Jeremiah 13:24
Jeremiah 13:24 in Multiple Translations
“I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness.
So I will send them in all directions, as dry grass is taken away by the wind of the waste land.
I'm going to scatter you like chaff blown away by the desert wind.
Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that is taken away with the South winde.
And I scatter them as stubble, Passing away, by a wind of the wilderness.
“Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
And I will scatter them as stubble, which is carried away by the wind in the desert.
Yahweh says, “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
Berean Amplified Bible — Jeremiah 13:24
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Jeremiah 13:24 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/אֲפִיצֵ֖/ם
כְּ/קַשׁ
עוֹבֵ֑ר
לְ/ר֖וּחַ
מִדְבָּֽר
וַ/אֲפִיצֵ֖/ם
pûwts
H6327
to scatter
Conj | V-Hiphil-Imperf-1cs | Suff
כְּ/קַשׁ
qash
H7179
stubble
Prep | N-ms
עוֹבֵ֑ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass
V-Qal
לְ/ר֖וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
Prep | N-cs
מִדְבָּֽר
midbâr
H4057
mouth
N-ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Jeremiah 13:24
וַ/אֲפִיצֵ֖/ם
pûwts
H6327
"to scatter"
Conj | V-Hiphil-Imperf-1cs | Suff
To shatter means to break something into pieces, either physically or figuratively. It can also mean to disperse or scatter people or things, as seen in various Bible translations.
Definition: 1) to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered 1a) (Qal) to be dispersed, be scattered 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be scattered 1b2) to be spread abroad 1c) (Hiphil) to scatter 1d) Hithpael) scatter
Usage: Occurs in 66 OT verses. KJV: break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad. See also: Genesis 10:18; Jeremiah 10:21; Psalms 18:15.
כְּ/קַשׁ
qash
H7179
"stubble"
Prep | N-ms
This Hebrew word refers to dry straw or stubble, often used to describe something that is worthless or easily destroyed. It appears in prophetic passages, such as Isaiah and Jeremiah, to symbolize God's judgment.
Definition: stubble, chaff
Usage: Occurs in 16 OT verses. KJV: stubble. See also: Exodus 5:12; Isaiah 40:24; Psalms 83:14.
עוֹבֵ֑ר
ʻâbar
H5674
"to pass"
V-Qal
This verb can mean to cross over or transition from one thing to another, and is sometimes used to describe being arrogant or crossing a boundary.
Definition: 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish 1a6c) to perish, cease to exist 1a6d) to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree) 1a6e) to be alienated, pass into other hands 1b) (Niphal) to be crossed 1c) (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote 1d2) to cause to pass through 1d3) to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by 1d4) to cause to pass away, cause to take away 1e) (Hithpael) to pass over
Usage: Occurs in 493 OT verses. KJV: alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way, in, on, over, through), have away (more), lay, meddle, overrun, make partition, (cause to, give, make to, over) pass(-age, along, away, beyond, by, -enger, on, out, over, through), (cause to, make) [phrase] proclaim(-amation), perish, provoke to anger, put away, rage, [phrase] raiser of taxes, remove, send over, set apart, [phrase] shave, cause to (make) sound, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] sweet smelling, take (away), (make to) transgress(-or), translate, turn away, (way-) faring man, be wrath. See also: Genesis 8:1; Deuteronomy 27:2; 1 Samuel 25:19.
לְ/ר֖וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
"spirit"
Prep | N-cs
In the Bible, this word for spirit refers to the breath of life, the wind, or a person's mind and emotions, as seen in the book of Ezekiel.
Definition: : spirit 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) 1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being 1e) spirit (as seat of emotion) 1e1) desire 1e2) sorrow, trouble 1f) spirit 1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts 1f2) rarely of the will 1f3) as seat especially of moral character 1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son 1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy 1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning 1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power 1g4) as endowing men with various gifts 1g5) as energy of life 1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory 1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force
Usage: Occurs in 348 OT verses. KJV: air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y). See also: Genesis 1:2; Job 6:26; Psalms 1:4.
מִדְבָּֽר
midbâr
H4057
"mouth"
N-ms
The wilderness refers to a desert or open field, like the one the Israelites wandered in after leaving Egypt. It can also mean a place of solitude or a region without many people. In the Bible, it is often associated with the journey to the Promised Land.
Definition: 1) mouth 1a) mouth (as organ of speech)
Usage: Occurs in 257 OT verses. KJV: desert, south, speech, wilderness. See also: Genesis 14:6; Joshua 5:4; Psalms 29:8.
Study Notes — Jeremiah 13:24
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- Jeremiah 13:24 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 13:24
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 13:24
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 13:24
- Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 13:24
- Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 13:24
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Jeremiah 13:24
- Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 13:24
- Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 13:24
- Whedon's Commentary on Jeremiah 13:24
- Sermons on Jeremiah 13:24
Context — Captivity Threatened
22And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.
23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil.
24“I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.
25This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood. 26So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.Cross References
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| 1 | Psalms 1:4 | Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. |
| 2 | Leviticus 26:33 | But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. |
| 3 | Ezekiel 5:12 | A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. |
| 4 | Hosea 13:3 | Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window. |
| 5 | Ezekiel 5:2 | When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For I will unleash a sword behind them. |
| 6 | Ezekiel 6:8 | Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands. |
| 7 | Luke 21:24 | They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. |
| 8 | Deuteronomy 4:27 | Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you. |
| 9 | Deuteronomy 32:26 | I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind, |
| 10 | Jeremiah 4:11–12 | At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift; a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.” |
Jeremiah 13:24 Summary
Jeremiah 13:24 means that God will scatter and destroy those who are wicked, like blowing away chaff in the wind. This happens because people have turned away from God and done bad things, as seen in Jeremiah 13:22-23. Just like chaff is separated from the wheat, God will separate the good from the bad (Matthew 3:12). We should remember that God is powerful and just, and we should turn to Him and trust in His truth, rather than trusting in false things, as warned in Jeremiah 13:25.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to be scattered like chaff driven by the desert wind in Jeremiah 13:24?
This verse means that God will disperse and destroy the wicked, much like the wind blows away chaff, which is the dry, scaly protective casing of the wheat, as seen in Psalm 1:4 and Isaiah 41:16.
Is this verse talking about a physical or spiritual scattering?
This verse is likely talking about a spiritual scattering, where God separates the wicked from the righteous, much like in Matthew 25:32-33, where the sheep are separated from the goats.
What is the reason for this scattering according to the surrounding verses?
The reason for this scattering is because of the magnitude of the people's iniquity, as stated in Jeremiah 13:22, and their inability to do good, as seen in Jeremiah 13:23, which is compared to the inability of an Ethiopian to change their skin or a leopard to change its spots.
How does this verse relate to the concept of judgment in the Bible?
This verse relates to the concept of judgment in the Bible, as seen in verses like Romans 2:2 and Revelation 20:12-13, where God judges the wicked and separates them from the righteous, and it serves as a warning to those who have forgotten God and trusted in falsehood, as stated in Jeremiah 13:25.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that I may be like chaff, blown away by the winds of temptation and sin, and how can I anchor myself in God's Word?
- How does the concept of being scattered like chaff driven by the desert wind make me feel, and what does it say about God's power and justice?
- In what ways have I forgotten God and trusted in falsehood, and how can I turn back to Him and trust in His truth?
- How can I apply the lesson of Jeremiah 13:24 to my own life, and what changes do I need to make to avoid being scattered like chaff?
Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 13:24
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away,.... Because of their many sins, and continuance in them, their habits and custom of sinning, they are threatened with being carried
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 13:24
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness. Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble ... - (Psalms 1:4, "The ungodly are ... like the chaff which the wind driveth away").
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 13:24
The words denote a great and clear dispersion, like that of the scattering of stubble by a fierce wind.
Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 13:24
Jeremiah 13:24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.Ver. 24. Therefore I will scatter them.] This was no small aggravation of their misery, that they should be thus severed one from another. So the persecutors of the primitive times relegated and confined the poor Christians to isles and mines, where they could not have access one to another for mutual comfort and support, as Cyprian complaineth. Cyprian. Epist.
Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 13:24
(24) Stubble.—Our English word means the “stalks of the corn left in the field by the reaper” (Johnson). The Hebrew word is applied to the broken straw left on the threshing-floor after the oxen had been driven over the corn, which was liable to be carried away by the first gale (Isaiah 40:24; Isaiah 41:2). The wind of the wilderness.—i.e., the simoom blowing from the Arabian desert (Jeremiah 4:11; Job 1:19).
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Jeremiah 13:24
Verse 24. The wind of the wilderness.] Some strong tempestuous wind, proverbially severe, coming from the desert to the south of Judea.
Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 13:24
24. See on Jeremiah 4:11. by the wina] better, with mg. unto the wind.
Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 13:24
Stubble - Broken straw separated from the wheat after the grain had been trampled out by the oxen. Sometimes it was burned as useless; at other times left to be blown away by the wind from the desert.
Whedon's Commentary on Jeremiah 13:24
24. Stubble — The broken straw which has to be separated from the wheat after the threshing.
Sermons on Jeremiah 13:24
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Abide in Christ by Bill McLeod | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of spending time with the Word of God. He highlights how many Christians nowadays spend more time in front of the TV than with |
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The Way of the Righteous and the Way of the Wicked by George Plante | In this sermon, the speaker addresses the topic of entertainment and its impact on Christians. He acknowledges that some people may view entertainment as just a form of enjoyment, |
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Epistle 111 by George Fox | George Fox warns believers to speak plainly and truthfully, allowing their words to reflect the light of Christ within them. He emphasizes that words should be life-giving and root |
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Daniel 9:1 by Chuck Smith | Chuck Smith emphasizes the significance of Daniel's prayer, rooted in his understanding of God's Word and the fulfillment of God's promises. Daniel's confession of Israel's sins an |
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The Return of Jesus Christ to Earth by Oswald J. Smith | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes that the world is becoming increasingly evil and corrupt as we approach the end times. He refers to Acts 15:14-18 as the most important prop |
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Walking With God in Your Generation (Norwegian) by Zac Poonen | This sermon emphasizes the importance of walking with God and living a life that pleases Him, drawing inspiration from the examples of Enoch and Noah. It challenges young people to |
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Jerusalem in Last Days Prophecy by Zac Poonen | This sermon delves into the prophecies concerning Jerusalem and Iraq in the last days, highlighting the significance of these locations in biblical end-time events. It emphasizes t |