Jeremiah 14:20

20 LORD, we confess our wickedness and that of our ancestors, too. We all have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 14:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 14:20

We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of
our fathers
This is said by the prophet, in the name of the few faithful that were among this people, who were sensible of their own sins, the sins of their ancestors, and which they ingenuously confess; their fathers had sinned, and they had imitated them, and continued in the same, and therefore might justly expect the displeasure of the Lord, and his controversy with them: for we have sinned against thee;
( Jeremiah 14:7 ) .

Jeremiah 14:20 In-Context

18 If I go out into the fields, I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy. If I walk the city streets, I see people who have died of starvation. The prophets and priests continue with their work, but they don’t know what they’re doing.”

19 LORD, have you completely rejected Judah? Do you really hate Jerusalem? Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing? We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.

20 LORD, we confess our wickedness and that of our ancestors, too. We all have sinned against you.

21 For the sake of your reputation, LORD, do not abandon us. Do not disgrace your own glorious throne. Please remember us, and do not break your covenant with us.

22 Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain? Does it fall from the sky by itself? No, you are the one, O LORD our God! Only you can do such things. So we will wait for you to help us.