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Jeremiah 2:17

Sin

15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?

18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?

19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

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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
Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?
KJV
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
WEB
“Haven’t you brought this on yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you by the way?
ASV
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, when he led thee by the way?
DARBY
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, at the time he was leading thee in the way?
BLB
Have you not done this to yourself, [by] your forsaking YHWH your God in the time He led you in the way?
ÅB
Mon ikke det at du forlot Herren din Gud den tid han ville lede deg på veien, har voldt deg dette?
OTB
Er det ikke du som har brakt dette over deg selv ved å forlate Herren din Gud da han ledet deg på veien?
B1930
Mon ikke det at du forlot Herren din Gud den tid han vilde lede dig på veien, har voldt dig dette?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 4:18

    Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.

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  • Jeremiah 2:19

    Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

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  • Jeremiah 2:13

    For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:15–68

    But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

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  • Leviticus 26:15–46

    And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:

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  • Deuteronomy 32:10

    He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

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  • Hosea 13:9

    O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

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  • Psalms 77:20

    Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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