“Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.
Parallel translations
- WEB “But even in those days,” says Yahweh, “I will not make a full end with you.
- KJV Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
- NKJV “Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I will not make a complete end of you.
- NASB “Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not make a complete destruction of you.
- NLT “Yet even in those days I will not blot you out completely,” says the Lord.
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Quick answer
The Philistines deploy in the Valley of Rephaim near Jerusalem. The enemy presses close to David's new capital.
Overview
The Philistine army spreads out in the Valley of Rephaim, a strategic approach to Jerusalem. Their advance threatens the heart of David's kingdom just as it is being established. The looming danger occasions David's exemplary practice of seeking the Lord's guidance before acting.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Jer 5:10Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
- Rom 11:1–5I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Jer 4:27For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction.
- Ezek 9:8While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”
- Ezek 11:13Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
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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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