Jeremiah 50:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

In those days and at that time, says the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon those whom I reserve.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵם֩ וּבָעֵ֨ת הַהִ֜יא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה יְבֻקַּ֞שׁ אֶת־עֲוֺ֤ן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאֵינֶ֔נּוּ וְאֶת־חַטֹּ֥את יְהוּדָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תִמָּצֶ֑אינָה כִּ֥י אֶסְלַ֖ח לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר אַשְׁאִֽיר׃

Transliteration

In the yamim those and in the ʿet that nəʾum-YHWH yəvuqqash ʾet-ʿavon yisraʾel wə-ʾeynennu and ʾet-ḥattot yəhudah and not timmatseʾnah for ʾeslaḥ to those whom ʾashʾir.

Grammar Details

• *yamim*: noun, masculine plural + definite article - the days
• *ʿet*: noun, feminine singular + definite article - the time
• *nəʾum*: construct noun - declaration of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *yəvuqqash*: Pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be sought
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *ʿavon*: noun, masculine singular construct - iniquity of
• *yisraʾel*: proper noun - Israel
• *wə-ʾeynennu*: conjunction + negative particle + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and it is not
• *ḥattot*: noun, feminine plural construct - sins of
• *yəhudah*: proper noun - Judah
• *timmatseʾnah*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will be found
• *ʾeslaḥ*: imperfect, 1st person singular - I will forgive/pardon
• *ʾashʾir*: Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will leave/spare/reserve

Word Meanings

• *nəʾum*: utterance/declaration/oracle
• *yəvuqqash*: will be sought/searched for
• *ʿavon*: iniquity/guilt/punishment for iniquity
• *ʾeynennu*: it is not/it will not exist
• *ḥattot*: sins/offenses/failures
• *timmatseʾnah*: they will be found/discovered/located
• *ʾeslaḥ*: I will forgive/pardon/show mercy
• *ʾashʾir*: I will leave/spare/reserve/keep

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the guilt of Israel will be sought, but there will be none; and the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive those I leave as a remnant.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In those dayes and at the same tyme (saieth the LORDE) yf the offence of Israel be sought for, there shal none be founde: Yf men enquere for the synne of Iuda, there shal be none: for I wil be mercifull vnto them, whom I suffre to remayne ouer.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  In those daies, and at that time, sayeth the Lorde, the iniquitie of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none: and the sinnes of Iudah, and they shall not be founde: for I will be mercifull vnto them, whome I reserue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In those dayes and at the same tyme saith the Lorde, yf the offence of Israel be sought for, there shal none be founde, yf men enquire for the sinne of Iuda, there shalbe none: for I wyll be mercifull vnto them whom I suffer to remayne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and [there shall be] none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  In those days, and in that time, says Yahweh, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  In those days, and at that time, An affirmation of Jehovah, Sought is the iniquity of Israel, and it is not, And the sin of Judah, and it is not found, For I am propitious to those whom I leave!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  In those days and in that time, says the Lord, when the evil-doing of Israel is looked for, there will be nothing; and in Judah no sins will be seen: for I will have forgiveness for those whom I will keep safe.

• World English Bible (2000)

  In those days, and in that time, says Yahweh, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When that time comes, no guilt will be found in Israel. No sin will be found in Judah. For I will forgive those of them I have allowed to survive. I, the LORD, affirm it!’”

Referenced Verses

• Mic 7:19 : 19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
• Jer 31:34 : 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
• Isa 1:9 : 9 Except the LORD of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom, and we would have been like Gomorrah.
• Isa 43:25 : 25 I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins.
• Isa 44:22 : 22 I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, like a cloud, your sins: return to me; for I have redeemed you.
• Isa 11:1-2 : 1 And there shall come forth a rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow from his roots: 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
• Num 23:21 : 21 He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen perverseness in Israel; the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
• Ps 103:12 : 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
• Jer 33:15 : 15 In those days, and at that time, I will cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
• Jer 44:14 : 14 So that none of the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.
• Jer 50:4 : 4 In those days and at that time, says the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go and seek the LORD their God.
• Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
• Acts 3:26 : 26 To you first, God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
• Rom 5:16 : 16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification.
• Rom 6:13 : 13 And do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
• Rom 8:33-34 : 33 Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
• Rom 11:6 : 6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
• Rom 11:26-27 : 26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; 27 For this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins.
• Heb 8:10-12 : 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord; I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people: 11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more.
• Heb 10:17-18 : 17 And their sins and lawless deeds I will remember no more. 18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
• 2 Pet 3:15 : 15 And consider that the patience of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given to him has written to you;