And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.

JEREMIAH 11:23KJV
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Jeremiah 11:23 (KJV)

What does Jeremiah 11:23 mean?

Jeremiah 11:23 says that none of the people from Anathoth will survive, because God will bring disaster upon them during a specific time of judgment. The verse is a warning that the entire group will face consequences, with no one left as a surviving remnant.

Jeremiah, speaking God’s message, addresses the people of Anathoth—a town near Jerusalem and his own hometown. The context is that some people from Anathoth had threatened Jeremiah for prophesying against them. This verse is God’s response, declaring that their opposition will lead to their complete destruction in a coming year of reckoning.

The Hebrew behind Jeremiah 11:23

  • שְׁאֵרִית (she'erit, "remnant"): This word means a surviving group or remainder. Its use here stresses that not even a small group will escape—total judgment is in view.
  • רָעָה (ra'ah, "evil"): This word often means disaster or calamity, not just moral evil. Here, it signals that God is bringing a severe, destructive event, not simply allowing bad things to happen.
  • פְּקֻדָּה (pequddah, "visitation"): This word refers to a time when God intervenes, often for judgment. The phrase "year of their visitation" points to a set time when God will act decisively against Anathoth.

Why Jeremiah 11:23 matters

  • Jeremiah 11:23 clarifies that the judgment is total—there will be no survivors from Anathoth, which is unusual since God often leaves a remnant elsewhere in the Bible.
  • The verse highlights the seriousness of opposing God’s message and messenger, especially since the people of Anathoth were Jeremiah’s own townspeople.
  • This verse connects to the wider passage by showing that God’s warnings through Jeremiah are not empty threats; there is a specific time set for judgment, making the warning urgent and real.

Where else these words appear

“Anathoth” Hebrew H6068 · used in 15 verses

  • Joshua 21:18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
  • Ezra 2:23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
  • Jeremiah 1:1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

“visitation” Hebrew H6486 · used in 31 verses

  • Numbers 3:32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
  • 2 Chronicles 23:18 Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.
  • Jeremiah 23:12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

“remnant” Hebrew H7611 · used in 66 verses

  • Genesis 45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
  • Jeremiah 23:3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
  • Ezekiel 11:13 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?