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Jeremiah 46:28

Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I [am] with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

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KJV King James Version

Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I [am] with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”

WEB World English Bible

Don’t you be afraid, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh; for I am with you: for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have driven you; but I will not make a full end of you, but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.

ASV American Standard Version

Fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; for I am with thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee; but I will not make a full end of thee, but I will correct thee in measure, and will in no wise leave thee unpunished.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

Thou, thou dost not fear, My servant Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah—for with thee I am, For I make an end of all the nations Whither I have driven thee, And of thee I do not make an end, And I have reproved thee in judgment, And do not entirely acquit thee!’

Surrounding context — Jeremiah 46

25 The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and [all] them that trust in him:

26 And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.

27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make [him] afraid.

28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I [am] with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

אַ֠תָּהH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)אַל־H408 · alnot תִּירָ֞אH3372 · ya.reto fear עַבְדִּ֤יH5650 · e.vedservant/slave יַֽעֲקֹב֙H3290 · ya.a.qovJacob נְאֻם־H5002 · ne.umutterance יְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD כִּ֥יH3588 · kifor אִתְּךָ֖H854 · etwith אָ֑נִיH589 · a.niI כִּי֩H3588 · kifor אֶעֱשֶׂ֨הH6213 · a.sahto make: do כָלָ֜הH3617 · ka.lahconsumption בְּכָֽל־H3605 · kolall הַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀H1471 · goynation אֲשֶׁ֧רH834 · a.sherwhich הִדַּחְתִּ֣יךָH5080 · na.dachto banish שָׁ֗מָּהH8033 · shamthere וְאֹֽתְךָ֙H853 · et[Obj.]לֹא־H3808 · lonot אֶעֱשֶׂ֣הH6213 · a.sahto make: do כָלָ֔הH3617 · ka.lahconsumption וְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙H3256 · ya.sarto discipline לַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טH4941 · mish.patjustice: judgement וְנַקֵּ֖הH5352 · na.qahto clear לֹ֥אH3808 · lonot אֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ סH5352 · na.qahto clear

Cross-references

Jeremiah 10:24O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Jeremiah 30:11For I [am] with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.Amos 9:8-9Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 4:27For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.Daniel 2:35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.Isaiah 8:9-10Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.Jeremiah 1:19And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I [am] with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.Psalm 46:7The LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.Isaiah 43:2When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.Psalm 46:11The LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.Jeremiah 32:42-44For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.Habakkuk 3:2O LORD, I have heard thy speech, [and] was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.Matthew 1:23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.Jeremiah 25:9Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.Hebrews 12:5-10And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:Joshua 1:9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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