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Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 14:7

O Lorde, though our iniquities testifie against vs, deale with vs according to thy name: for our rebellions are many, we sinned against thee.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Impenitence;   Intercession;   Jeremiah;   Prayer;   Repentance;   Sin;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Backsliding;   Confession of Sin;   Deterioration-Development;   Nation;   Sin;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Backsliding;   Confession of Sin;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Backsliding;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Advocate;   Apostasy;   Intercession;   Jeremiah;   Lamentations, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Backslider;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Backslide;   Intercession;   Tears;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for July 17;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Though our iniquities testify against us,Lord, act for your name’s sake.Indeed, our rebellions are many;we have sinned against you.
Hebrew Names Version
Though our iniquities testify against us, work you for your name's sake, LORD; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
King James Version
O Lord , though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
English Standard Version
"Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord , for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
New American Standard Bible
"Though our wrongdoings testify against us, LORD, act for the sake of Your name! Our apostasies have indeed been many, We have sinned against You.
New Century Version
We know that we suffer because of our sins. Lord , do something to help us for the good of your name. We have left you many times; we have sinned against you.
Amplified Bible
"O LORD, though our many sins testify against us" [prays Jeremiah], "Act now [for us and] for Your name's sake [so that the faithless may witness Your faithfulness]! For our backslidings are countless; We have sinned against You.
World English Bible
Though our iniquities testify against us, work you for your name's sake, Yahweh; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
Legacy Standard Bible
Although our iniquities answer against us,O Yahweh, act for Your name's sake!Truly our acts of faithlessness have been many;We have sinned against You.
Berean Standard Bible
Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.
Contemporary English Version
Our terrible sins may demand that we be punished. But if you rescue us, Lord , everyone will see how great you are.
Complete Jewish Bible
Although our crimes witness against us, take action, Adonai , for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
Darby Translation
Jehovah, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou act for thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many—we have sinned against thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
"We know that this is our fault. We are now suffering because of our sins. Lord , do something to help us for the good of your name. We admit that we have left you many times. We have sinned against you.
George Lamsa Translation
Though our sins testify against us, O LORD have mercy upon us for thy names sake; for thy lovingkindness is great; we have sinned against thee.
Good News Translation
My people cry out to me, ‘Even though our sins accuse us, help us, Lord , as you have promised. We have turned away from you many times; we have sinned against you.
Lexham English Bible
Although our iniquities testify against us, O Yahweh, act for the sake of your name. Yes, our apostasies are many; we have sinned against you.
Literal Translation
O Jehovah, though our iniquities testify against us, act for Your name's sake; for our apostasies are many; we have sinned against You.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Doutles oure owne wickednesse rewarde vs: But LORDE do thou acordinge to yi name, though oure transgressions and synnes be many.
American Standard Version
Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's sake, O Jehovah; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
Bible in Basic English
Though our sins give witness against us, do something, O Lord, for the honour of your name: for again and again we have been turned away from you, we have done evil against you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Though our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, work Thou for Thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many, we have sinned against Thee.
King James Version (1611)
O Lord, though our iniquities testifie against vs, doe thou it for thy Names sake: for our back-slidings are many, we haue sinned against thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Doubtlesse our owne wickednesse doth rewarde vs: but Lorde do thou accordyng to thy name, though our transgression and sinnes be many, and agaynst thee haue we sinned.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Our sins have risen up against us: O Lord, do thou for us for thine own sake; for our sins are many before thee; for we have sinned against thee.
English Revised Version
Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's sake, O LORD: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If oure wickidnessis answeren to vs, Lord, do thou for thi name, for oure turnyngis awei ben manye; we han synned ayens thee.
Update Bible Version
Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name's sake, O Yahweh; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
Webster's Bible Translation
O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou [it] for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
New English Translation
Then I said, "O Lord , intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you.
New King James Version
O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, Do it for Your name's sake; For our backslidings are many, We have sinned against You.
New Living Translation
The people say, "Our wickedness has caught up with us, Lord , but help us for the sake of your own reputation. We have turned away from you and sinned against you again and again.
New Life Bible
"Even when our sins speak against us, O Lord, do something for the good of Your name. For we have fallen away from You many times. We have sinned against You.
New Revised Standard
Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord , for your name's sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Though, our iniquities, have testified against us, O Yahweh, effectually work thou for the sake of thy Name, - For our apostasies have abounded Against thee, have we sinned.
Douay-Rheims Bible
If our iniquities have testified against us, O Lord, do thou it for thy name’s sake, for our rebellions are many, we have sinned against thee.
Revised Standard Version
"Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many, we have sinned against thee.
Young's Literal Translation
Surely our iniquities have testified against us, O Jehovah, work for Thy name's sake, For many have been our backslidings, Against Thee we have sinned.
THE MESSAGE
We know we're guilty. We've lived bad lives— but do something, God . Do it for your sake! Time and time again we've betrayed you. No doubt about it—we've sinned against you. Hope of Israel! Our only hope! Israel's last chance in this trouble! Why are you acting like a tourist, taking in the sights, here today and gone tomorrow? Why do you just stand there and stare, like someone who doesn't know what to do in a crisis? But God , you are, in fact, here, here with us! You know who we are—you named us! Don't leave us in the lurch.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for Your name's sake! Truly our apostasies have been many, We have sinned against You.

Contextual Overview

1 The worde of the Lord that came vnto Ieremiah, concerning the dearth. 2 Iudah hath mourned, and the gates thereof are desolate, they haue bene brought to heauinesse vnto the grounde, and the cry of Ierusalem goeth vp. 3 And their nobles haue sent their inferiours to the water, who came to the welles, and founde no water: they returned with their vessels empty: they were ashamed and confounded, and couered their heads. 4 For the grounde was destroyed, because there was no rayne in the earth: the plowmen were ashamed, and couered their heads. 5 Yea, the hinde also calued in the fielde, & forsooke it, because there was no grasse. 6 And the wilde asses did stande in the hygh places, & drew in their winde like dragons their eyes did faile, because there was no grasse. 7 O Lorde, though our iniquities testifie against vs, deale with vs according to thy name: for our rebellions are many, we sinned against thee. 8 O the hope of Israel, the sauiour thereof in the time of trouble, why art thou as a strager in ye land, as one that passeth by to tary for a night? 9 Why art thou as a man astonied, and as a strong man that cannot helpe? yet thou, O Lord, art in the middes of vs, and thy Name is called vpon vs: forsake vs not.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

though: Isaiah 59:12, Hosea 5:5, Hosea 7:10

do: Jeremiah 14:20, Jeremiah 14:21, Deuteronomy 32:27, Joshua 7:9, Psalms 25:11, Psalms 115:1, Ezekiel 20:9, Ezekiel 20:14, Ezekiel 20:22, Daniel 9:9, Daniel 9:18, Daniel 9:19, Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 1:12

for our: Jeremiah 2:19, Jeremiah 3:6, Jeremiah 5:6, Ezra 9:6, Ezra 9:7, Ezra 9:15, Nehemiah 9:33, Nehemiah 9:34, Daniel 9:5-16

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:20 - the cry Deuteronomy 9:28 - Because Judges 20:47 - six hundred 1 Samuel 12:22 - for his great 1 Kings 20:28 - therefore will Job 23:3 - Oh that Psalms 31:3 - for thy Psalms 79:9 - for thy Psalms 106:8 - he saved Isaiah 48:9 - my name's Jeremiah 18:20 - Remember Jeremiah 31:22 - backsliding Hosea 4:16 - slideth Hosea 11:7 - are bent Hosea 14:4 - heal Amos 7:2 - O Lord Luke 13:8 - let John 17:11 - thine 1 John 2:12 - for

Cross-References

Genesis 14:1
And in the dayes of Amraphel King of Shinar, Arioch King of Ellasar, Chedor-laomer King of Elam, and Tidal king of the nations:
Genesis 14:8
Then went out the King of Sodom, and the King of Gomorah, and the King of Admah, and the King of Zeboiim, and the King of Bela, which is Zoar: and they ioyned battell with them in the vale of Siddim:
Genesis 14:12
They tooke Lot also Abrams brothers sonne and his substance (for he dwelt at Sodom) and departed.
Genesis 14:16
And he recouered all the substance, and also brought againe his brother Lot, & his goods, and the women also and the people.
Genesis 16:14
Wherefore the well was called, Beerlahai-roi. lo, it is betweene Kadesh and Bered.
Genesis 20:1
Afterward Abraham departed thence toward the South countrey and dwelled betweene Cadesh and Shur, and soiourned in Gerar.
Genesis 36:12
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esaus sonne, and bare vnto Eliphaz, Amalek: these be the sonnes of Adah Esaus wife.
Genesis 36:16
Duke Korah, Duke Gatam, Duke Amalek: these are the Dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom: these were the sonnes of Adah.
Numbers 13:26
And they went and came to Moses and to Aaron and vnto al the Congregation of the children of Israel, in the wildernesse of Paran, to Kadesh, and brought to the, and to all the Congregation tydings, and shewed them the fruite of the lande.
Numbers 14:43
For the Amalekites & the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sworde: for in as much as ye are turned away from the Lord, the Lord also will not be with you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,.... That we deserve such judgments to be inflicted on us; and that God is righteous in bringing them; and we are altogether undeserving of the favour now about to be asked. These are the words of the prophet interceding for his people, and confessing their sins and his own:

do thou it for thy name's sake; that is, give rain; which was the thing wanted, and which none but God could give, Jeremiah 14:22 though we are not worthy to have it done for our sakes, do it for thine own sake; for the honour and glory of thy name, of thy goodness, power, and faithfulness:

for our backslidings are many; and so had many witnesses against them; and which shows how unworthy they were, and that they had no reason to expect the mercy on their own account; and especially as it follows:

we have sinned against thee; as all sin is against God, contrary to his nature and will, and a transgression of his law; and what aggravates it is, that it is against him as a God of goodness, grace, and mercy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Do thou it - Rather, “deal thou, act thou for Thy Name’s sake, i. e., not according to the strict measure of right and wrong, but as a God merciful and gracious.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 14:7. O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us — We deeply acknowledge that we have sinned, and deserve nothing but death. Yet act for thy name's sake-work in our behalf, that we perish not.


 
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