The Meaning of Jeremiah 23:20 Explained

Jeremiah 23:20

KJV: The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.

YLT: The anger of Jehovah doth not turn back Till His doing, and till His establishing, The thoughts of His heart, In the latter end of the days ye attend to it With understanding.

Darby: The anger of Jehovah shall not return, until he have executed, and until he have performed the purposes of his heart: at the end of the days ye shall understand it clearly.

ASV: The anger of Jehovah shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall understand it perfectly.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The anger  of the LORD  shall not return,  until he have executed,  and till he have performed  the thoughts  of his heart:  in the latter  days  ye shall consider  it perfectly. 

What does Jeremiah 23:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 23:1-40 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 23

1  He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock
5  Christ shall rule and save them
9  Against false prophets;
33  and mockers of the true prophets

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 23:20 mean?

Not will turn back the anger of Yahweh Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart in latter the days you will understand it perfectly
לֹ֤א יָשׁוּב֙ אַף־ יְהוָ֔ה עַד־ עֲשֹׂת֥וֹ וְעַד־ הֲקִימ֖וֹ מְזִמּ֣וֹת לִבּ֑וֹ בְּאַֽחֲרִית֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים תִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּ בָ֖הּ בִּינָֽה

יָשׁוּב֙  will  turn  back 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
אַף־  the  anger 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אַף 
Sense: nostril, nose, face.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עַד־  Until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
עֲשֹׂת֥וֹ  He  has  executed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הֲקִימ֖וֹ  performed 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
מְזִמּ֣וֹת  the  thoughts 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: מְזִמָּה  
Sense: purpose, discretion, device, plot.
לִבּ֑וֹ  of  His  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
בְּאַֽחֲרִית֙  in  latter 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אַחֲרִית  
Sense: after part, end.
הַיָּמִ֔ים  the  days 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
תִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּ  you  will  understand 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: בִּין  
Sense: to discern, understand, consider.
בִּינָֽה  perfectly 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: בִּינָה  
Sense: understanding, discernment.