Jeremiah 15:4
in Jeremiah 15I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I will cause them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
KJV
And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
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This verse in Jeremiah 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verse(Verse 4.) And I will give them into the heat (or turmoil and distress) of all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for all that he did in Jerusalem. We read in the Book of Days that Manasseh, after captivity and repentance, returned to Jerusalem and reigned (2 Chronicles 33). But how the merits of the saints descend to their descendants, like David and the others, so the scandals of sin, if their children and grandchildren do similar things, reach to their descendants.
This site's exposition
Though Moses and Samuel stood before me
on Jeremiah 15:1-4
The chapter answers 14:19-22 directly: even Moses and Samuel, the two intercessors Scripture remembers as most effective in turning judgment aside, could not move the Lord's mind toward this people now. Henry reads the naming of these two men as deliberate, since both had once stood in the breach for Israel and been heard, which makes the refusal here heavier than a plain no. The four kinds appointed, sword, dogs, fowls, and beasts, and the charge laid on Manasseh son of Hezekiah name a specific reign the book holds responsible, the sins 2 Kings 21 records still bearing fruit generations later.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Manasseh - Manasseh is here named as the son of Hezekiah for his shame, because of his degeneracy from so good a parent; it is expressly said, 2 Kings xxiii, 26, that not withstanding Josiah's reformation, yet the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his wrath, kindled against Judah, for the provocations of Manasseh.
The greatest part of a generation was worn off since Manasseh's time, yet his sin is brought into the account; as in Jerusalem's last ruin God brought upon it all the righteous blood shed on the earth, to show how heavy the guilt of blood will light and lie somewhere, sooner or later, and that reprieves are not pardons.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
I will cause them to be removed into an kingdoms of the earth - This seems to have respect to the succeeding state of the Jews in their different generations; and never was there a prophecy more literally fulfilled; and it is still a standing monument of Divine truth. Let infidelity cast its eyes on the scattered Jews whom it may meet with in every civilized nation of the world; and then let it deny the truth of this prophecy, if it can.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּנְתַתִּ֣ים | unetatim | and I will make them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְזַֽעֲוָ֔ה | lizvaah | into a terror | H2189 → | 7 times |
| לְכֹ֖ל | lekhol | for all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מַמְלְכ֣וֹת | mamlekhot | [the] kingdoms of | H4467 → | 117 times |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| בִּ֠גְלַל | biglal | on account of | H1558 → | |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ | yechizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| עַ֥ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | [that] which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֖ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
וּנְתַתִּ֣יםand I will make them
unetatimH5414 →2011 times
לְזַֽעֲוָ֔הinto a terror
lizvaahH2189 →7 times
לְכֹ֖לfor all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת[the] kingdoms of
mamlekhotH4467 →117 times
הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
בִּ֠גְלַלon account of
biglalH1558 →
מְנַשֶּׁ֤הManasseh
menashehH4519 →
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙Hezekiah
yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
עַ֥לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
אֲשֶׁר־[that] which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֖הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 24:9I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:37
You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
- Jeremiah 29:18
I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among…
- 1 Kings 9:7
then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an…
- Jeremiah 25:18
to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;
- Jeremiah 34:17
Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares…
- Deuteronomy 28:37
About Jeremiah
Who and where
4 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.