Jeremiah 19 · Verse 7

Jeremiah 19:7

And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah 19:7, King James Version

Jeremiah 19:7 in other translations

BSBAnd in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.
WEB“‘“I will make the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem void in this place. I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life. I will give their dead bodies to be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.
ASVAnd I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies will I give to be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.
YLTAnd I have made void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, and have caused them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those seeking their life, and I have given their carcase for food to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth,
DARBYAnd I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of them that seek their life, and their carcases will I give as food to the fowl of the heavens and to the beasts of the earth.
BBEI will make the purpose of Judah and Jerusalem come to nothing in this place; I will have them put to the sword by their haters, and by the hands of those who have designs on their life; and their dead bodies I will give to be food for the birds of heaven and the beasts of the earth.
WebsterAnd I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcasses will I give to be food for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

What does Jeremiah 19:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. make void the counsel--defeat their plans for repelling the enemy (2Ch 32:1-4; Is 19:3; 22:9, 11). Or their schemes of getting help by having recourse to idols [Calvin]. in this place--The valley of Hinnom was to be the place of the Chaldean encampment; the very place where they looked for help from idols was to be the scene of their own slaughter.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 I will make void the counsel of Judah - Probably this refers to some determination made to proclaim themselves independent, and pay no more tribute to the Chaldeans. To be meat for the fowls - See on Jer 7:33 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 19:1-9

By the type of breaking an earthen vessel, Jeremiah is to predict the destruction of Judah. Verses 1-9 The prophet must give notice of ruin coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. Both rulers and ruled must attend to it. That place which holiness made the joy of the whole earth, sin made the reproach and shame of the whole earth. There is no fleeing from God's justice, but by fleeing to his mercy.

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Jeremiah 19:7 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.

וּ֠בַקֹּתִיU.va.ko.tiand I will make voidH1238
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲצַ֨ת'a.Tzat[the] plan ofH6098
יְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.Limand JerusalemH3389
בַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.Komin the placeH4725
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וְהִפַּלְתִּ֤יםve.hi.pal.Timand I will make fall themH5307
בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revby the swordH2719
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.Hemenemies theirH341
וּבְיַ֖דu.ve.Yadand by [the] hand ofH3027
מְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.Shei[those who] seekH1245
נַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.Sham<of> life theirH5315
וְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.Tiand I will giveH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.Tamcorpse[s] theirH5038
לְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.Khalto foodH3978
לְע֥וֹףle.'ofto [the] bird[s] ofH5775
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.Matand to [the] animal[s] ofH929
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 19:7

  • Leviticus 26:17

    And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

  • Jeremiah 16:4

    They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

  • 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 7:33

    And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

  • Deuteronomy 28:25-26

    The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.

  • Jeremiah 15:9

    She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 34:20

    I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

  • Isaiah 28:17-18

    Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

  • Psalms 33:10-11

    The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

  • Psalms 79:2-3

    The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

  • Jeremiah 8:2

    And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

  • Jeremiah 22:25

    And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will make.
Job 5:12,13; Ps 33:10,11; Pr 21:30; Isa 8:10; 28:17,18; 30:1-3
La 3:37; Ro 3:31; 4:14
I will cause.
9:21; 15:2,9; 18:21; 22:25; 46:26; Le 26:17; De 28:25
and their.
7:33; 8:2; 9:22; 16:4; 22:19; 34:20; De 28:26; Ps 79:2,3; Re 19:18-21

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Context

  • Jeremiah 19:6

    Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.

  • Jeremiah 19:7

    And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

  • Jeremiah 19:8

    And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.

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Jeremiah 19:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y desvaneceré el consejo de Judá y de Jerusalem en este lugar; y haréles caer á cuchillo delante de sus enemigos, y en las manos de los que buscan sus almas; y daré sus cuerpos para comida de las aves del cielo y de las bestias de la tierra:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je rendrai vain le conseil de Juda et de Jérusalem dans ce lieu-ci, et je les ferai tomber par l’épée devant leurs ennemis et par la main de ceux qui cherchent leur vie, et je donnerai leurs cadavres en pâture aux oiseaux des cieux et aux bêtes de la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde den Rat von Juda und Jerusalem vereiteln an diesem Orte, und werde sie durchs Schwert fallen lassen vor ihren Feinden und durch die Hand derer, welche nach ihrem Leben trachten; und ich werde ihre Leichname dem Gevögel des Himmels und den Tieren der Erde zur Speise geben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dissipabo consilium Juda et Jerusalem in loco isto, et subvertam eos gladio in conspectu inimicorum suorum, et in manu quærentium animas eorum: et dabo cadavera eorum escam volatilibus cæli et bestiis terræ.