Jeremiah 14:21
in Jeremiah 14For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.
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ASV
Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake; do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
KJV
Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
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This verse in Jeremiah 14
Commentary
11 notes on this verseWe should not think that the glorious throne of God is only the throne of the temple, which was repeatedly destroyed, but that it is also every saint who is cast down and destroyed when he offends God by his multitude of sins, according to what is written: "You have cast his throne to the ground." Nevertheless, the one who perishes from his own guilt is sustained by the clemency of the Lord, whereby the severity of the sentence is altered, lest the Lord invalidate his covenant in which he promised to be our coming salvation.
This site's exposition
Have You rejected Judah completely
on Jeremiah 14:19-22
The people’s second confession is fuller than the first, “We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD”, and it appeals to the covenant itself. Verse 22 sets aside every rival power, asking whether “the worthless idols of the nations” can bring rain. The oracle leaves the plea standing.
This site's exposition
For the sake of Your name
The plea rests on the LORD's own name. Wesley reads the glorious throne as either the throne of David or the temple with the ark. Adam Clarke observes that the people had already broken the covenant and now ask God to remember his side of it.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 21.) Do not put us to shame because of your name, and do not bring disgrace upon us. Remember your glorious throne; do not invalidate your covenant with us. We consider not only the Temple of Judah, which has often been destroyed, as the seat of your glory, but also every holy place where, as it is written, you threw down his throne to the ground. It is thrown down and destroyed when it offends God with the multitude of its sins. But even one who perishes by his own fault is sustained by the mercy of the Lord, which changes the severity of the sentence if the Lord invalidates his covenant by which he promised that we would be saved.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
The throne - The words are either to be understood of the throne of the house of David, called the Lord's throne, 1 Chron. xxix, 23, or else the temple, and the ark in it, the more special symbol of God's presence.
His petition is, " Do not abhor us; though thou afflict us, do not abhor us; though thy hand by turned against us, let not thy heart be so, nor let thy mind be alienated from us." They own God might justly abhor them, they had rendered themselves odious in his eyes; yet, when they pray, Do not abhor us, they mean, "Receive us into favour again.
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5 Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass. 6 And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass. 7 O L ORD , though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
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Thus - Here begins the answer to the prophet's complaint and prayer in the nine first verses. The substance is, that for their manifold sins, he was resolved to punish them. They loved - They have been fond of their idols, and they have persisted in those sinful courses, notwithstanding all counsels.
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake,.... Which was called upon them, and which they called upon; they deserved to be abhorred, they had done those things which might justly render them abominable, being what was abhorrent to him; and they deprecate this, not, for their own sake, who were unworthy of any favour, but for his own sake, for the sake of his honour and glory, which, as it is dear to the Lord, so to his people.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Do not disgrace the throne of thy glory - The temple. Let not this sacred place be profaned by impious and sacrilegious hands. Break not thy covenant - See Exo 24:7, Exo 24:8; Exo 19:5. They had already broken the covenant, and they wish God to fulfill his part. They ceased to be his people, for they abandoned themselves to idolatry; and yet they wished Jehovah to be their Lord; to defend, support, and fill them with all good things!
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
us--"the throne of Thy glory" may be the object of "abhor not" ("reject not"); or "Zion" (Jer 14:19). throne of thy glory--Jerusalem, or, the temple, called God's "footstool" and "habitation" (1Ch 28:2; Ps 132:5). thy covenant-- (Ps 106:45;
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The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּנְאַץ֙ | tinatz | you spurn | H5006 → | 25 times |
| לְמַ֣עַן | lemaan | for [the] sake of | H4616 → | 272 times |
| שִׁמְךָ֔ | shimkha | name your | H8034 → | 864 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תְּנַבֵּ֖ל | tenabel | you treat with contempt | H5034 → | |
| כִּסֵּ֣א | kise' | [the] throne of | H3678 → | 135 times |
| כְבוֹדֶ֑ךָ | khevodekha | glory your | H3519 → | 200 times |
| זְכֹ֕ר | zekhor | remember | H2142 → | 230 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תָּפֵ֥ר | tafer | you break | H6565 → | 50 times |
| בְּרִֽיתְךָ֖ | beritekha | covenant your | H1285 → | 284 times |
| אִתָּֽנוּ׃ | ʾitanu | with us | H854 → | 929 times |
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּנְאַץ֙you spurn
tinatzH5006 →25 times
לְמַ֣עַןfor [the] sake of
lemaanH4616 →272 times
שִׁמְךָ֔name your
shimkhaH8034 →864 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תְּנַבֵּ֖לyou treat with contempt
tenabelH5034 →
כִּסֵּ֣א[the] throne of
kise'H3678 →135 times
כְבוֹדֶ֑ךָglory your
khevodekhaH3519 →200 times
זְכֹ֕רremember
zekhorH2142 →230 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תָּפֵ֥רyou break
taferH6565 →50 times
בְּרִֽיתְךָ֖covenant your
beritekhaH1285 →284 times
אִתָּֽנוּ׃with us
ʾitanuH854 →929 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
Jeremiah 14:7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.
it leads to
- Psalms 25:11
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
- Hosea 5:5
Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.
- Jeremiah 14:20–21
We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.
- Jeremiah 5:6
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be…
- Psalms 25:11
Through
Jeremiah 3:17At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 43:7
and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house…
- Jeremiah 17:12
A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
- Micah 4:1–5
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to…
- Ezekiel 43:7
Through
Psalms 106:45And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
it leads to
- Psalms 105:8
He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
- Psalms 105:8
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on 9 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, SIX BOOKS ON JEREMIAH 3:40.1; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; 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.