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Jeremiah 14:20

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 14:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
Jeremiah 14:20 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17And thou shalt say this word unto them, Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
18If I go forth into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then, behold, they that are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.
19Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
20We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
21Do not abhor [us], for thy name`s sake; do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
22Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.
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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
“We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers, etc.] 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; (<241407>Jeremiah 14:7).”
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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
“(Dan 9:8).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“A second (compare Jeremiah 14:7-9) earnest intercession, acknowledging the wickedness of the nation, but appealing to the covenant and to God’s Almighty power. Lothed - More exactly, “hath thrown away as worthless.” Jeremiah 14:20 Our wickedness, and - Omit and. National sin is the sin of the fathers, perpetuated generation after generation by the children. Jeremiah 14:21 This verse is in the original very emphatic, and consists of a series of broken ejaculations: “Abhor not for thy name’s sake! Disgrace - lightly esteem” in Deuteronomy 32:15 - “not the throne of thy glory! Remember! Break not etc. with us!” The throne of Yahweh’s glory is Jerusalem. Jeremiah 14:22 None of the idols of the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“We acknowledge: Jer 3:13, Jer 3:25; Lev 26:40-42; Ezr 9:6, Ezr 9:7; Neh 9:2; Psa 32:5, Psa 51:3, 106:6-48; Dan 9:5-8; Jo1 1:7-9 for: Sa2 12:13, Sa2 24:10; Job 33:27; Psa 51:4; Luk 15:18-21 Jeremiah 14:21”
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