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Jeremiah 16:21 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 21. 21Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand…” at Jeremiah 16:21 as part of “Fishers, Hunters, and Double Recompense Lead to Recognition.”
Fishers and hunters search every hole because ways are not hid
This verse is one part of that explanation in Jeremiah 16:16–21. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Jeremiah 16:16–21
Read Jeremiah 16:21 with 16:16–21. By itself, “Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Search images portray inescapable accountability for polluted land, while nations eventually recognize inherited falsehood and the divine name.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “A New Exodus from the North Is Anticipated” into “Fishers, Hunters, and Double Recompense Lead to Recognition.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: Search images portray inescapable accountability for polluted land, while nations eventually recognize inherited falsehood and the divine name. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand…” at Jeremiah 16:21 as part of “Fishers, Hunters, and Double Recompense Lead to Recognition.”
What Remains True
Institutions and leaders are accountable for violence, deception, exploitation, and refusal of repair. In Jeremiah 16:21, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand…” at Jeremiah 16:21 as part of “Fishers, Hunters, and Double Recompense Lead to Recognition.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 16:16–21 — Fishers, Hunters, and Double Recompense Lead to RecognitionSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 16:16–21, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 16:16–21
Open the fixed Hebrew Jeremiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Jeremiah with Translator, Textual, and Study Notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; official eBible PDF distribution, NET Bible Second Edition; official PDF accessed 2026
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, names, textual problems, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 16:16–21
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