1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jeremiah 15

1 The utter rejection and manifold judgments of the Jews. 10 Jeremiah, complaining of their spite, receiveth a promise for himself, 12 and a threatening for them. 15 He prayeth, 19 and receiveth a gracious promise.

 15:1 Then the LORD 3068 said 559 to me, “Even though 518 Moses 4872 and Samuel 8050 were to stand 5975 before 6440 Me, My heart 5315 would not be with this 2088 people 5971a; send 7971 them away 7971 from My presence 6440 and let them go 3318!

 15:2 “And it shall be that when 3588 they say 559 to you, ‘Where 575 should we go 3318?’ then you are to tell 559 them, ‘Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068: “Those [destined] for death 4194, to death 4194; And those [destined] for the sword 2719, to the sword 2719; And those [destined] for famine 7458, to famine 7458; And those [destined] for captivity 7628b, to captivity 7628b.”’

 15:3 “I will appoint 6485 over 5921 them four 702 kinds 4940 [of doom],” declares 5002 the LORD 3068: “the sword 2719 to slay 2026, the dogs 3611 to drag 5498 off, and the birds 5775 of the sky 8064 and the beasts 929 of the earth 776 to devour 398 and destroy 7843.

 15:4 “I will make 5414 them an object 2113 of horror 2113 among all 3605 the kingdoms 4467 of the earth 776 because 1558 of Manasseh 4519, the son 1121 of Hezekiah 2396, the king 4428 of Judah 3063, for what 834 he did 6213a in Jerusalem 3389.

 15:5 ¶ “Indeed 3588, who 4310 will have 2550 pity 2550 on you, O Jerusalem 3389, Or who 4310 will mourn 5110 for you, Or who 4310 will turn 5493 aside 5493 to ask 7592 about your welfare 7965?

 15:6 “You who have forsaken 5203 Me,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “You keep going 1980 backward 268. So I will stretch 5186 out My hand 3027 against 5921 you and destroy 7843 you; I am tired 3811 of relenting 5162!

 15:7 “I will winnow 2219 them with a winnowing 2219 fork 4214 At the gates 8179 of the land 776; I will bereave 7921 [them] of children 7921, I will destroy 6 My people 5971a; They did not repent 7725 of their ways 1870.

 15:8 “Their widows 490 will be more 4480 numerous 6105a before Me Than 4480 the sand 2344 of the seas 3220; I will bring 935 against them, against 5921 the mother 517 of a young 970 man 970, A destroyer 7703 at noonday 6672a; I will suddenly 6597 bring 5307 down 5307 on her Anguish 5892a and dismay 928.

 15:9 “She who bore 3205 seven 7651 [sons] pines 535 away 535; Her breathing 5301 is labored 5301. Her sun 8121 has set 935 while it was yet 5750 day 3119; She has been 954 shamed 954 and humiliated 2659. So I will give 5414 over their survivors 7611 to the sword 2719 Before 6440 their enemies 340,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 15:10 ¶ Woe 188 to me, my mother 517, that you have borne 3205 me [As] a man 376 of strife 7379 and a man 376 of contention 4066 to all 3605 the land 776! I have not lent 5383, nor 3808 have men lent 5383 money to me, [Yet] everyone 3605 curses 7043 me.

 15:11 The LORD 3068 said 559, “Surely 518 3808 I will set 8281 you free 8281 for [purposes of] good 2896b; Surely 518 3808 I will cause the enemy 340 to make 6293 supplication 6293 to you In a time 6256 of disaster 7463a and a time 6256 of distress 6869a.

 15:12 ¶ “Can anyone smash 7489b iron 1270, Iron 1270 from the north 6828, or bronze 5178?

 15:13 “Your wealth 2428 and your treasures 214 I will give 5414 for booty 957 without 3808 cost 4242, Even for all 3605 your sins 2403b And within all 3605 your borders 1366.

 15:14 “Then I will cause your enemies 340 to bring 5674a [it] Into a land 776 you do not know 3045; For a fire 784 has been 6919 kindled 6919 in My anger 639, It will burn 3344 upon you.”

 15:15 ¶ You who know 3045, O LORD 3068, Remember 2142 me, take 6485 notice 6485 of me, And take 5358 vengeance 5358 for me on my persecutors 7291. Do not, in view of Your patience 750, take 3947 me away; Know 3045 that for Your sake 5921 I endure 5375 reproach 2781.

 15:16 Your words 1697 were found 4672 and I ate 398 them, And Your words 1697 became 1961 for me a joy 8342 and the delight 8057 of my heart 3824; For I have been called 7121 by Your name 8034, O LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635.

 15:17 I did not sit 3427 in the circle 5475 of merrymakers 7832, Nor 3808 did I exult 5937. Because 4480 6440 of Your hand 3027 [upon me] I sat 3427 alone 910, For You filled 4390 me with indignation 2195.

 15:18 Why 4100 has my pain 3511 been 1961 perpetual 5331 And my wound 4347 incurable 605, refusing 3985 to be healed 7495? Will You indeed 1961 be to me like 3644 a deceptive 391 [stream] With water 4325 that is unreliable 539 3808?

 15:19 ¶ Therefore 3651, thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, “If 518 you return 7725, then I will restore 7725 you— Before 6440 Me you will stand 5975; And if 518 you extract 3318 the precious 3368 from the worthless 2151b, You will become 1961 My spokesman 6310. They for their part 1992a may turn 7725 to you, But as for you, you must not turn 7725 to them.

 15:20 “Then I will make 5414 you to this 2088 people 5971a A fortified 1219 wall 2346 of bronze 5178; And though they fight 3898a against 413 you, They will not prevail 3201 over you; For I am with you to save 3467 you And deliver 5337 you,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 15:21 “So I will deliver 5337 you from the hand 3027 of the wicked 7451a, And I will redeem 6299 you from the grasp 3709 of the violent 6184.”