Jeremiah 5:19

Judgment

¹⁷ They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”

¹⁸ “Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.

And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”

²⁰ Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:

²¹ “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

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.

Compare

BSB: And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”
KJV: 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.
WEB: It will happen when you say, ‘Why has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ Then you shall say to them, ‘Just as you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’
ASV: And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
DARBY: And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say to them, As ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
BLB: And it will come to pass when you⁺ say, ‘For what has YHWH our God done all these [things] to us?’ Then you shall say to them: ‘As you⁺ have forsaken Me and have served foreign gods in your⁺ land, so you⁺ shall serve strangers in a land not unto you⁺.’”

ÅB: Og når dere da sier: Hvorfor har Herren vår Gud gjort alt dette mot oss? - da skal du si til dem: Slik som dere forlot meg og tjente fremmede guder i deres land, slik skal dere også tjene fremmede herrer i et land som ikke er deres.
OTB: Og når folket spør, ‘Hvorfor har Herren vår Gud gjort alt dette mot oss?’ skal du si til dem, ‘Slik dere har forlatt Meg og tjent fremmede guder i deres eget land, slik skal dere tjene fremmede i et land som ikke er deres eget.’
B1930: Og når I da sier: Hvorfor har Herren vår Gud gjort alt dette mot oss? - da skal du si til dem: Likesom I forlot mig og tjente fremmede guder i eders land, således skal I også tjene fremmede herrer i et land som ikke er eders.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Kings 9:8–9
And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
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Deuteronomy 28:47–48
Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
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Jeremiah 22:8–9
And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
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Jeremiah 13:22
And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.
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Jeremiah 16:13
So I will cast you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’
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Deuteronomy 29:24–28
So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
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Jeremiah 16:10–11
When you tell these people all these things, they will ask you, ‘Why has the LORD pronounced all this great disaster against us? What is our guilt? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?’
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Jeremiah 2:35
you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
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