Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version will you always be angry? Will your wrath continue forever?’ This is how you talk, but you do all the evil you can.” New Living Translation Surely you won’t be angry forever! Surely you can forget about it!’ So you talk, but you keep on doing all the evil you can.” English Standard Version will he be angry forever, will he be indignant to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken, but you have done all the evil that you could.” Berean Standard Bible Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can.” King James Bible Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest. New King James Version Will He remain angry forever? Will He keep it to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken and done evil things, As you were able.” New American Standard Bible ‘Will He be angry forever, Or keep His anger to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken And have done evil things, And you have had your own way.” NASB 1995 ‘Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken And have done evil things, And you have had your way.” NASB 1977 ‘Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken And have done evil things, And you have had your way.” Legacy Standard Bible Will He be angry forever? Will He keep it to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken And have done evil things, And you have had your way.” Amplified Bible ‘Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken, And you have done all the evil things [you could], And you have had your way and have carried out your wickedness.” Christian Standard Bible Will he bear a grudge forever? Will he be endlessly infuriated? ” This is what you have said, but you have done the evil things you are capable of. Holman Christian Standard Bible Will He bear a grudge forever? Will He be endlessly infuriated?” This is what you have said, but you have done the evil things you are capable of. American Standard Version Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast had thy way. Contemporary English Version you beg me to stop being angry, but you won't stop sinning. English Revised Version Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast had thy way. GOD'S WORD® Translation He won't hold a grudge forever. He won't always be angry.' You have said and done all the evil things that you could." Good News Translation You won't always be angry; you won't be mad at me forever.' Israel, that is what you said, but you did all the evil you could." International Standard Version will he hold on to his anger forever, will he persist in his wrath to the end?' Look, you have spoken and done evil things, and you have succeeded in it." Majority Standard Bible Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can.” NET Bible You will not always be angry with me, will you? You will not be mad at me forever, will you?' That is what you say, but you continually do all the evil that you can." New Heart English Bible "'Will he retain his anger forever? Will he keep it to the end?' Look, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way." Webster's Bible Translation Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldst. World English Bible “‘Will he retain his anger forever? Will he keep it to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDoes He keep for all time? Watch forever? Behold, you have spoken these things, "" And you do evil, and prevail.” Young's Literal Translation Doth He keep to the age? watch for ever?' Lo, these things thou hast spoken, And thou dost the evil things, and prevailest. Smith's Literal Translation Will he guard forever? if he will watch to the end? Behold, I spake, and wilt thou do evil, and shalt thou be able? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWilt thou be angry for ever, or wilt thou continue until the end? Behold, thou hast spoken, and hast done evil things, and hast been able. Catholic Public Domain Version Why should you be angry unceasingly? And will you continue in this to the end? Behold, you have spoken and done evil, for you were able to do so.” New American Bible Will he keep his wrath forever, will he hold his grudge to the end?” This is what you say; yet you do all the evil you can. New Revised Standard Version will he be angry forever, will he be indignant to the end?” This is how you have spoken, but you have done all the evil that you could. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWill God reserve his anger for ever? Or will he keep it to the end? Behold, you have spoken, and have done evil things beyond measure. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Will it be kept for eternity, or will it be kept for eternities? Behold, you have spoken and you have done evil and you have been empowered OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Will He bear grudge for ever? Will He keep it to the end?' Behold, thou hast spoken, but hast done evil things, And hast had thy way. Brenton Septuagint Translation Will God's anger continue for ever, or be preserved to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done these bad things, and hadst power to do them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Wages of the Harlot…4Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth. 5Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can.” Cross References Hosea 14:4 I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them. Isaiah 57:16 For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made. Psalm 103:9 He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? Lamentations 3:31-32 For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. Psalm 77:7-9 “Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again? / Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time? / Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah Isaiah 54:7-8 “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer. 2 Chronicles 30:9 For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them. Joel 2:13 So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” / Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times! Luke 17:3-4 Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. / Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. Colossians 3:13 Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Treasury of Scripture Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, you have spoken and done evil things as you could. he reserve Jeremiah 3:12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. Psalm 77:7-9 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? … Psalm 85:5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? thou hast spoken Ezekiel 22:6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. Micah 2:1 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. Micah 7:3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. Jump to Previous Age Always Anger Angry Bear Continue Couldest Determined End Evil Forever Grudge Indignant Perpetually Preserve Prevailest Reserve Retain Talk Watch Way WrathJump to Next Age Always Anger Angry Bear Continue Couldest Determined End Evil Forever Grudge Indignant Perpetually Preserve Prevailest Reserve Retain Talk Watch Way WrathJeremiah 3 1. God's great mercy to Judah the polluted land6. Judah is worse than Israel 12. The promises of the gospel to the penitent 20. Israel reproved, and called by God, makes a solemn confession of their sins Will He hold on to His anger forever? This phrase reflects a deep theological question about the nature of God's justice and mercy. The Hebrew word for "anger" here is "אַף" (aph), which can also mean "nostrils" or "face," indicating a visible expression of anger. In the context of ancient Israel, God's anger is often depicted as righteous indignation against sin and idolatry. The rhetorical question suggests a hope or belief that God's anger is not eternal, pointing to His merciful nature. Historically, the Israelites experienced God's discipline through exile and hardship, yet they also witnessed His forgiveness and restoration, emphasizing that His anger is not His final word. Will He harbor it to the end? This is what you have said but you have done all the evil you could Thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.--i.e., resolutely and obstinately. That pathetic appeal to the mercy and love of Jehovah was followed by no amendment, but by a return to evil. Here the first prophecy, as reproduced from memory, ends, and the next verse begins a separate discourse. Verse 5. - Will he reserve? rather, Will he retain, etc.? It is a continuation of the supposed address of Judah. To the end? rather, everlastingly? Behold, thou hast spoken, etc.; rather, Behold, thou hast spoken it, but hast done these evil things, and hast prevailed (i.e. succeeded). The substance of the two verses (4 and 5) is well given by Ewald: "Unhappily her power truly to return has been exhausted, as not long ago after fresh signs of the Divine displeasure she prayed in beautiful language to [Jehovah] for new favor and abatement of the old sufferings, [but] she immediately fell again into her sin, and carried it out with cool determination."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Will He be angryהֲיִנְטֹ֣ר (hă·yin·ṭōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5201: To guard, to cherish forever? לְעוֹלָ֔ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Will He be indignant יִשְׁמֹ֖ר (yiš·mōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to to the end?’ לָנֶ֑צַח (lā·ne·ṣaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity This הִנֵּ֥ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! you 0 (0) 0 Strong's Hebrew have spoken, דִבַּ֛רְתְּ (ḏib·bart) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue but you keep doing וַתַּעֲשִׂ֥י (wat·ta·‘ă·śî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make all the evil הָרָע֖וֹת (hā·rā·‘ō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 7451: Bad, evil you can.” וַתּוּכָֽל׃ (wat·tū·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3201: To be able, have power Links Jeremiah 3:5 NIVJeremiah 3:5 NLT Jeremiah 3:5 ESV Jeremiah 3:5 NASB Jeremiah 3:5 KJV Jeremiah 3:5 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 3:5 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 3:5 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 3:5 French Bible Jeremiah 3:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 3:5 Will he retain his anger forever? 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