What is the meaning of Jeremiah 16:21? Therefore behold Jeremiah begins with a wake-up call. “Behold” grabs attention and links back to the nation’s stubborn idolatry (Jeremiah 16:11–13). • God has already watched every hidden act (Jeremiah 16:17; Hebrews 4:13). • His “therefore” shows that judgment is a logical, righteous response (Romans 2:5–6). • Similar warnings—“Prepare to meet your God” (Amos 4:12)—underline how seriously He takes covenant breaches. I will inform them The Lord has spoken through prophets, but the people ignored them (Jeremiah 7:25–26). Now He says He will “inform” or personally confront them. • When words are rejected, God moves to actions that cannot be dismissed (Hosea 5:14–15). • His direct intervention proves that ignorance is no excuse; revelation has always been clear (Psalm 19:1–4; Romans 1:20). And this time I will make them know My power and My might “This time” points to an unmistakable display, far beyond earlier warnings. • Think of the Exodus, when Israel “saw the great power that the LORD had used against the Egyptians” (Exodus 14:31). • He is “the LORD, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?” (Jeremiah 32:27). • Power and might include discipline for Judah through foreign invasion (Jeremiah 25:8–11) and, ultimately, global judgment that vindicates His holiness (Revelation 19:11-16). Then they will know that My name is the LORD Knowledge here is experiential. After witnessing His acts, people will no longer debate who God is. • “You shall know that I am the LORD your God” was His goal in redeeming Israel (Exodus 6:7); it is also His aim in chastening (Ezekiel 6:7). • The title “LORD” (YHWH) stresses His self-existent, covenant-keeping nature (Isaiah 42:8). • One day every knee will bow and every tongue confess His lordship (Philippians 2:10-11), fulfilling the pattern set in Jeremiah. summary Jeremiah 16:21 is God’s firm promise that, because His people ignored gentle calls to repentance, He will act in unmistakable power. He will personally reveal Himself through decisive judgment, so that all will experientially recognize His unrivaled authority and covenant name. The verse reminds us that divine warnings are never idle and that knowing the LORD is not optional; it is the inevitable outcome of His mighty works in history. |
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