Jeremiah 3 · Verse 15

Jeremiah 3:15

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Jeremiah 3:15, King James Version

Jeremiah 3:15 in other translations

BSBThen I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
WEBI will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
ASVAnd I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
YLTAnd I have given to you shepherds According to Mine own heart, And they have fed you with knowledge and understanding.
DARBYAnd I will give you shepherds according to my heart, and they shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
BBEAnd I will give you keepers, pleasing to my heart, who will give you your food with knowledge and wisdom.
WebsterAnd I will give you pastors according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

What does Jeremiah 3:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. pastors--not religious, but civil rulers, as Zerubbabel, Nehemiah (Jr 23:4; 2:8).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 I win give you pastors according to mine heart - The pastor means either the king or the prophet; and the pastors here promised may be either kings or prophets, or both. These shall be according to God's own heart; they shall be of his own choosing and shall be qualified by himself: and in consequence they shall feed the people with knowledge, דעה deah that Divine truth concerning the true God and the best interests of man, which was essentially necessary to their salvation; and understanding השכיל haskeil, the full interpretation of every point, that in receiving the truth they might become wise, holy, and happy.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 3:12-20

See God's readiness to pardon sin, and the blessings reserved for gospel times. These words were proclaimed toward the north; to Israel, the ten tribes, captive in Assyria. They are directed how to return. If we confess our sins, the Lord is faithful and just to forgive them. These promises are fully to come to pass in the bringing back the Jews in after-ages. God will graciously receive those that return to him…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 3:12-20 →

Jeremiah 3:15 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.

וְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.Tiand I will giveH5414
לָכֶ֛םla.Khemto <the> you
רֹעִ֖יםro.'ImshepherdsH7462
כְּלִבִּ֑יke.li.Biaccording to own heart myH3820
וְרָע֥וּve.ra.'Uand they will shepherdH7462
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
דֵּעָ֥הde.'AhknowledgeH1844
וְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל\׃ve.has.Keiland insightH7919

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 3:15

  • Jeremiah 23:4

    And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord.

  • Acts 20:28

    Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

  • Ephesians 4:11-12

    And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

  • Ezekiel 34:23

    And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

  • John 21:15-17

    So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

  • Isaiah 30:20-21

    And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

  • Proverbs 10:21

    The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:1-2

    And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

  • Luke 12:42

    And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

  • 1 Corinthians 2:6

    Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

  • Ezekiel 37:24

    And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

  • 1 Corinthians 2:12-13

    Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And I.
23:4; 1Sa 13:14; Isa 30:20,21; Eze 34:23; 37:24; Mic 5:4,5
Joh 10:1-5; 21:15-17; Eph 4:11,12; 1Pe 5:1-4
which shall.
Pr 10:21; Lu 12:42; Joh 21:15,17; Ac 20:28; 1Co 2:6,12,13; 3:1,2
Heb 5:12-14; 1Pe 2:2; 5:2

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Context

  • Jeremiah 3:14

    Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

  • Jeremiah 3:15

    And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

  • Jeremiah 3:16

    And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.

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Jeremiah 3:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y os daré pastores según mi corazón, que os apacienten de ciencia y de inteligencia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je vous donnerai des pasteurs selon mon cœur, et ils vous paîtront avec connaissance et avec intelligence.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde euch Hirten geben nach meinem Herzen, und sie werden euch weiden mit Erkenntnis und Einsicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dabo vobis pastores juxta cor meum, et pascent vos scientia et doctrina.