Jeremiah 1:16
14 Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.
15 For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.
I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.
17 Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
18 Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.
- KJV
- And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
- WEB
- I will utter my judgments against them concerning all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
- ASV
- And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
- DARBY
- and I will pronounce my judgments against them for all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
- BLB
- And I will speak My judgments against them over all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me and have burned incense to other gods, and bowed down [to] the works of their own hands.
- ÅB
- Og jeg vil avsi mine dommer over dem for all deres ondskaps skyld, fordi de forlot meg og brant røkelse for andre guder og tilba sine henders verk.
- OTB
- Jeg vil avsi mine dommer over dem på grunn av deres ondskap i å forlate meg, i å brenne røkelse til andre guder og i å tilbe det deres hender har laget.
- B1930
- Og jeg vil avsi mine dommer over dem for all deres ondskaps skyld, fordi de forlot mig og brente røkelse for andre guder og tilbad sine henders verk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 7:9
Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
Read in contextJeremiah 19:4
because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:20
The LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him.
Read in contextActs 7:41
At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:8
Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 31:16
And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.
Read in contextIsaiah 37:19
They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
Read in context2 Kings 22:17
because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’
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