The Meaning of Jeremiah 15:16 Explained

Jeremiah 15:16

KJV: Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

YLT: Thy words have been found, and I eat them, And Thy word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Thy name is called on me, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.

Darby: Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy words were unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.

ASV: Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thy words  were found,  and I did eat  them; and thy word  was unto me the joy  and rejoicing  of mine heart:  for I am called  by thy name,  O LORD  God  of hosts. 

What does Jeremiah 15:16 Mean?

Verse Meaning

When the priests discovered God"s Word in the temple during Josiah"s reign ( 2 Kings 22:13; 2 Kings 23:2), Jeremiah had consumed it. He may have had a deep appreciation for God"s Word even before that event. Whenever Jeremiah began to relish God"s Word, it had become his delight and a joy to his soul (cf. Ezekiel 2:8 to Ezekiel 3:3; Revelation 10:9-10), in contrast to the majority of people who despised it ( Jeremiah 8:9). The Lord"s words included His messages to the prophet, as well as His written Word. Jeremiah"s love for the Word was a result of God"s initiative-because Almighty Yahweh had called him to Himself (cf. Jeremiah 1:4-10).
One of the greatest blessings God can give His servants is a hunger for His Word. If you do not have it, ask Him to give it to you. Then cultivate a taste for it (cf. 1 Peter 2:2).

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 15

1  The utter rejection and manifold judgments of the people
10  Jeremiah, complaining of their spite, receives a promise for himself;
12  and a threatening for them
15  He prays;
19  and receives a gracious promise

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 15:16 mean?

Were found Your words and I ate them and was - Your word to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart for am called by Your name I Yahweh God of hosts -
נִמְצְא֤וּ דְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙ וָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔ם וַיְהִ֤י [דבריך] (דְבָֽרְךָ֙) לִ֔י לְשָׂשׂ֖וֹן וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת לְבָבִ֑י כִּֽי־ נִקְרָ֤א שִׁמְךָ֙ עָלַ֔י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י צְבָאֽוֹת ס

נִמְצְא֤וּ  Were  found 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
דְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙  Your  words 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
וָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔ם  and  I  ate  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular, third person masculine plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
וַיְהִ֤י  and  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
[דבריך]  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
(דְבָֽרְךָ֙)  Your  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
לִ֔י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
לְשָׂשׂ֖וֹן  the  joy 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂשֹׂון  
Sense: gladness, joy, exultation, rejoicing.
וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת  and  rejoicing 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שִׂמְחָה  
Sense: joy, mirth, gladness.
לְבָבִ֑י  of  my  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
נִקְרָ֤א  am  called 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
שִׁמְךָ֙  by  Your  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵ֥י  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
צְבָאֽוֹת  of  hosts 
Parse: Noun, common plural
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation