Jeremiah 16:14-21

Jeremiah 16:14-21

[14] Therefore, behold, the days  come,  saith  the LORD,  that it shall no more be said,  The LORD  liveth,  that brought up  the children  of Israel  out of the land  of Egypt;  [15] But, The LORD  liveth,  that brought up  the children  of Israel  from the land  of the north,  and from all the lands  whither he had driven  them: and I will bring them again  into their land  that I gave  unto their fathers.  [16] Behold, I will send  for many  fishers,  saith  the LORD,  and they shall fish  them; and after  will I send  for many  hunters,  and they shall hunt  them from every mountain,  and from every hill,  and out of the holes  of the rocks.  [17] For mine eyes  are upon all their ways:  they are not hid  from my face,  neither is their iniquity  hid  from  mine eyes.  [18] And first  I will recompense  their iniquity  and their sin  double;  because they have defiled  my land,  they have filled  mine inheritance  with the carcases  of their detestable  and abominable things.  [19] O LORD,  my strength,  and my fortress,  and my refuge  in the day  of affliction,  the Gentiles  shall come  unto thee from the ends  of the earth,  and shall say,  Surely our fathers  have inherited  lies,  vanity,  and things wherein there is no profit.  [20] Shall a man  make  gods  [21] Therefore, behold, I will this once  cause them to know,  mine hand  and my might;  and they shall know  that my name  is The LORD. 

What does Jeremiah 16:14-21 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The following three pericopes bracket the assurance of imminent judgment for Judah with promises of distant blessing for Israel and the nations. This passage promises deliverance from the captivity for the Israelites. It appears again later in Jeremiah almost verbatim ( Jeremiah 23:7-8).