Jeremiah 11:21-23

B. The Verdict Which He Receives Jeremiah 11:21-23

TRANSLATION

(21) Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth who are seeking your life, saying, Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD and you will not die at our hand; (22) therefore thus says the LORD of host: Behold, I am about to punish them! The young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by the famine; (23) and they shall not have a remnant, for I will bring calamity unto the men of Anathoth, the year of their punishment.

COMMENTS

The righteous Judge was quick to render His verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Punishment is about to fall upon the inhabitants of Anathoth. The young men of military age would die by the sword of the enemy. Younger children would die in the famine which would result because of prolonged siege (Jeremiah 11:22). No remnant of those conspirators[194] would survive the calamity which God was about to bring upon the land. The year of their visitation or punishment is upon them (Jeremiah 11:23). They shall not be able to escape the ruthless armies of Nebuchadnezzar.

[194] That the threat is limited to the conspirators is indicated by the fact that some men of Anathoth did survive the exile and returned to their home city. See Ezra 2:23.