Jeremiah 11 · Verse 22

Jeremiah 11:22

Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:
Jeremiah 11:22, King James Version

Jeremiah 11:22 in other translations

BSBSo this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.
WEBtherefore the LORD of Armies says, ‘Behold, I will punish them. The young men will die by the sword. Their sons and their daughters will die by famine.
ASVtherefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;
YLTTherefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts: ‘Lo, I am seeing after them, The chosen ones die by sword, Their sons and their daughters die by famine,
DARBY— therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;
BBESo the Lord of armies has said, See, I will send punishment on them: the young men will be put to the sword; their sons and their daughters will come to death through need of food:
WebsterTherefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:

What does Jeremiah 11:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. The retribution of their intended murder shall be in kind; just as in Messiah's case (Psa 69:8-28).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Behold, I will punish them - And the punishment is, Their young men shall die by the sword of the Chaldeans; and their sons and daughters shall die by the famine that shall come on the land through the desolations occasioned by the Chaldean army.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18-23

The prophet Jeremiah tells much concerning himself, the times he lived in being very troublesome. Those of his own city plotted how they might cause his death. They thought to end his days, but he outlived most of his enemies; they thought to blast his memory, but it lives to this day, and will be blessed while time lasts. God knows all the secret designs of his and his people's enemies, and can, when he pleases…

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Jeremiah 11:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
הִנְנִ֥יhi.Nihere IH2005
פֹקֵ֖דfo.Ked[am] about to visit [judgment]H6485
עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
הַבַּֽחוּרִים֙ha.ba.chu.Rimthe young menH970
יָמֻ֣תוּya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191
בַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revby the swordH2719
בְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.Hemsons theirH1121
וּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.Hemand daughters theirH1323
יָמֻ֖תוּya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191
בָּרָעָֽב\׃ba.ra.'Avby <the> famineH7458

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 11:22

  • Jeremiah 18:21

    Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

    Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:17

    Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

  • Lamentations 2:21

    The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.

  • Jeremiah 9:21

    For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
punish. Heb. visit upon. young.
9:21; 18:21; 2Ch 36:17; La 2:21; 1Th 2:15,16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 11:21

    Therefore thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that thou die not by our hand:

  • Jeremiah 11:22

    Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:

  • Jeremiah 11:23

    And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.

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Jeremiah 11:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así pues ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: He aquí que yo los visito; los mancebos morirán á cuchillo; sus hijos y sus hijas morirán de hambre;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		c’est pourquoi, ainsi dit l’ Éternel des armées: Voici, je les punis: les jeunes hommes mourront par l’épée, leurs fils et leurs filles mourront par la famine,
German
Elberfelder 1871		darum, so spricht Jehova der Heerscharen: Siehe, ich suche sie heim; die Jünglinge werden durchs Schwert sterben, ihre Söhne und ihre Töchter werden vor Hunger sterben,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		propterea hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Ecce ego visitabo super eos: juvenes morientur in gladio; filii eorum et filiæ eorum morientur in fame.