Truly our acts of faithlessness have been many; 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 />“O LORD, though our many sins testify against us” [prays Jeremiah], “Act now [for us and] for Your name’s sake [so that the faithless may witness Your faithfulness]! For our backslidings are countless; 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 />Though our iniquities testify against us, LORD, act for your name’s sake. Indeed, our rebellions are many; 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 />Though our guilt testifies against us, Yahweh, act for Your name&#8217s sake. Indeed, our rebellions are many; 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 />Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's sake, O Jehovah; for our backslidings are many; 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 rejected you and did evil, so we deserve to be punished. But if you rescue us, LORD, everyone will see how great you are. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's sake, O LORD: for our backslidings are many; 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 />Do something, LORD, for the sake of your name, even though our sins testify against us. We have been unfaithful and 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 />My people cry out to me, 'Even though our sins accuse us, help us, LORD, as you have promised. We have turned away from you many times; we have sinned against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD, even though our iniquities testify against us, do something for the sake of your name. Indeed, our apostasies are many, and 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 />Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; 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 />Then I said, "O LORD, intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have 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 />"Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name's sake, LORD; for our backslidings are many; 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 />O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; 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 />Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, Yahweh; for our rebellions are many. 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 />Surely our iniquities have testified against us, "" O YHWH, work for Your Name’s sake, "" For our backslidings have been many, "" 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 /> Surely our iniquities have testified against us, O Jehovah, work for Thy name's sake, For many have been our backslidings, Against Thee we have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If our iniquities answered against us, O Jehovah, do for sake of thy name: for our turnings back were many; we sinned against thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If our iniquities have testified against us, O Lord, do thou it for thy name's sake, for our rebellions are many, 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, if our iniquities have responded against us, let it be for the sake of your name. For our rebellions are many; 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 />Even though our crimes bear witness against us, act, LORD, for your name’s sake— Even though our rebellions are many, and 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 />Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name’s sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and 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 />Though our sins testify against us, O LORD have mercy upon us for thy name's sake; for thy lovingkindness is great; 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 />If our sins have testified against us, LORD JEHOVAH, have pity because of your name, because your kindness is great and 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 />Though our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, work Thou for Thy name's sake; For our backslidings are many, 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 />Our sins have risen up against us: O Lord, do thou for us for thine own sake; for our sins are many before thee; for we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/14-7.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=4204" 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">Drought, Famine, Sword, Pestilence</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Although</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nê·nū (N-cpc:: 1cp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">our iniquities</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ‘ā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To answer, respond.">testify</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">against us,</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/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">act</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">for the sake</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">of Your name.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4878.htm" title="4878: mə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·nū (N-fpc:: 1cp) -- Turning back, apostasy. Or mshubah; from shuwb; apostasy.">our rebellions</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7231.htm" title="7231: rab·bū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to cast together, i.e. Increase, especially in number; also to multiply by the myriad.">are many;</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 against You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?…<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="/psalms/25-11.htm">Psalm 25:11</a></span><br />For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Isaiah 64:9</a></span><br />Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Daniel 9:18-19</a></span><br />Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. / O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Psalm 79:9</a></span><br />Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></span><br />I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-44.htm">Ezekiel 20:44</a></span><br />Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”<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="/nehemiah/9-33.htm">Nehemiah 9:33</a></span><br />You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9</a></span><br />For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6</a></span><br />We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.<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/43-24.htm">Isaiah 43:24-25</a></span><br />You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities. / I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do you it for your name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.</p><p class="hdg">though.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Isaiah 59:12</a></b></br> For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions <i>are</i> with us; and <i>as for</i> our iniquities, we know them;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5</a></b></br> And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Hosea 7:10</a></b></br> And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.</p><p class="hdg">do.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20,21</a></b></br> We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, <i>and</i> the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Deuteronomy 32:27</a></b></br> Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, <i>and</i> lest they should say, Our hand <i>is</i> high, and the LORD hath not done all this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-9.htm">Joshua 7:9</a></b></br> For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear <i>of it</i>, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?</p><p class="hdg">for our.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19</a></b></br> Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that <i>it is</i> an evil <i>thing</i> and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear <i>is</i> not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6</a></b></br> The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen <i>that</i> which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Jeremiah 5:6</a></b></br> Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, <i>and</i> a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, <i>and</i> their backslidings are increased.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Act</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-6.htm">Although</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Backslidings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Name's</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-14.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Something</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/18-12.htm">Act</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Although</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-6.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Backslidings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-16.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-21.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-8.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-21.htm">Name's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-21.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-3.htm">Something</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-21.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-22.htm">Work</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>Although our iniquities testify against us</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the reality of sin and its consequences. Iniquities, or moral wrongdoings, serve as evidence against the people, highlighting their guilt. This reflects the biblical principle found in <a href="/numbers/32-23.htm">Numbers 32:23</a>, "Be sure your sin will find you out." The acknowledgment of sin is a crucial step in repentance, as seen throughout the Old Testament, where the Israelites repeatedly confess their sins before God. The concept of iniquities testifying is also echoed in <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a>, where David confesses his sinfulness and seeks God's mercy.<p><b>O LORD, act for the sake of Your name</b><br>Here, the plea is for God to intervene not because of the people's merit but for the sake of His own name. This reflects a deep understanding of God's character and His covenantal faithfulness. In <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a>, God describes Himself as compassionate and gracious, maintaining love to thousands. The appeal to God's name is a call for Him to uphold His reputation as a merciful and just God. This is similar to Moses' intercession in <a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a>, where he appeals to God's promises and reputation among the nations.<p><b>Indeed, our rebellions are many</b><br>The confession of numerous rebellions indicates a pattern of disobedience and a hardened heart. This is consistent with the history of Israel, who frequently turned away from God despite His continuous guidance and provision. The repeated cycle of rebellion and repentance is a central theme in the book of Judges and throughout the prophetic writings. This acknowledgment is crucial for genuine repentance, as seen in <a href="/nehemiah/9.htm">Nehemiah 9</a>, where the Israelites confess their repeated unfaithfulness.<p><b>we have sinned against You</b><br>This phrase personalizes the sin, recognizing it as an offense against God Himself. It echoes David's confession in <a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a>, "Against You, You only, have I sinned." The personal nature of sin against God highlights the relational aspect of the covenant between God and His people. This understanding is foundational in the biblical narrative, where sin is not just a violation of law but a breach of relationship with God. The recognition of sin against God is essential for seeking forgiveness and restoration, as seen in the parable of the prodigal son in <a href="/luke/15-18.htm">Luke 15:18</a>.<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 Babylonian exile. He is often called the "weeping prophet" due to his deep sorrow over the sins of his people and their consequences.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing severe drought and impending judgment due to its persistent idolatry 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. He is the one to whom Jeremiah and the people of Judah are appealing for mercy despite their sins.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/iniquities_and_rebellions.htm">Iniquities and Rebellions</a></b><br>These terms refer to the sins and transgressions of the people of Judah. "Iniquities" (Hebrew: 'avonot) implies a moral crookedness or perversion, while "rebellions" (Hebrew: merim) indicates a willful defiance against God's authority.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_name_of_the_lord.htm">The Name of the LORD</a></b><br>Represents God's character and reputation. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a name was more than a label; it signified the essence and authority of a person.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_sin.htm">The Weight of Sin</a></b><br>Recognize that our sins are not just personal failures but testimonies against us that highlight our need for divine intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/appealing_to_god's_character.htm">Appealing to God's Character</a></b><br>When seeking forgiveness, we should appeal to God's character and promises rather than our own worthiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>True repentance involves acknowledging the multitude of our sins and turning back to God with a contrite heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_name_and_glory.htm">God's Name and Glory</a></b><br>Understand that God's actions are often for the sake of His name, which underscores His commitment to His own glory and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercessory_prayer.htm">Intercessory Prayer</a></b><br>Like Jeremiah, we are called to intercede for others, asking God to act mercifully for the sake of His name.<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/why_does_god_ignore_pleas_in_jer_14_7-9.htm">Jeremiah 14:7–9: How can a merciful God seemingly ignore the desperate pleas of His people in these verses? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_ongoing_unrest_if_zephaniah_3_fulfilled.htm">If Zephaniah 3's prophecies were fully realized, why do some biblical texts and modern events suggest ongoing judgment and unrest instead of lasting peace?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_city's_fate_depend_on_one_deal.htm">How can an entire city’s fate hinge on a negotiation between God and one individual (Genesis 18:23–33)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_false_prophets,_god_disapproves.htm">Jeremiah 23:21-22: Why would God allow false prophets to speak in His name if He disapproves of their messages?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">O Lord . . .</span>--From the picture of suffering the prophet turns to a prayer for pardon and a confession of sins. He is sure that the drought has not come without cause, and that it calls men to repentance.<p><span class= "bld">Do thou it.</span>--Better, more generally, <span class= "ital">act thou, </span>not according to the rigour of inexorable justice, but according to the Name which witnesses of mercy and long-suffering (<a href="/exodus/34-6.htm" title="And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,">Exodus 34:6</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - The intercession of Jeremiah begins. <span class="cmt_word">Do thou</span> it; a pregnant expression, equivalent to "act gloriously" (as <a href="/psalms/22-31.htm">Psalm 22:31</a>; <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a>); <span class="cmt_word">For thy name's sake</span>. Jehovah s" Name pledges him to be merciful to his people, and not to make a full end of them, even when they have offended (comp." Our Redeemer was thy name from of old" <a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/14-7.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">Although</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our iniquities</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺנֵ֙ינוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | first person common plural<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">testify against us,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֣נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֕ה</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">act</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשֵׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the sake</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your name.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Indeed,</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">our rebellions</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4878.htm">Strong's 4878: </a> </span><span class="str2">Turning back, apostasy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are many;</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבּ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7231.htm">Strong's 7231: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cast together, increase, in number, to multiply by the myriad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we have sinned against You.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָטָֽאנוּ׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 14:7 Though our iniquities testify against us work (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 14:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 14:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/14-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 14:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 14:8" /></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>