Jeremiah 9:16

I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.

King James Version

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Other Translations for Jeremiah 9:16

BSB

I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off."

AKJV

I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.

CPDV

And I will disperse them among nations, which they and their fathers have not known. And I will send the sword after them, until they are consumed."

ERV

I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.

NHEB

I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.'"

SMT

And I scattered them in the nations which they knew not, they and their fathers: and I sent after them the sword till I consumed them.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Jeremiah 9:16

IwillscatterH6327VerbthemalsoamongtheheathenH1471whomneithertheynortheirfathersH1Noun MasculinehaveknownH3045VerbandIwillsendH7971VerbaswordH2719Noun Feminine afterH310Adverb PrepositionConjunctionthemtillIhaveconsumedH3615Verbthem

Commentary for Jeremiah 9:16

Please note: this is not Scripture

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Jeremiah 9:16

Summary

God will scatter people among nations violently

Event

Announcement of dispersal and war

Estimated Time Period

c. 600 BC