“Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not make a complete destruction 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.
- BSB “Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.
- NKJV “Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I will not make a complete end 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 5:10“Go up on her walls, and destroy; but don’t make a full end. Take away her branches; for they are not Yahweh’s.
- Rom 11:1–5I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
- Jer 4:27For Yahweh says, “The whole land shall be a desolation; yet will I not make a full end.
- Ezek 9:8While they were killing, and I was left, I fell on my face, and cried, and said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your wrath on Jerusalem?”
- Ezek 11:13When I prophesied, Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down on my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?”
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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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