Jeremiah 19 · Verse 15

Jeremiah 19:15

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.
Jeremiah 19:15, King James Version

Jeremiah 19:15 in other translations

BSB“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.’”
WEB“The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says, ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.’”
ASVThus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it; because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.
YLT‘Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am bringing in unto this city, and on all its cities, all the evil that I have spoken against it, for they have hardened their neck--not to hear My words!'
DARBYThus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her cities all the evil that I have spoken against it; for they have hardened their necks, not to hear my words.
BBEThe Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, I will send on this town and on all her towns all the evil which I have said; because they made their necks stiff, so that they might not give ear to my words.
WebsterThus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

What does Jeremiah 19:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. her towns--the suburban villages and towns near Jerusalem, such as Bethany.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Because they have hardened their necks - A metaphor taken from unruly and unbroken oxen, who resist the yoke, break and run away with their gears. So this people had broken and destroyed the yoke of the law.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 19:10-15

The potter's vessel, after it is hardened, can never be pieced again when it is broken. And as the bottle was broken, so shall Judah and Jerusalem be broken by the Chaldeans. No human hand can repair it; but if they return to the Lord he will heal. As they filled Tophet with the slain sacrificed to their idols, so will God fill the whole city with the slain that shall fall as sacrifices to his justice. Whatever men…

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Jeremiah 19:15 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.

כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'Otof hostsH6635
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
הִנְנִ֨יhi.Nihere IH2005
מֵבִ֜יאme.vi'[am] about to bringH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָעִ֤ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
הַזֹּאת֙ha.zoT<the> thisH2063
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עָרֶ֔יהָ'a.Rei.hacities itsH5892
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'Ahthe calamityH7451
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI have spokenH1696
עָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
הִקְשׁוּ֙hik.Shuthey have stiffenedH7185
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.Pamneck theirH6203
לְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.Tito notH1115
שְׁמ֥וֹעַshe.Mo.a'to hearH8085
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דְּבָרָֽי\׃de.va.Raiwords myH1697

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Cross references for Jeremiah 19:15

  • Jeremiah 7:26

    Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

  • Jeremiah 17:23

    But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

  • Nehemiah 9:29

    And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

  • Jeremiah 35:15-17

    I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me: Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.

  • Nehemiah 9:17

    And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:16-17

    But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy. 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.

  • Acts 7:51-52

    Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

  • Psalms 58:2-5

    Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

  • Zechariah 7:11-14

    But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts. Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts: But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
because.
7:26; 17:23; 35:15-17; 2Ch 36:16,17; Ne 9:17,29; Zec 7:11-14
Ac 7:51,52
hardened.This is a metaphor taken from unruly and unbroken oxen, who resist the yoke, and break and run away with their gears.
that they.
Ps 58:2-5

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Context

  • Jeremiah 19:14

    Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord’s house; and said to all the people,

  • Jeremiah 19:15

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

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Jeremiah 19:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: He aquí yo traigo sobre esta ciudad y sobre todas sus villas todo el mal que hablé contra ella: porque han endurecido su cerviz, para no oir mis palabras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ainsi dit l’ Éternel des armées, le Dieu d’Israël: Voici, je fais venir sur cette ville, et sur toutes ses villes, tout le mal que j’ai prononcé contre elle, parce qu’ils ont roidi leur cou pour ne point écouter mes paroles.
German
Elberfelder 1871
So spricht Jehova der Heerscharen, der Gott Israels: Siehe, ich will über diese Stadt und über alle ihre Städte all das Unglück bringen, welches ich über sie geredet habe; denn sie haben ihren Nacken verhärtet, um meine Worte nicht zu hören.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël: Ecce ego inducam super civitatem hanc, et super omnes urbes ejus, universa mala quæ locutus sum adversum eam, quoniam induraverunt cervicem suam ut non audirent sermones meos.