Jeremiah 6 · Verse 9

Jeremiah 6:9

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.
Jeremiah 6:9, King James Version

Jeremiah 6:9 in other translations

BSBThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”
WEBThe LORD of Armies says, “They will thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel like a vine. Turn again your hand as a grape gatherer into the baskets.”
ASVThus saith Jehovah of hosts, They shall thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn again thy hand as a grape-gatherer into the baskets.
YLTThus said Jehovah of Hosts: They surely glean, as a vine, the remnant of Israel, Put back thy hand, as a gatherer to the baskets.
DARBYThus saith Jehovah of hosts: They shall thoroughly glean like a vine the remnant of Israel: turn back thy hand, as a grape-gatherer unto the baskets.
BBEThis is what the Lord of armies has said: Everything will be taken from the rest of Israel as the last grapes are taken from the vine; let your hand be turned to the small branches, like one pulling off grapes.
WebsterThus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thy hand as a grape-gatherer into the baskets.

What does Jeremiah 6:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. The Jews are the grapes, their enemies the unsparing gleaners. turn back ... hand--again and again bring freshly gathered handfuls to the baskets; referring to the repeated carrying away of captives to Babylon (Jr 52:28-30; 2Ki 24:14; 25:11).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 They shall thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand - The Chaldeans are here exhorted to turn back and glean up the remnant of the inhabitants that were left after the capture of Jerusalem; for even that remnant did not profit by the Divine judgments that fell on the inhabitants at large.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 6:9-17
When the Lord arises to take vengeance, no sinners of any age or rank, or of either sex escape. They were set upon the world, and wholly carried away by the love of it. If we judge of this sin by God's word, we find multitudes in every station and rank given up to it. Those are to be reckoned our worst and most dangerous enemies, who flatter us in a sinful way. Oh that men would be wise for their souls! Ask for the old paths; the way of godliness and righteousness has always been the way God has owned and blessed. Ask for the old paths set forth by the written word of God. When you have found the good way, go on in it, you will find abundant recompence at your journey's end. But if men will not obey the voice of God and flee to his appointed Refuge, it will plainly appear at the day of judgment, that they are ruined because they reject God's word.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Jeremiah 6:9 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.

כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
עוֹלֵ֛לo.Lelthoroughly <glean>H5953
יְעוֹלְל֥וּye.'o.Lupeople will gleanH5953
כַגֶּ֖פֶןkha.Ge.fenlike <the> vineH1612
שְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant ofH7611
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
הָשֵׁב֙ha.ShevreturnH7725
יָדְךָ֔ya.de.Khahand yourH3027
כְּבוֹצֵ֖רke.vo.Tzerlike a grape gathererH1219
עַל\־'al-overH5921
סַלְסִלּֽוֹת\׃sal.si.LotbranchesH5552

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 6:9

  • Jeremiah 49:9

    If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

  • Jeremiah 16:16

    Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

  • Obadiah 1:5-6

    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes? How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!

  • Jeremiah 52:28-30

    This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

  • Revelation 14:18

    And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
They shall.
16:16; 49:9; 52:28-30; Ob 1:5,6; Re 14:18

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Context

  • Jeremiah 6:8

    Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

  • Jeremiah 6:9

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.

  • Jeremiah 6:10

    To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

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Jeremiah 6:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así dijo Jehová de los ejércitos: Del todo rebuscarán como á vid el resto de Israel: torna tu mano como vendimiador á los cestos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ainsi dit l’ Éternel des armées: On grappillera entièrement, comme une vigne, le reste d’Israël. Remets, comme le vendangeur, ta main dans les paniers.
German
Elberfelder 1871		So spricht Jehova der Heerscharen: Wie am Weinstock wird man Nachlese halten an dem Überrest Israels. Lege wieder deine Hand an, wie der Winzer an die Ranken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Usque ad racemum colligent quasi in vinea reliquias Israël. Converte manum tuam quasi vindemiator ad cartallum.