Jeremiah 21 · Verse 5

Jeremiah 21:5

And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
Jeremiah 21:5, King James Version

Jeremiah 21:5 in other translations

BSBAnd I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath.
WEBI myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation.
ASVAnd I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation.
YLTAnd I--I have fought against you, With a stretched-out hand, and with a strong arm, And in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath,
DARBYAnd I myself will fight against you with a stretched-out hand, and with a strong arm, and in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
BBEAnd I myself will be fighting against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even with angry feeling and passion and in great wrath.
WebsterAnd I myself will fight against you with an out-stretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

What does Jeremiah 21:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. The Jews shall have not merely the Chaldees, but Jehovah Himself in wrath at their provocations, fighting against them. Every word enhances the formidable character of God's opposition, "I myself ... outstretched hand ... strong arm (no longer as in Ex 6:6, and in the case of Sennacherib, in your behalf, but) in anger ... fury ... great wrath."

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 21:1-10

The only way of deliverance is to be surrendering to the Babylonians. (Jr 21:1-10) The wickedness of the king and his household. (Jr 21:11-14) Verses 1-10 When the siege had begun, Zedekiah sent to ask of Jeremiah respecting the event. In times of distress and danger, men often seek those to counsel and pray for them, whom, at other times, they despise and oppose; but they only seek deliverance from punishment. When…

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Jeremiah 21:5 in the original Hebrew

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וְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤יve.nil.cham.Tiand I will fightH3898
אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589
אִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.Khemwith youH854
בְּיָ֥דbe.Yadby a handH3027
נְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahoutstretchedH5186
וּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'and by an armH2220
חֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahstrongH2389
וּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'Afand in angerH639
וּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.Mahand in rageH2534
וּבְקֶ֥צֶףu.ve.Ke.tzefand in wrathH7110
גָּדֽוֹל\׃ga.DolgreatH1419

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 21:5

  • Isaiah 63:10

    But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

  • Isaiah 5:25

    Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Jeremiah 32:17

    Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

  • Exodus 6:6

    Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

  • Jeremiah 6:12

    And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord.

  • Exodus 9:15

    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.

  • Isaiah 9:17

    Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Isaiah 9:21

    Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Deuteronomy 4:34

    Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

  • Jeremiah 32:37

    Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:

  • Isaiah 10:4

    Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Deuteronomy 4:23

    Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I.
Isa 63:10; La 2:4,5
with an.
32:17; Ex 6:6; 9:15; De 4:23; Isa 5:25; 9:12,17,21; 10:4
Eze 20:33,34; Na 1:5,6

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Context

  • Jeremiah 21:4

    Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

  • Jeremiah 21:5

    And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

  • Jeremiah 21:6

    And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

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Jeremiah 21:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y pelearé contra vosotros con mano alzada y con brazo fuerte, y con furor, y enojo, é ira grande:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et moi je combattrai contre vous avec une main étendue, et avec un bras puissant, et avec colère, et avec fureur, et avec un grand courroux;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich selbst werde wider euch streiten mit ausgestreckter Hand und mit starkem Arm und mit Zorn und mit Grimm und mit großer Wut.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et debellabo ego vos in manu extenta, et in brachio forti, et in furore, et in indignatione, et in ira grandi.