Jeremiah 4:18
16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.
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.
19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- “Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness, for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart.”
- ASV
- Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart.
- DARBY
- Thy way and thy doings have procured these [things] unto thee; this is thy wickedness, yea, it is bitter, yea, it reacheth unto thy heart.
- BLB
- “Your way and your deeds have made these [things] for you. This [is] your evil—how bitter [it is], how it reaches as far as your heart!”
- ÅB
- Din ferd og dine gjerninger har voldt deg dette; dette er frukten av din ondskap, at det er bittert, at det når like til ditt hjerte.
- OTB
- «Dine handlinger og gjerninger har brakt dette over deg. Dette er din straff. Hvor bitter den er! Hvor den trenger inn til hjertet!»
- B1930
- Din ferd og dine gjerninger har voldt dig dette; dette er frukten av din ondskap, at det er bittert, at det når like til ditt hjerte.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 107:17
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
Read in contextJeremiah 2:17
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
Read in contextProverbs 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Read in contextJeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Read in contextIsaiah 50:1
Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
Read in contextProverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:19
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
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