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Jeremiah 13:14

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 13:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.
Jeremiah 13:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they may be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
12Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
13Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David`s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
14And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.
15Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud; for Jehovah hath spoken.
16Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
17But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah`s flock is taken captive.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I will dash them one against another, etc.] As drunken men fall foul on one another, and quarrel and fight; or in allusion to bottles and earthen vessels they are before compared to; and may denote the internal broils and contentions among themselves, that instead of assisting each other in their distress, they would be destroying one another; which was notorious in the last siege of Jerusalem: even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord; no relation, nor even age nor sex, being regarded: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them: the Lord’s hand was in all this; everything was by his permission, and according to his will; he would not prevent the enemy’s…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“dash-- (Psa 2:9). As a potter's vessel (Rev 2:27).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“All orders and degrees of men in the state would be broken in indiscriminate destruction. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I will dash: Jer 19:9-11, Jer 48:12; Jdg 7:20-22; Sa1 14:16; Ch2 20:23; Psa 2:9; Isa 9:20, Isa 9:21 one against another: Heb. a man against his brother even: Jer 6:21, Jer 47:3; Eze 5:10; Mat 10:21; Mar 13:12 I will not: Jer 21:7; Deu 29:20; Isa 27:11; Eze 5:11, Eze 7:4, Eze 7:9, Eze 8:18, Eze 9:5, Eze 9:10, Eze 24:14 but destroy: Heb. from destroying Jeremiah 13:15”
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