Jeremiah 15:1
Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
Jeremiah 15:1 in other translations
| BSB | Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go. |
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| WEB | Then the LORD said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not turn toward this people. Cast them out of my sight, and let them go out! |
| ASV | Then said Jehovah unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. |
| YLT | And Jehovah saith unto me: Though Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My soul is not toward this people, Send from before My face, and they go out. |
| DARBY | And Jehovah said unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, my soul would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go forth. |
| BBE | Then the Lord said to me, Even if Moses and Samuel came before me, I would have no desire for this people: send them away from before me, and let them go. |
| Webster | Then said the LORD to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be towards this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. |
What does Jeremiah 15:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Jr 15:1-21. God's Reply to Jeremiah's Intercessory Prayer.
1. Moses ... Samuel--eminent in intercessions (Ex 32:11, 12; 1Sa 7:9; Psa 99:6). be toward--could not be favorably inclined toward them. out of my sight--God speaks as if the people were present before Him, along with Jeremiah.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
God declares to Jeremiah that not even Moses and Samuel, whose prayers had been so prevalent, could divert him from his purpose of punishing so wicked a people, Jer 15:1. Accordingly their captivity is again announced in a variety of images so full of terror, Jer 15:2-9, that the prophet complains of his own hard fate in being obliged to deliver such unwelcome messages, Jer 15:10; for which too he is reproved, Jer 15:11-14. Immediately he appeals to God for his sincerity, and supplicates pardon, Jer 15:15-18; and God tempers his reproof with promising again to protect him in the faithful discharge of his duty, Jer 15:19-21. Verse 1 Though Moses and Samuel - Moses had often supplicated for the people; and in consequence they were spared. See Exo 32:11 and following verses, Num 14:13. Samuel also had prayed for the people, and God heard him, 1Sam 7:9; but if these or the most holy men were now to supplicate for this people, he would not spare them. Cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth - Do not bring them into my presence by your prayers; let them go forth into captivity.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 15:1-9
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Jeremiah 15:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 15:1
- Ezekiel 14:14
Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.
- Ezekiel 14:20-21
Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. For thus saith the Lord God; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
- Jeremiah 14:11
Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
- Jeremiah 11:14
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
- Psalms 106:23
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
- Jeremiah 7:15-16
And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim. Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
- Exodus 32:11-14
And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
- Psalms 99:6
Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
- 1 Samuel 12:23
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
- 2 Kings 17:20
And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
- Jeremiah 52:3
For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
- 1 Samuel 7:9
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord: and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel; and the Lord heard him.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
10 Jeremiah, complaining of their spite, receives a promise for himself;
12 and a threatening for them.
15 He prays;
19 and receives a gracious promise.
Though.
7:16; 11:14; 14:11; Eze 14:14,21
Moses.
Ex 32:11-14; Nu 14:13-20; 1Sa 7:9; 12:23; Ps 99:6
stood.
18:20; Ge 19:27; Ps 106:23; Zec 3:3; Heb 9:24
my mind.
Jud 5:9; Pr 14:35
cast.
7:15; 23:39; 52:3; 2Ki 17:20
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Context
- Jeremiah 15:1
Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
- Jeremiah 15:2
And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
Jeremiah 15:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y DÍJOME Jehová: Si Moisés y Samuel se pusieran delante de mí, mi voluntad no será con este pueblo: échalos de delante de mí, y salgan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel me dit: Quand Moïse et Samuel se tiendraient devant moi, mon âme ne serait pas tournée vers ce peuple; renvoie-les de devant moi, et qu’ils sortent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova sprach zu mir: Wenn auch Mose und Samuel vor mir ständen, so würde meine Seele sich nicht zu diesem Volke wenden. Treibe sie von meinem Angesicht hinweg, daß sie fortgehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dixit Dominus ad me: Si steterit Moyses et Samuel coram me, non est anima mea ad populum istum: ejice illos a facie mea, et egrediantur. |