Jeremiah 50:20
in Jeremiah 50In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
KJV
In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
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This verse in Jeremiah 50
Commentary
10 notes on this verseIn those days and in that time - This phrase appears to take in the whole of an epoch, from its commencement to its end. See Jer 50:4. I will pardon them - So as to deliver them from their captivity, and exact no more punishment from them whom I reserve, namely, the remnant left in the Babylonish captivity.
This site's exposition
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on Jeremiah 50:10-20
Verse 17 sums up: “The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.” Verse 20 turns to pardon, “for I will forgive the remnant I preserve,” the forgiveness promised in the new covenant of 31:34.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Listen to the same prophet: "At that time," the Lord says, "the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for and there shall be none, and the sin of Judah and there shall be none found."
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
This denotes how fully God forgives sin; he remembers it no more. Note, Deliverances out of trouble are then comforts indeed when they are the fruits of the forgiveness of sin, Isa. xxxviii. Judah and Israel were so fully forgiven when they were brought back out of Babylon that they are said to have received of the Lord's hand double for all their sins, Isa. xl.
Not found - God will no longer punish the sins of the Jews, they should be sought for as to punishment and not found. Reserve - Whom I save from the captivity of Babylon.
In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The specification of "Israel," as well as Judah, shows the reference is to times yet to come. iniquity . . . none--not merely idolatry, which ceased among the Jews ever since the Babylonian captivity, but chiefly their rejection of Messiah. As in a cancelled debt, it shall be as if it had never been; God, for Christ's sake, shall treat them as innocent (Jer 31:34).
3 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Charles Spurgeon1834–1892
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2789: “Perfect Justification and Perfect Pardon” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) · Written before 1892.
proposed
I do not profess to have attained sufficient proficiency in interpreting the prophetical parts of Holy Scripture to be able to enter, as some can, into the minutes of the future and to tell when any particular promise will have its actual, literal fulfillment and, indeed, if I could do so, it would not serve my purpose at this time, for I wish to take my text— perhaps you may think by way of accommodation—as describing what shall be the case with all God's people when, having crossed the Jordan of death, they shall stand before the…
A commentator
Charles Spurgeon1834–1892
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2789: “Perfect Justification and Perfect Pardon” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) · Written before 1892.
proposed
I do not profess to have attained sufficient proficiency in interpreting the prophetical parts of Holy Scripture to be able to enter, as some can, into the minutes of the future and to tell when any particular promise will have its actual, literal fulfillment and, indeed, if I could do so, it would not serve my purpose at this time, for I wish to take my text— perhaps you may think by way of accommodation—as describing what shall be the case with all God's people when, having crossed the Jordan of death, they shall stand before the Great White Throne—and, indeed, what is now the case with all those "who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us." I shall use my text thus—first, I shall say something about the great iniquities and sins mentioned in the text. And then, secondly, I shall speak, at greater length, upon the great forgiveness by which these sins have been put away. May God grant that many of us may feel that we have a sweet and undoubted participation in the complete pardon and deliverance which are here spoken of! I. So, first, let us meditate for a little while upon THE GREAT INIQUITIES AND SINS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT. Those sins were of no common order. Israel was a nation, chosen out of the world, to be the peculiar people of the Lord. They were chosen, not because of anything especially good in them, for they were always a stiff-necked and rebellious race, but because of God's Sovereign Grace. Because of this special privilege, even if they had been only ordinary sinners, their sin would have assumed a most serious aspect, for never does sin seem to be so black as when it is committed in spite of great love, special peace, high privileges and other Divine blessings. The Israelites were not an ignorant people. They did not sin, as the Philistines did, in the dark.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Those days - The days of the Messiah. Reserve - Or, permit to remain: hence, the remnant, a word pregnant with meaning in the language of the prophets. See Isa 8:18 note (2).
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּיָּמִ֣ים | baiyamim | in the days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הָהֵם֩ | hahem | <the> those | H1992 → | 553 times |
| וּבָעֵ֨ת | uvaet | and at the time | H6256 → | 296 times |
| הַהִ֜יא | hahi' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| יְבֻקַּ֞שׁ | yevukash | it will be sought | H1245 → | 225 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֲוֹ֤ן | ʾavon | [the] iniquity of | H5771 → | 233 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְאֵינֶ֔נּוּ | veeinenu | and there not [will be] it | H369 → | 789 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חַטֹּ֥את | chatot | [the] sins of | H2403 → | 295 times |
| יְהוּדָ֖ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִמָּצֶ֑אינָה | timatzenah | they will be found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֶסְלַ֖ח | ʾeslach | I will forgive | H5545 → | 46 times |
| לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | laasher | <to> [those] whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אַשְׁאִֽיר׃ | ʾashir | I will leave as a remnant | H7604 → | 133 times |
בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the days
baiyamimH3117 →2304 times
הָהֵם֩<the> those
hahemH1992 →553 times
וּבָעֵ֨תand at the time
uvaetH6256 →296 times
הַהִ֜יא<the> that
hahi'H1931 →1879 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
יְבֻקַּ֞שׁit will be sought
yevukashH1245 →225 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עֲוֹ֤ן[the] iniquity of
ʾavonH5771 →233 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְאֵינֶ֔נּוּand there not [will be] it
veeinenuH369 →789 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
חַטֹּ֥את[the] sins of
chatotH2403 →295 times
יְהוּדָ֖הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
תִמָּצֶ֑אינָהthey will be found
timatzenahH4672 →455 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֶסְלַ֖חI will forgive
ʾeslachH5545 →46 times
לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר<to> [those] whom
laasherH834 →5497 times
אַשְׁאִֽיר׃I will leave as a remnant
ʾashirH7604 →133 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 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
it leads to
- Hebrews 8:12
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 31:34
No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Micah 7:18–19
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
- Hebrews 10:17
Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”
- Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
- Hebrews 8:12
Through
Jeremiah 31:34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I…
it leads to
- Isaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 33:8
And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
- Isaiah 43:25
Through
Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
it leads to
- Isaiah 38:17
Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
- Isaiah 38:17
About Jeremiah
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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); Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2789: “Perfect Justification and Perfect Pardon” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Against the Pelagians 2.29; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.