Jeremiah 16 · Verse 21

Jeremiah 16:21

Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The Lord.
Jeremiah 16:21, King James Version

Jeremiah 16:21 in other translations

BSB“Therefore behold, I will inform them, and this time I will make them know My power and My might; then they will know that My name is the LORD.
WEB“Therefore behold, I will cause them to know, this once I will cause them to know my hand and my might. Then they will know that my name is the LORD.”
ASVTherefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.
YLTTherefore, lo, I am causing them to know at this time, I cause them to know My hand and My might, And they have known that My name is Jehovah!
DARBYTherefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.
BBEFor this reason, truly, I will make them see, this once I will give them knowledge of my hand and my power; and they will be certain that my name is the Lord.
WebsterTherefore behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is JEHOVAH.

What does Jeremiah 16:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. Therefore--In order that all may be turned from idols to Jehovah, He will now give awful proof of His divine power in the judgments He will inflict. this once--If the punishments I have heretofore inflicted have not been severe enough to teach them. my name ... Lord--Jehovah (Psa 83:18): God's incommunicable name, to apply which to idols would be blasphemy. Keeping His threats and promises (Ex 6:3).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Therefore, behold, I will this once - I will not now change my purpose. They shall be visited and carried into captivity; nothing shall prevent this: and they shall know that my name is Jehovah. Since they would not receive the abundance of my mercies, they shall know what the true God can do in the way of judgment.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 16:14-21

The restoration from the Babylonish captivity would be remembered in place of the deliverance from Egypt; it also typified spiritual redemption, and the future deliverance of the church from antichristian oppression. But none of the sins of sinners can be hidden from God, or shall be overlooked by him. He will find out and raise up instruments of his wrath, that shall destroy the Jews, by fraud like fishers, by…

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Jeremiah 16:21 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.

לָכֵן֙la.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
הִנְנִ֣יhi.Nihere IH2005
מֽוֹדִיעָ֔םmo.di.'Am[am] about to make know themH3045
בַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amat the timeH6471
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
אוֹדִיעֵ֥ם'o.di.'EmI will make know themH3045
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָדִ֖יya.Dihand myH3027
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
גְּבֽוּרָתִ֑יge.vu.ra.Timight myH1369
וְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
שְׁמִ֥יshe.Miname myH8034
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.weh[is] YahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 16:21

  • Psalms 9:16

    The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

  • Jeremiah 33:2

    Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name;

  • Psalms 83:18

    That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

  • Amos 5:8

    Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:

  • Exodus 15:3

    The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.

  • Isaiah 43:3

    For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

  • Ezekiel 6:7

    And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 24:27

    In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 24:24

    Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 25:14

    And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.

  • Exodus 9:14-18

    For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? …

  • Exodus 14:4

    And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will this.
Ex 9:14-18; 14:4; Ps 9:16; Eze 6:7; 24:24,27; 25:14
and they.
33:2; Ex 15:3; Ps 83:18; Isa 43:3; Am 5:8
The Lord. or, JEHOVAH.

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Context

  • Jeremiah 16:20

    Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

  • Jeremiah 16:21

    Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The Lord.

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Jeremiah 16:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por tanto, he aquí, les enseñaré de esta vez, enseñarles he mi mano y mi fortaleza, y sabrán que mi nombre es Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est pourquoi, voici, cette fois je leur fais connaître, je leur ferai connaître ma main et ma puissance, et ils sauront que mon nom est l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Darum siehe, dieses Mal werde ich ihnen kundtun, werde ihnen kundtun meine Hand und meine Macht; und sie werden wissen daß mein Name Jehova ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Idcirco ecce ego ostendam eis per vicem hanc, ostendam eis manum meam, et virtutem meam, et scient quia nomen mihi Dominus.