Jeremiah 46:28

28 "O Jacob My servant, do not fear," declares the LORD, "For 1I am with you. For I will make a full end of all the nations Where * I have driven you, Yet I will 2not make a full end of you; But I will 3correct you properly And by no means leave you unpunished."

Jeremiah 46:28 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 46:28

Fear thou not, O Jacob, my servant, saith the Lord, for I [am]
with thee
Though afar off, in foreign lands, and in captivity: this exhortation is repeated, to strengthen their consolation, and them, against their fears of being cast off by the Lord: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven
thee;
the Babylonians and Chaldeans are no more: but I will not make a full end of thee;
the Jews to this day remain a people, and distinct from others, though scattered about in the world: but correct thee in measure;
with judgment, and in mercy: yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished;
(See Gill on Jeremiah 30:11).

Jeremiah 46:28 In-Context

26 "I shall give them over to the power of those who are seeking their lives, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of his officers. Afterwards , however, it will be inhabited as in the days of old," declares the LORD .
27 "But as for you, O Jacob My servant, do not fear, Nor be dismayed, O Israel! For, see, I am going to save you from afar, And your descendants from the land of their captivity; And Jacob will return and be undisturbed And secure, with no one making him tremble.
28 "O Jacob My servant, do not fear," declares the LORD , "For I am with you. For I will make a full end of all the nations Where I have driven you, Yet I will not make a full end of you; But I will correct you properly And by no means leave you unpunished."

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 46:7, 11; Isaiah 8:10; Isaiah 43:2; Jeremiah 1:19
  • 2. Jeremiah 4:27; Amos 9:8, 9
  • 3. Jeremiah 10:24; Habakkuk 3:2
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