Jeremiah 16:14

Yet behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD declares to Judah a future shift in communal identity, positioned immediately after the pronouncement of exile in the preceding verse. The statement marks a prophetic transition from past deliverance to impending judgment and subsequent restoration.

The words — The text highlights הִנֵּה־ (hi.neh-) meaning "behold" or "here!" and יֵאָמֵר (ye.'a.Mer) meaning "it will be said." These terms frame a prophetic announcement of a coming change in how Israel will verbally acknowledge God.

The thread — The structure "days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say" appears identically in Jeremiah 23:7. The rejected confession directly echoes Exodus 20:2 and Deuteronomy 15:15, both of which anchor Israel's foundational identity in the Egyptian exodus.

Why it lands — The verse requires readers to recognize that covenant identity shifts when God replaces past acts of deliverance with new historical interventions. It demands tracking how divine name and reputation are redefined through judgment and restoration rather than preserved in static formulas.

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The Hebrew words

לָכֵ֛ןla./Khen<to>/ therefore הִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-here!יָמִ֥יםya.Mimdays בָּאִ֖יםba.'Im[are] coming נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance of יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh וְלֹֽא־ve./lo'-and/ not יֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.Merit will be said עוֹד֙'Odagain חַי־chai-[by] [the] life of יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherwho הֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.Lahhe brought up אֶת־'et-<obj.>בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael מֵאֶ֥רֶץme./'E.retzfrom/ [the] land of מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimEgypt

King James Version

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be said, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

Cross-references

Jeremiah 23:7 So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’
Exodus 20:2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Deuteronomy 15:15 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
Hosea 3:4 For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
Micah 6:4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
Isaiah 43:18 “Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.