Bible Strands
Jeremiah 10:24
Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice—not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah speaks to Yahweh immediately after acknowledging in Jeremiah 10:23 that human steps are not self-directed, and directly before petitioning for divine wrath on hostile nations in Jeremiah 10:25.
The words — The verb יַסֵּרֵנִי (yas·sê·rênî) literally means "correct me," and the verb תַמְעִיטֵנִי (tam·ʿî·tênî) literally means "you should diminish me."
The thread — This request for measured correction without wrath runs parallel to the petitions in Psalms 38:1 and Psalms 6:1, while Jeremiah 30:11 contrasts this discipline with God's promise to preserve rather than destroy His people.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to ask for divine correction only when administered justly, recognizing that unmeasured anger reduces the recipient to nothing rather than restoring them.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
Cross-references
- Psalms 38:1 A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
- Psalms 6:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
- Jeremiah 30:11 For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
- Job 6:18 Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
- Isaiah 40:23 He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
- Isaiah 41:11 Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
- Habakkuk 3:2 O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!