Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “But now I will send for many fishermen,” declares the LORD, “and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and from the crevices of the rocks. New Living Translation “But now I am sending for many fishermen who will catch them,” says the LORD. “I am sending for hunters who will hunt them down in the mountains, hills, and caves. English Standard Version “Behold, I am sending for many fishers, declares the LORD, and they shall catch them. And afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. Berean Standard Bible But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks. King James Bible Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. New King James Version “Behold, I will send for many fishermen,” says the LORD, “and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. New American Standard Bible “Behold, I am going to send for many fishermen,” declares the LORD, “and they will fish for them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain and every hill and from the clefts of the rocks. NASB 1995 “Behold, I am going to send for many fishermen,” declares the LORD, “and they will fish for them; and afterwards I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain and every hill and from the clefts of the rocks. NASB 1977 “Behold, I am going to send for many fishermen,” declares the LORD, “and they will fish for them; and afterwards I shall send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and from the clefts of the rocks. Legacy Standard Bible “Behold, I am going to send for many fishermen,” declares Yahweh, “and they will fish for them; and afterwards I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain and every hill and from the crevices of the rocks. Amplified Bible “Behold (listen carefully), I will send for many fishermen,” says the LORD, “and they will fish for them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain and from every hill and out of the clefts of the rocks. Christian Standard Bible “I am about to send for many fishermen” —this is the LORD’s declaration—“and they will fish for them. Then I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and out of the clefts of the rocks, Holman Christian Standard Bible “I am about to send for many fishermen"—this is the LORD’s declaration—"and they will fish for them. Then I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and out of the clefts of the rocks, American Standard Version Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith Jehovah, and they shall fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. Contemporary English Version But for now, I am sending enemies who will catch you like fish and hunt you down like wild animals in the hills and the caves. English Revised Version Behold, I will send for many fishers saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. GOD'S WORD® Translation "I'm going to send for many fishermen," declares the LORD, "and they will catch the people of Israel. After that, I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt for them on every mountain and hill and even in the cracks in the rocks. Good News Translation The LORD says, "I am sending for many fishermen to come and catch these people. Then I will send for many hunters to hunt them down on every mountain and hill and in the caves among the rocks. International Standard Version "I'm about to send many fishermen," declares the LORD, "and they'll catch them. Afterwards, I'll send for many hunters and they'll hunt for them on every mountain and hill and in the crevices of the rocks. Majority Standard Bible But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks. NET Bible But for now I, the LORD, say: "I will send many enemies who will catch these people like fishermen. After that I will send others who will hunt them out like hunters from all the mountains, all the hills, and the crevices in the rocks. New Heart English Bible Look, I will send for many fishermen," says the LORD, "and they shall fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterwards will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. World English Bible “Behold, I will send for many fishermen,” says Yahweh, “and they will fish them up. Afterward I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain, from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBehold, I am sending for many fishers,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “And they have fished them, "" And after this I send for many hunters, "" And they have hunted them from off every mountain, "" And from off every hill, and from holes of the rocks. Young's Literal Translation Lo, I am sending for many fishers, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they have fished them, And after this I send for many hunters, And they have hunted them from off every mountain, And from off every hill, and from holes of the rocks. Smith's Literal Translation Behold me sending for many fishers, says Jehovah, and they fished them; and after this I will send for many hunters, and they hunted them from every mountain, and from every hill, and from the clefts of the rocks. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBehold I will send many fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall fish them: and after this I will send them many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, I will send many fishermen, says the Lord, and they will fish for them. And after this, I will send many hunters to them, and they will hunt for them on every mountain, and on every hilltop, and in the caverns of the rocks. New American Bible Look!—oracle of the LORD—I will send many fishermen to catch them. After that, I will send many hunters to hunt them out from every mountain and hill and rocky crevice. New Revised Standard Version I am now sending for many fishermen, says the LORD, and they shall catch them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBehold, I will send for many fishers, says the LORD, and they shall fish them from islands; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and from every hill and out of the holes of the rocks. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Behold, I am sending many fishermen, says LORD JEHOVAH, and they shall catch them, and after that I shall send many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and from every hill and from the caves of the cliffs OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. Brenton Septuagint Translation Behold, I will send many fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send many hunters, and they shall hunt them upon every mountain, and upon every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God will Restore Israel…15Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ For I will return them to their land that I gave to their forefathers. 16But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks. 17For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.… Cross References Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” Ezekiel 12:13 But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. Amos 4:2 The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. Habakkuk 1:15 The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly. Luke 5:10 and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.” Isaiah 2:19 Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. Revelation 6:15-16 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. Ezekiel 29:4 But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales. Matthew 13:47-50 Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish. / When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away. / So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous ... Isaiah 66:16 For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD. John 21:6 He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish. Psalm 139:7-10 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? / If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. / If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, ... Revelation 19:17-18 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” Isaiah 19:8 Then the fishermen will mourn, all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away. 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad. Treasury of Scripture Behold, I will send for many fishers, said the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. I will send. Jeremiah 25:9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations. Amos 4:2 The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. Habakkuk 1:14,15 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? … hunter. Genesis 10:9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. 1 Samuel 24:11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it. 1 Samuel 26:20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. every mountain. Isaiah 24:17,18 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth… Amos 5:19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. Amos 9:1-3 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered… Jump to Previous Affirmation Afterward Afterwards Bowmen Catch Clefts Crevices Declares Fish Fishermen Fishers Great Hill Holes Hunt Hunted Mountain Net Numbers Rocks SendingJump to Next Affirmation Afterward Afterwards Bowmen Catch Clefts Crevices Declares Fish Fishermen Fishers Great Hill Holes Hunt Hunted Mountain Net Numbers Rocks SendingJeremiah 16 1. The prophet, under the types of abstaining from marriage, 8. from houses of mourning and feasting, foreshows the utter ruin of the Jews; 10. because they were worse than their fathers. 14. Their return from captivity shall be stranger than their deliverance out of Egypt. 16. God will doubly recompense their idolatry. But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, In this phrase, the imagery of "fishermen" is significant. In the ancient Near East, fishing was a common occupation, and fishermen were known for their patience and skill. Here, God is using this metaphor to describe how He will gather His people or execute judgment. The idea of God sending fishermen suggests a deliberate and methodical approach. This imagery is echoed in the New Testament when Jesus calls His disciples to be "fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19), indicating a gathering of people for God's kingdom. The declaration by the LORD emphasizes divine authority and intentionality in this action. and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks. Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahA major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah. 2. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through Jeremiah to convey His plans and purposes. 3. Fishermen and Hunters Metaphorical agents used by God to gather and pursue the people of Israel, symbolizing different methods of divine intervention. 4. Mountains, Hills, and Clefts of the Rocks Geographic features symbolizing places of refuge or hiding, indicating that no place is beyond God's reach. Teaching Points Divine SovereigntyGod is in control of all events and uses various means to accomplish His purposes, whether through judgment or redemption. Inescapability of God's Judgment Just as fishermen and hunters are thorough in their pursuit, God's judgment is comprehensive and unavoidable. Call to Repentance The imagery serves as a warning to turn back to God before judgment comes, highlighting the urgency of repentance. God's Relentless Pursuit While the context is judgment, the broader biblical account shows God's relentless pursuit of His people for redemption. Symbolism of Fishermen and Hunters These roles can also symbolize the church's mission to seek out and bring people to God, transforming judgment imagery into a call for evangelism.(16) I will send for many fishers . . .--The words refer to the threat, not to the promise. The "fishers," as in Amos 4:2; Habakkuk 1:15, are the invading nations, surrounding Judah and Jerusalem as with a drag-net, and allowing none to escape. The process is described under this very name of "drag-netting" the country by Herodotus (iii. 149, 6:31), as applied by the army of Xerxes to Samos, Chios, Tenedos, and other islands. The application of the words either to the gathering of the people after their dispersion or to the later work of the preachers of the Gospel is an after-thought, having its source in our Lord's words, "I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19). It is, of course, possible enough that those words may have been suggested by Jeremiah's, the same image being used, as in the parable of Matthew 13:47, to describe the blessing which had before presented its darker aspect of punishment. Hunters.--Another aspect of the same thought, pointing, so far as we can trace the distinction between the two, to the work of the irregular skirmisher as the former image did to that of the main body of the army: men might take refuge, as hunted beasts might do, in the caves of the rocks, but they should be driven forth even from these. Verses 16, 17. - I will send for should rather be, I will send. Fishers and hunters, by a divinely given impulse, shall "fish" and "hunt" the unhappy fugitives from their lurking-places. There may, perhaps, be an allusion to the cruel ancient practice of "sweeping the country with a drag-net" (Herod, 3:149), and then destroying the male population: Samos, e.g. was thus "netted" and depopulated by the Persians. Habakkuk may also refer to this when he says (Habakkuk 1:15), "They catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But for nowהִנְנִ֨י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! I will send for שֹׁלֵ֜חַ (šō·lê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out many רַבִּ֛ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great fishermen, לְדַיָּגִ֥ים (lə·ḏay·yā·ḡîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1771: A fisherman declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and they will catch them. וְדִיג֑וּם (wə·ḏî·ḡūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 1770: To fish for, catch After that וְאַֽחֲרֵי־ (wə·’a·ḥă·rê-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part I will send אֶשְׁלַח֙ (’eš·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out for many לְרַבִּ֣ים (lə·rab·bîm) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great hunters, צַיָּדִ֔ים (ṣay·yā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6719: A huntsman and they will hunt them down וְצָד֞וּם (wə·ṣā·ḏūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 6679: To lie alongside, to catch an animal, to victual on מֵעַ֤ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every mountain הַר֙ (har) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country and hill, גִּבְעָ֔ה (giḇ·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1389: A hillock even from the clefts וּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖י (ū·min·nə·qî·qê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5357: Cleft (of a rock) of the rocks. הַסְּלָעִֽים׃ (has·sə·lā·‘îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5553: A craggy rock Links Jeremiah 16:16 NIVJeremiah 16:16 NLT Jeremiah 16:16 ESV Jeremiah 16:16 NASB Jeremiah 16:16 KJV Jeremiah 16:16 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 16:16 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 16:16 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 16:16 French Bible Jeremiah 16:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 16:16 Behold I will send for many fishermen (Jer.) |
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