Jeremiah 11:23
And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
Original Language Analysis
וּשְׁאֵרִ֕ית
And there shall be no remnant
H7611
וּשְׁאֵרִ֕ית
And there shall be no remnant
Strong's:
H7611
Word #:
1 of 12
a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
לֹ֥א
H3808
לֹ֥א
Strong's:
H3808
Word #:
2 of 12
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
תִֽהְיֶ֖ה
H1961
תִֽהְיֶ֖ה
Strong's:
H1961
Word #:
3 of 12
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
כִּֽי
H3588
כִּֽי
Strong's:
H3588
Word #:
5 of 12
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
אָבִ֥יא
of them for I will bring
H935
אָבִ֥יא
of them for I will bring
Strong's:
H935
Word #:
6 of 12
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אַנְשֵׁ֥י
H376
אַנְשֵׁ֥י
Strong's:
H376
Word #:
9 of 12
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
עֲנָת֖וֹת
of Anathoth
H6068
עֲנָת֖וֹת
of Anathoth
Strong's:
H6068
Word #:
10 of 12
anathoth, the name of two israelites, also of a place in pal
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:12Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.Luke 19:44And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.Hosea 9:7The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.Micah 7:4The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Historical Context
The ironic reversal—those who sought to eliminate Jeremiah are eliminated—demonstrates divine justice's precision. Anathoth's destruction during the Babylonian conquest fulfilled this prophecy. Later tradition suggests few if any Anathothites returned from exile to reclaim their town. The phrase 'year of their visitation' marks God's calendared judgment.
Questions for Reflection
- How does the reversal of Anathoth's plot against Jeremiah demonstrate poetic divine justice?
- What warning does this judgment offer to those who oppose God's messengers?
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Analysis & Commentary
This verse completes Anathoth's judgment: 'And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.' 'No remnant' (she'erith) indicates total elimination—no survivors to continue the community. 'Year of their visitation' (shenath pequddatham) is the appointed time of divine reckoning. The destruction would be complete, fulfilling their desire to eliminate Jeremiah completely but applied to themselves instead. The same terminology they used ('cut off from the land of the living') becomes their own fate.