This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh’s word which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
- KJV The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
- NKJV The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations.
- NASB That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
- NLT The following messages were given to Jeremiah the prophet from the Lord concerning foreign nations.
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Quick answer
This introduces the section of Jeremiah's prophecies concerning the nations. God's word extends in judgment and authority beyond Judah to the surrounding peoples.
Overview
Chapter 46 begins a series of oracles against foreign nations, affirming that Yahweh rules not only Israel but all the earth. These prophecies display God's universal sovereignty and justice over Gentile powers. That God governs and judges all nations anticipates the gospel's reach to every people, for in Christ God claims authority over all nations as His inheritance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Jer 1:10See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
- Zech 2:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
- Gen 10:5From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
- Jer 25:15–38This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.
- Jer 4:7A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.
- Num 23:9For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.
- Rom 3:29Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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