Jeremiah 30:16

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

Complete Jewish Bible:

"But all who devour you will be devoured, all your enemies will go into exile, those who plunder you will be plundered, those who pillage you will be pillaged.

Berean Standard Bible:

Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them— will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.

American Standard Version:

Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that despoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Therefore all they that devour{H398} thee shall be devoured{H398}; and all thine adversaries{H6862}, every one of them, shall go{H3212} into captivity{H7628}; and they that spoil{H7601}{H8154} thee shall be a spoil{H4933}, and all that prey{H962} upon thee will I give{H5414} for a prey{H957}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 10:25

  • Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

Exodus 23:22

  • But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

Isaiah 33:1

  • ¶ Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou [wast] not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; [and] when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Zechariah 2:8

  • For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Revelation 13:10

  • He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Isaiah 14:2

  • And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

Zechariah 12:2

  • Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem.

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Commentary for Jeremiah 30:16

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H398
    There are 825 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָכַל
    Transliteration: ʼâkal
    Pronunciation: aw-kal'
    Description: a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
  2. Strong's Number: H6862
    There are 102 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צַר
    Transliteration: tsar
    Pronunciation: tsar
    Description: or צָר; from צָרַר; compare as in צֹר; narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding); adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
  3. Strong's Number: H3212
    There are 938 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָלַךְ
    Transliteration: yâlak
    Pronunciation: yaw-lak'
    Description: a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
  4. Strong's Number: H7628
    There are 47 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁבִי
    Transliteration: shᵉbîy
    Pronunciation: sheb-ee'
    Description: from שְׁבוּ; exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty; captive(-ity), prisoners, [idiom] take away, that was taken.
  5. Strong's Number: H7601
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁאַס
    Transliteration: shâʼaç
    Pronunciation: shaw-as'
    Description: a primitive root; to plunder; spoil.
  6. Strong's Number: H8154
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁסָה
    Transliteration: shâçâh
    Pronunciation: shaw-saw'
    Description: or שָׁשָׂה; (Isaiah 10:13), a primitive root; to plunder; destroyer, rob, spoil(-er).
  7. Strong's Number: H4933
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְשִׁסָּה
    Transliteration: mᵉshiççâh
    Pronunciation: mesh-is-saw'
    Description: from שָׁסַס; plunder; booty, spoil.
  8. Strong's Number: H962
    There are 39 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּזַז
    Transliteration: bâzaz
    Pronunciation: baw-zaz'
    Description: a primitive root; to plunder; catch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.
  9. Strong's Number: H5414
    There are 1816 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָתַן
    Transliteration: nâthan
    Pronunciation: naw-than'
    Description: a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
  10. Strong's Number: H957
    There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּז
    Transliteration: baz
    Pronunciation: baz
    Description: from בָּזַז; plunder; booty, prey, spoil(-ed).