The Meaning of Jeremiah 17:15 Explained

Jeremiah 17:15

KJV: Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.

YLT: Lo, they are saying unto me: 'Where is the word of Jehovah? pray, let it come.'

Darby: Behold, these say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it then come!

ASV: Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it come now.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Behold, they say  unto me, Where [is] the word  of the LORD?  let it come  now. 

What does Jeremiah 17:15 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Judahites kept asking Jeremiah for evidence that what he was predicting would happen. They implied that because his prophecies had not yet materialized, they would not.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 17

1  The captivity of Judah for her sin
5  Trust in man is cursed;
7  in God is blessed
9  The deceitful heart cannot deceive God
12  The salvation of God
15  The prophet complains of the mockers of his prophecy
19  He is sent to renew the covenant in hallowing the Sabbath

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 17:15 mean?

Indeed they say to me where [is] the word of Yahweh let it come now
הִנֵּה־ הֵ֕מָּה אֹמְרִ֖ים אֵלָ֑י אַיֵּ֥ה דְבַר־ ؟ יְהוָ֖ה יָ֥בוֹא נָֽא

הִנֵּה־  Indeed 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
אֹמְרִ֖ים  say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָ֑י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אַיֵּ֥ה  where  [is] 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: אַיֵּה  
Sense: where?.
דְבַר־  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
؟ יְהוָ֖ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יָ֥בוֹא  let  it  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
נָֽא  now 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.