Jeremiah 30 · Verse 14

Jeremiah 30:14

All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
Jeremiah 30:14, King James Version

Jeremiah 30:14 in other translations

BSBAll your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.
WEBAll your lovers have forgotten you. They don’t seek you. For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins were increased.
ASVAll thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not: for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased.
YLTall loving thee have forgotten thee, Thee they do not seek, For with the stroke of an enemy I smote thee, The chastisement of a fierce one, Because of the abundance of thy iniquity, Mighty have been thy sins!
DARBYAll thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not. For I have smitten thee with the stroke of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of thine iniquity: thy sins are manifold.
BBEYour lovers have no more thought for you, they go after you no longer; for I have given you the wound of a hater, even cruel punishment;
WebsterAll thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisements of a cruel one, for the multitude of thy iniquity; because thy sins were increased.

What does Jeremiah 30:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. lovers--the peoples formerly allied to thee, Assyria and Egypt (compare La 1:2). seek thee not--have cast away all concern for thee in thy distress. wound of an enemy--a wound such as an enemy would inflict. God condescends to employ language adapted to human conceptions. He is incapable of "enmity" or "cruelty"; it was their grievous sin which righteously demanded a grievous punishment, as though He were an "enemy" (Jr 5:6; Job 13:24; 30:21).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12-17

When God is against a people, who will be for them? Who can be for them, so as to do them any kindness? Incurable griefs are owing to incurable lusts. Yet, though the captives suffered justly, and could not help themselves, the Lord intended to appear for them, and to punish their oppressors; and he will still do so. But every effort to heal ourselves must prove fruitless, so long as we neglect the heavenly Advocate…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 30:12-17 →

Jeremiah 30:14 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.

כָּל\־kol-allH3605
מְאַהֲבַ֣יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhlovers yourH157
שְׁכֵח֔וּךְshe.khe.Chukhthey have forgotten youH7911
אוֹתָ֖ךְ'o.Takh<obj.> youH853
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִדְרֹ֑שׁוּyid.Ro.shuthey care forH1875
כִּי֩kiforH3588
מַכַּ֨תma.Kat[the] blow ofH4347
אוֹיֵ֤ב'o.Yevan enemyH341
הִכִּיתִיךְ֙hi.ki.tiKhI have struck down youH5221
מוּסַ֣רmu.Sar[the] correction ofH4148
אַכְזָרִ֔י'akh.za.Ria cruel [one]H394
עַ֚ל'alonH5921
רֹ֣בro[the] greatness ofH7230
עֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.Nekhiniquity yourH5771
עָצְמ֖וּ'a.tze.Muthey are numerousH6105
חַטֹּאתָֽיִךְ\׃cha.to.Ta.yikhsins yourH2403

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 30:14

  • Jeremiah 5:6

    Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

  • Lamentations 1:2

    She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

  • Job 30:21

    Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

  • Jeremiah 22:20

    Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

  • Jeremiah 4:30

    And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

  • Job 19:11

    He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.

  • Jeremiah 22:22

    The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

  • Jeremiah 30:15

    Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.

  • Jeremiah 2:36

    Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

  • Revelation 17:12-18

    And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. …

  • Jeremiah 38:22

    And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.

  • Ezekiel 23:9

    Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
lovers.
2:36; 4:30; 22:20,22; 38:22; La 1:2,19; Eze 23:9,22; Ho 2:5,10-16
Re 17:12-18
I.
Job 13:24-28; 16:9; 19:11; 30:21; La 2:5; Ho 5:14
because.
15; 5:6; Ps 90:7,8; Eze 9:8-10

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Context

  • Jeremiah 30:13

    There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.

  • Jeremiah 30:14

    All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.

  • Jeremiah 30:15

    Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.

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Jeremiah 30:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Todos tus enamorados te olvidaron; no te buscan; porque de herida de enemigo te herí, con azote de cruel, á causa de la muchedumbre de tu maldad, y de la multitud de tus pecados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tous tes amants t’ont oubliée, ils ne te recherchent pas; car je t’ai frappée d’une plaie d’ennemi, d’une correction d’homme cruel, à cause de la grandeur de ton iniquité: tes péchés se sont renforcés.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Alle deine Buhlen haben dich vergessen, sie fragen nicht nach dir. Denn ich habe dich geschlagen mit dem Schlage eines Feindes, mit grausamer Züchtigung, um der Größe deiner Ungerechtigkeit willen, weil deine Sünden zahlreich sind.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omnes amatores tui obliti sunt tui, teque non quærent: plaga enim inimici percussi te castigatione crudeli: propter multitudinem iniquitatis tuæ dura facta sunt peccata tua.