Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For this is Your rightful due. For among all the wise men of the nations, And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.
Parallel translations
- WEB Who should not fear you, King of the nations? For it belongs to you. Because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is no one like you.
- KJV Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
- BSB Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
- NASB Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For it is Your due! For among all the wise men of the nations And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.
- NLT Who would not fear you, O King of nations? That title belongs to you alone! Among all the wise people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of the world, there is no one like you.
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Quick answer
As King of the nations, God alone is worthy of fear, for among all the wise of the nations none compares to Him. His sovereignty over all peoples demands reverence.
Overview
Jeremiah declares that every nation ought to fear Yahweh, the rightful King over all, since no human wisdom or royalty rivals Him. His rule extends beyond Israel to the whole world. The verse affirms God's universal kingship, a reign acknowledged in the gospel as Christ receives the nations as His inheritance and every knee bows to Him.
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- Rev 15:4Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Ps 22:28For the kingdom is Yahweh’s. He is the ruler over the nations.
- 1 Cor 1:19–20For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”
- Jer 10:6There is no one like you, Yahweh. you are great, and your name is great in might.
- Jer 5:22Don’t you fear me?’ says Yahweh ‘Won’t you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can’t pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can’t prevail; though they roar, yet they can’t pass over it.’
- Ps 89:6For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,
- Ps 86:9All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.
- Luke 12:5But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.
- Isa 2:4He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
- Ps 76:7You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
- Zech 2:11Many nations shall join themselves to Yahweh in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell among you, and you shall know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.
- Job 37:23–24We can’t reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.
- Ps 72:11Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
- Rev 11:15The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”
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