Jeremiah 23:20
New International Version
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand it clearly.

New Living Translation
The anger of the LORD will not diminish until it has finished all he has planned. In the days to come you will understand all this very clearly.

English Standard Version
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it clearly.

Berean Standard Bible
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart. In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.

New American Standard Bible
“The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.

NASB 1995
“The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.

NASB 1977
“The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.

Legacy Standard Bible
The anger of Yahweh will not turn back Until He has done and established the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.

Amplified Bible
“The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has set in motion and accomplished the thoughts and intentions of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD’s anger will not turn away until he has completely fulfilled the purposes of his heart. In time to come you will understand it clearly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD’s anger will not turn back until He has completely fulfilled the purposes of His heart. In time to come you will understand it clearly.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
I won't calm down, until I have finished what I have decided to do. Someday you will understand exactly what I mean.

English Revised Version
The anger of the LORD 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly.

Good News Translation
and it will not end until he has done everything he intends to do. In days to come his people will understand this clearly."

International Standard Version
The LORD's anger won't turn back until he has accomplished what he intended to do. In the future you will clearly understand it.

Majority Standard Bible
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.

NET Bible
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes. In days to come you people will come to understand this clearly.

New Heart English Bible
The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he has executed, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand it perfectly.

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

World English Bible
Yahweh’s anger will not return until he has executed and performed the intents of his heart. In the latter days, you will understand it perfectly.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The anger of YHWH does not turn back "" Until His doing, and until His establishing, "" The thoughts of His heart, "" In the latter end of the days "" You attend to it with understanding.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
The anger of Jehovah shall not turn back till his doing, and till his setting up the purposes of his heart: in the last of the days ye shall understand in it with understanding.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The wrath of the Lord shall not return till he execute it, and till he accomplish the thought of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand his counsel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The fury of the Lord will not return until it succeeds, and until it completes the plan of his heart. In the last days, you will understand this counsel.

New American Bible
The anger of the LORD shall not abate until he has carried out completely the decisions of his heart. In days to come you will understand fully.

New Revised Standard Version
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his mind. In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The wrathful indignation of the LORD shall not turn back until he has executed his devices, and till he has performed the thoughts of his mind; in the latter days you shall discern it perfectly.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The heat of his passion will not return until he will do and until he will confirm the mind of his heart. In the end of days you shall be built up in him
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The anger of the LORD shall not return, Until He have executed, and till He have performed the purposes of His heart; In the end of days ye shall consider it perfectly.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Lord's wrath shall return no more, until he have accomplished it, and until he have established it, according to the purpose of his heart: at the end of the days they shall understand it.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Lying Prophets
19Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked. 20The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly. 21I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.…

Cross References
Ezekiel 13:13-16
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury. / I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD. / And after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it, I will say to you: ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it— ...

Isaiah 30:27-28
Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.

Lamentations 2:17
The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.

Zechariah 1:6
But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”

Hosea 5:9-11
Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain. / The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water. / Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.

Isaiah 55:11
so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

Ezekiel 7:5-9
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster—behold, it is coming! / The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come! / Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy. ...

Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

Isaiah 46:10
I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

Daniel 9:12
You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.

Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Luke 21:22
For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

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.

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

Revelation 10:7
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”


Treasury of Scripture

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 you shall consider it perfectly.

until.

Jeremiah 30:24
The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.

Isaiah 14:24
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

Zechariah 1:6
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

in the.

Genesis 49:1
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

Deuteronomy 31:29,30
For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands…

1 Kings 8:47
Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;

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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.














The anger of the LORD
This phrase underscores the righteous indignation of God against sin and injustice. In Hebrew, "anger" is often translated from "אַף" (aph), which can also mean "nostril" or "face," suggesting a vivid image of God's wrath as something that is deeply personal and intense. Theologically, this reflects God's holiness and His intolerance of sin, emphasizing that His anger is not capricious but a response to the violation of His covenant and moral order.

will not turn back
The phrase indicates the certainty and inevitability of God's judgment. The Hebrew root "שׁוּב" (shuv) means "to return" or "to turn back." Here, it conveys the idea that once God has set His judgment in motion, it will not be retracted until its purpose is fulfilled. This serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of divine justice and the importance of repentance before judgment is executed.

until He has fully accomplished
This highlights the completeness and thoroughness of God's actions. The Hebrew word "כּוּל" (kul) means "to complete" or "to finish." It suggests that God's plans are meticulous and will be carried out to their full extent. This assures believers of God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His promises, both in judgment and in restoration.

the purposes of His heart
The "purposes" or "plans" (Hebrew: "מַחֲשָׁבָה" - machashavah) of God's "heart" (Hebrew: "לֵב" - lev) reflect His divine will and intentions. This phrase emphasizes that God's actions are not arbitrary but are rooted in His eternal wisdom and love. It reassures believers that even in judgment, God's ultimate aim is to bring about His redemptive purposes.

In the days to come
This phrase points to a future time, often associated with eschatological fulfillment. It suggests a prophetic vision that extends beyond the immediate context to a time when God's plans will be fully realized. This encourages believers to maintain hope and faith, knowing that God's timeline is perfect and His promises are sure.

you will understand it clearly
The promise of understanding indicates that God's actions, though sometimes mysterious, will ultimately be revealed and comprehended. The Hebrew root "בִּין" (bin) means "to discern" or "to understand." This assurance of future clarity encourages believers to trust in God's wisdom and timing, even when current circumstances are perplexing. It invites a posture of faith and patience, knowing that God's ways, though higher than ours, are always for our good and His glory.

(20) Shall not return . . .--i.e., shall not turn back from its purpose. Men should look back on it in the "latter days"--literally, the end of the days (Genesis 49:1; Numbers 24:14; Deuteronomy 4:30; Deuteronomy 31:29), i.e., in the then distant future of the exile and the return--and should see that it had done its work both of chastisement and discipline. (Comp. Ezekiel 14:22-23.)

Verse 20. - The anger of the Lord. The prophet's interpretation of the image. It is the judicial anger of Jehovah, personified as Divine manifestations so often are (hence "shall not return"). The form of the verse reminds us of Isaiah 55:11. In the latter days; rather, in future days, as Dr. Henderson rightly renders. It seems better to restrict the term "latter days" to the Messianic period ("the coming age," Matthew 12:32), to which, in fact, it is often applied (e.g. Isaiah 2:2; Hosea 3:5). The phrase in itself simply means "in the sequel of the days," i.e. in the future; its Messianic reference, when this exists, is inferred solely from the context. In the passage before us, and in Deuteronomy 4:30, 30:29, there can be no intention of pointing to the Messianic age. Precisely the same phrase occurs in an Assyrian inscription, where its meaning is clear from the context (aria akhrat yumi irib, "For a sequel of days - i.e., for a future time - I deposited"). In the present case it is no distant period to which the prophet refers, for he continues, Ye shall consider it, etc., or rather, ye shall understand it clearly, viz. that the calamities which will have come upon you are the Divine judgment upon your sins.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The anger
אַף־ (’ap̄-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

of the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

will not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

diminish
יָשׁוּב֙ (yā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

He has fully accomplished
עֲשֹׂת֥וֹ (‘ă·śō·ṯōw)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

the purposes
מְזִמּ֣וֹת (mə·zim·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 4209: A plan, evil, sometimes good

of His heart.
לִבּ֑וֹ (lib·bōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

In the days
הַיָּמִ֔ים (hay·yā·mîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

to come
בְּאַֽחֲרִית֙ (bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity

you will understand
תִּתְבּ֥וֹנְנוּ (tiṯ·bō·wn·nū)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

it clearly.
בִּינָֽה׃ (bî·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 998: An understanding


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