Jeremiah 46:27
in Jeremiah 46But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
KJV
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
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This verse in Jeremiah 46
Commentary
5 notes on this verseBut fear thou not, O my servant Jacob; and be not dismayed, O Israel,.... The same things are said in Jer 30:10; See Gill on Jer 30:10; for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land their captivity; Grotius thinks the Jews carried into Egypt by Pharaohnecho, along with Jehoahaz, are meant; but it does not appear that any were carried captive along with him, 2Ki 23:
This site's exposition
But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid
on Jeremiah 46:27-28
The oracle closes with comfort for Jacob, “do not be afraid”, words that recur almost exactly in 30:10-11. The difference is stated: “Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you.” Israel will still be disciplined “justly.”
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
10 For this is the day of the Lord G OD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord G OD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
These two verses are a repetition of Jer 30:10-11, with those slight variations which Jeremiah always makes when quoting himself. Egypt’s fall and restoration have been foretold; but the prophet closes with a word of exhortation to the many erring Jews who dwelt there. Why should they flee from their country, and trust in a pagan power, instead of endeavoring to live in a manner worthy of the noble destiny which was their true glory and ground of confidence?
Fear not - my servant Jacob - In the midst of wrath God remembers mercy. Though Judah shall be destroyed, Jerusalem taken, the temple burnt to the ground, and the people carried into captivity, yet the nation shall not be destroyed. A seed shall be preserved, out of which the nation shall revive.
The words behind it
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְ֠אַתָּה | veatah | and you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּירָ֞א | tira' | you fear | H3372 → | 315 times |
| עַבְדִּ֤י | ʾavdi | O servant my | H5650 → | 799 times |
| יַֽעֲקֹב֙ | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| וְאַל־ | veal- | and may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תֵּחַ֣ת | techat | you be dismayed | H2865 → | 52 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | O Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כִּ֠י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הִנְנִ֤י | hini | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| מוֹשִֽׁעֲךָ֙ | moshiakha | [am] about to save you | H3467 → | 206 times |
| מֵֽרָח֔וֹק | merachok | from a distant [land] | H7350 → | 84 times |
| וְאֶֽת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זַרְעֲךָ֖ | zarakha | offspring your | H2233 → | 229 times |
| מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| שִׁבְיָ֑ם | shivyam | captivity their | H7628 → | 49 times |
| וְשָׁ֧ב | veshav | and he will return | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| יַעֲק֛וֹב | yaakov | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| וְשָׁקַ֥ט | veshakat | and he will be undisturbed | H8252 → | 41 times |
| וְשַׁאֲנַ֖ן | veshaanan | and he will be at ease | H7599 → | 5 times |
| וְאֵ֥ין | veein | and there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| מַחֲרִֽיד׃ ס | macharid | [will be one who] terrifies | H2729 → | 39 times |
וְ֠אַתָּהand you
veatahH859 →1094 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּירָ֞אyou fear
tira'H3372 →315 times
עַבְדִּ֤יO servant my
ʾavdiH5650 →799 times
יַֽעֲקֹב֙Jacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
וְאַל־and may not
veal-H408 →724 times
תֵּחַ֣תyou be dismayed
techatH2865 →52 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לO Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כִּ֠יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
הִנְנִ֤יhere I
hiniH2005 →316 times
מוֹשִֽׁעֲךָ֙[am] about to save you
moshiakhaH3467 →206 times
מֵֽרָח֔וֹקfrom a distant [land]
merachokH7350 →84 times
וְאֶֽת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
זַרְעֲךָ֖offspring your
zarakhaH2233 →229 times
מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
שִׁבְיָ֑םcaptivity their
shivyamH7628 →49 times
וְשָׁ֧בand he will return
veshavH7725 →1056 times
יַעֲק֛וֹבJacob
yaakovH3290 →350 times
וְשָׁקַ֥טand he will be undisturbed
veshakatH8252 →41 times
וְשַׁאֲנַ֖ןand he will be at ease
veshaananH7599 →5 times
וְאֵ֥יןand there not
veeinH369 →789 times
מַחֲרִֽיד׃ ס[will be one who] terrifies
macharidH2729 →39 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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
Isaiah 43:1Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
it leads to
- Psalms 100:3
Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
- Isaiah 43:7
everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
- Zechariah 13:9
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
- Isaiah 54:4–5
Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember…
- Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Psalms 100:3
Through
Isaiah 43:5Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 30:3
then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.
- Luke 13:29
People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
- Ezekiel 39:25–29
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
- Deuteronomy 30:3
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.