Jeremiah 21:5
New International Version
I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm in furious anger and in great wrath.

New Living Translation
I myself will fight against you with a strong hand and a powerful arm, for I am very angry. You have made me furious!

English Standard Version
I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and strong arm, in anger and in fury and in great wrath.

Berean Standard Bible
And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath.

King James Bible
And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

New King James Version
I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger and fury and great wrath.

New American Standard Bible
And I Myself will make war against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, and in anger, wrath, and great indignation.

NASB 1995
“I Myself will war against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, even in anger and wrath and great indignation.

NASB 1977
“And I Myself shall war against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, even in anger and wrath and great indignation.

Legacy Standard Bible
I Myself will war against you with an outstretched hand and a strong arm, even in anger and wrath and great indignation.

Amplified Bible
I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm in anger, in fury, and in great indignation and wrath.

Christian Standard Bible
I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a strong arm, with anger, fury, and intense wrath.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, rage, and great wrath.

American Standard Version
And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation.

English Revised Version
And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will fight you in anger, fury, and rage with my powerful hand and my mighty arm.

Good News Translation
I will fight against you with all my might, my anger, my wrath, and my fury.

International Standard Version
Because of my anger, wrath, and great fury, I'll fight against you myself with an outstretched hand and a strong arm.

Majority Standard Bible
And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath.

NET Bible
In anger, in fury, and in wrath I myself will fight against you with my mighty power and great strength!

New Heart English Bible
I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I myself will fight against you with an out-stretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

World English Bible
I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I have fought against you, "" With an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, "" And in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath,

Young's Literal Translation
And I -- I have fought against you, With a stretched-out hand, and with a strong arm, And in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath,

Smith's Literal Translation
And I warred with you with a hand stretched out and with an arm of strength, and in anger and in heat and in great wrath.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, and in fury, and in indignation, and in great wrath.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I myself will make war against you: with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, and in fury, and in indignation, and in great wrath.

New American Bible
and I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and mighty arm, in anger, wrath, and great rage!

New Revised Standard Version
I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and mighty arm, in anger, in fury, and in great wrath.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I myself will fight against you with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm, even in anger and in great wrath.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall fight with you by a mighty hand and by an arm raised in passion, and in rage, and in great anger
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, with wrath and great anger.
Audio Bible



Context
Jerusalem will Fall to Babylon
4this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city. 5And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath. 6I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’…

Cross References
Exodus 6:1
But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”

Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.

Lamentations 2:4
He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.

Ezekiel 5:8
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.

Deuteronomy 32:41-42
when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me. / I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”

Isaiah 1:24
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.

Nahum 1:2
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.

2 Kings 22:13
“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”

Isaiah 5:25
Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

Ezekiel 20:33-34
As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you. / With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered.

2 Chronicles 36:16-17
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,

Psalm 78:49-50
He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels. / He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.

Isaiah 10:5-6
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.

Romans 1:18
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

Hebrews 10:30-31
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.” / It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.


Treasury of Scripture

And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

I.

Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

Lamentations 2:4,5
He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire…

with an.

Jeremiah 32:17
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

Exodus 6:6
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

Exodus 9:15
For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

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Jeremiah 21
1. Zedikiah sends to Jeremiah to enquire the event of Nebuchadnezzar's war.
3. Jeremiah foretells a hard siege and miserable captivity.
8. He counsels the people to fall to the Chaldeans;
11. and upbraids the King's house.














I Myself
This phrase emphasizes the personal involvement of God in the situation. In the Hebrew text, the use of "I Myself" underscores the direct action of Yahweh, indicating that this is not a delegated task but one that God takes upon Himself. It reflects the seriousness of the situation and the personal nature of the covenant relationship between God and His people. Historically, this is a moment where God is directly addressing the leaders of Judah, showing that their actions have warranted His direct intervention.

will fight against you
The Hebrew root for "fight" is "לחם" (lacham), which means to engage in battle or warfare. This is a stark reversal of the usual role of God as the protector and defender of Israel. Instead of fighting for His people, God is now positioned as their adversary due to their persistent disobedience and idolatry. This phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments and the covenant.

with an outstretched hand
The imagery of an "outstretched hand" is often used in the Old Testament to depict God's power and intervention, whether in deliverance or judgment. In Exodus, God's outstretched hand brought plagues upon Egypt, demonstrating His power over nations. Here, it signifies God's readiness and determination to execute judgment against Judah. The historical context is crucial, as Judah is facing the threat of Babylonian invasion, and this phrase indicates that God is actively allowing this as a form of judgment.

and a mighty arm
The "mighty arm" symbolizes strength and power. In Hebrew, "זרוע" (zeroa) is often associated with God's ability to accomplish His will. This phrase reassures the reader of God's omnipotence, but in this context, it is a fearsome reminder of His capability to bring about justice and judgment. Theologically, it serves as a warning that God's patience has limits, and His power can be directed against those who oppose His will.

with anger and fury and great wrath
These terms collectively describe the intensity of God's emotional response to the sin and rebellion of His people. "Anger" (אף, aph), "fury" (חמה, chemah), and "great wrath" (קצף גדול, qetseph gadol) convey a progression of divine displeasure. This triad of terms is used to emphasize the severity of the situation and the depth of God's righteous indignation. In the scriptural context, it reflects the culmination of Judah's persistent idolatry and injustice, which has provoked God to act decisively. From a conservative Christian perspective, this serves as a powerful reminder of the holiness of God and the seriousness with which He views sin. It calls believers to repentance and a renewed commitment to living in accordance with God's will.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And I Myself
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

will fight
וְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤י (wə·nil·ḥam·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

against you
אִתְּכֶ֔ם (’it·tə·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

with an outstretched
נְטוּיָ֖ה (nə·ṭū·yāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

hand
בְּיָ֥ד (bə·yāḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

and a mighty
חֲזָקָ֑ה (ḥă·zā·qāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 2389: Strong, stout, mighty

arm,
וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ (ū·ḇiz·rō·w·a‘)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force

with anger,
וּבְאַ֥ף (ū·ḇə·’ap̄)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

fury,
וּבְחֵמָ֖ה (ū·ḇə·ḥê·māh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison

and great
גָּדֽוֹל׃ (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

wrath.
וּבְקֶ֥צֶף (ū·ḇə·qe·ṣep̄)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7110: A splinter, rage, strife


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