^11:21Then the Lord told me about⁵⁹ some men from Anathoth⁶⁰ who were threatening to kill me.⁶¹ They had threatened,⁶² “Stop prophesying in the name of the Lord or we will kill you!”⁶³^11:22So the Lord who rules over all⁶⁴ said, “I will surely⁶⁵ punish them! Their young men will be killed in battle.⁶⁶ Their sons and daughters will die of starvation. ^11:23Not one of them will survive.⁶⁷ I will bring disaster on those men from Anathoth who threatened you.⁶⁸ A day of reckoning is coming for them.”⁶⁹

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Footnotes

55 The words “So I said to the Lord” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They are supplied in the translation for clarity to show the shift in address.
56 Heb “Yahweh of armies.” For the significance of the term see the notes at and .
57 Heb “Lord of armies, just judge, tester of kidneys and heart.” The sentence has been broken up to avoid a long and complex English sentence. The translation is more in keeping with contemporary English style. In Hebrew thought the “kidneys” were thought of as the seat of the emotions and passions and the “heart” was viewed as the seat of intellect, conscience, and will. The “heart” and the “kidneys” are often used figuratively for the thoughts, emotions, motives, and drives that are thought to be seated in them.
58 Heb “Let me see your retribution [i.e., see you exact retribution] from them because I reveal my cause [i.e., plea for justice] to you.”
59 Heb “Therefore thus says the Lord.” This phrase is anticipatory of the same phrase at the beginning of v. 22 and is introductory to what the Lord says about them. The translation seeks to show the connection of the “therefore” which is sometimes rather loose (cf. 487 כֵּן 3.d[b]) with the actual response which is not given until v. 22.
60 Heb “the men of Anathoth.” However, this does not involve all of the people, only the conspirators. The literal might lead to confusion later since v. 21 mentions that there will not be any of them left alive. However, it is known from Ezra 2:23 that there were survivors.
61 The reads the 2nd person masculine singular suffix “your life,” but reflects an alternative reading of the 1st person common singular suffix “my life.”
62 Heb “who were seeking my life, saying …” The sentence is broken up in conformity with contemporary English style.
63 Heb “or you will die by our hand.”
64 Heb “Yahweh of armies.” For the significance of the term see the notes at and .
65 Heb “Behold I will.” For the function of this particle see the translator’s note on .
66 Heb “will die by the sword.” Here “sword” stands contextually for “battle” while “starvation” stands for death by starvation during siege.
67 Heb “There will be no survivors for/among them.”
68 Heb “the men of Anathoth.” For the rationale for adding the qualification see the notes on v. .
69 Heb “I will bring disaster on …, the year of their punishment.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,

who tests the heart and the mind,

let me see your vengeance upon them,

for to you have I committed my cause.

Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand”— therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine, and none of them shall be left. For I will bring disaster upon the men of Anathoth, the year of their punishment.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But you, Lord Almighty, who judge righteously

and test the heart and mind,

let me see your vengeance on them,

for to you I have committed my cause.

Therefore this is what the Lord says about the people of Anathoth who are threatening to kill you, saying, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord or you will die by our hands”—therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine. Not even a remnant will be left to them, because I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But, Lord of Armies, who judges righteously,

who tests heart and mind,

let me see your vengeance on them,

for I have presented my case to you.

Therefore, here is what the Lord says concerning the people of Anathoth who intend to take your life. They warn, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will certainly die at our hand.” Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies says: “I am about to punish them. The young men will die by the sword; their sons and daughters will die by famine. They will have no remnant, for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”

NLTNew Living Translation

O Lord of Heaven’s Armies,

you make righteous judgments,

and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.

Let me see your vengeance against them,

for I have committed my cause to you.

This is what the Lord says about the men of Anathoth who wanted me dead. They had said, “We will kill you if you do not stop prophesying in the Lord’s name.” So this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says about them: “I will punish them! Their young men will die in battle, and their boys and girls will starve to death. Not one of these plotters from Anathoth will survive, for I will bring disaster upon them when their time of punishment comes.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But O Yahweh of hosts, who judges in righteousness,

who tests the inmost being, and the mind,

let me see your retribution upon them,

for to you I have revealed my legal case.

Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the people of Anathoth who seek your life, saying, “You shall not prophesy in the name of Yahweh or you will die by our hand.” Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Look, I am about to punish them. The young men will die by the sword. Their sons and their daughters will die by the famine. And a remnant will not be left for them, for I will bring disaster to the people of Anathoth, the year of their punishment.”

KJV 1900King James Version

But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

Therefore thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that thou die not by our hand: Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.

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