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Jeremiah 23:40

23:39 Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

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I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’”

And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

And I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

What does Jeremiah 23:40 mean?

Jeremiah 23:40 is a verse in the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm), חֶרְפָּה (cherpâh). It connects to 30 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
I
will
bringנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
an
everlastingעוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh/kher-paw'/H2781contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
upon
you,
and
a
perpetualעוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
shame,כְּלִמּוּתkᵉlimmûwth/kel-im-mooth'/H3640disgrace
which
shall
not
be
forgotten.שָׁכַחshâkach/shaw-kakh'/H7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

Commentary on Jeremiah 23:40

HENRY_FULL · Jeremiah 23:40
ad prophesied as a candidate, having only a virtual and tacit commission; but here we have him (if I may so speak) solemnly ordained and set apart to the prophetic office by a more express or explicit commission, as his work grew more upon his hands: or perhaps, having seen little success of his ministry, he began to think of giving it up; and therefore God saw fit to renew his commission here in this chapter, in such a manner as might excite and encourage his zeal and industry in the execution of it, though he seemed to labour in vain. In this chapter we have, I. A very awful vision which Isaiah saw of the glory of God ( ver. 1-4 ), the terror it put him into ( ver. 5 ), and the relief given him against that terror by an assurance of the pardon of his sins, ver. 6, 7 . II. A very awful commission which Isaiah received to go as a prophet, in God's name ( ver. 8 ), by his preaching to harden the impenitent in sin and ripen them for ruin ( ver. 9-12 ) yet with a reservation of mercy for a remnant, ( ver. 13 ). And it was as to an evangelical prophet that these things were shown him and said to him. Isaiah's Heavenly Vision. ( b. c. 758.) 1

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 17:3

And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Exodus 3:6

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Exodus 25:20

And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

Exodus 37:9

And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

1 Kings 6:24

And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

1 Kings 6:27

And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. they: or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings

1 Kings 8:7

For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

1 Kings 19:13

And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

1 Kings 22:19

And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

Job 1:6

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. Satan: Heb. the adversary among: Heb. in the midst of

Job 4:18

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: and his: or, nor in his angels, in whom he put light

Job 15:15

Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Jeremiah 23:40.

Genesis 13:15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Genesis 17:8

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. wherein: Heb. of thy sojournings

Genesis 9:12

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

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What does Jeremiah 23:40 say?

Jeremiah 23:40 (King James Version) reads: "And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten."

Is Jeremiah 23:40 in the Old or New Testament?

Jeremiah 23:40 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah.

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