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Jeremiah 7:19

Judgment

17 Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

18 The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.

But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?

20 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.

21 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!

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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
But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?
KJV
Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
WEB
Do they provoke me to anger?” says the LORD. “Don’t they provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?”
ASV
Do they provoke me to anger? saith Jehovah; [do they] not [provoke] themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?
DARBY
Is it I whom they provoke to anger? saith Jehovah; is it not themselves, to the shame of their own face?
BLB
Do they provoke Me to anger? A declaration of YHWH. Is it not themselves, to the shame of their own faces?
ÅB
Mon det er meg de volder sorg, sier Herren, mon ikke seg selv, så deres ansikter skal rødme av skam?
OTB
Er det Meg de provoserer?" erklærer Herren. "Er det ikke seg selv, til deres egen skam?"
B1930
Mon det er mig de volder sorg, sier Herren, mon ikke sig selv, så deres ansikter skal rødme av skam?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 9:19

    For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’”

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  • Jeremiah 2:19

    Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:22

    Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

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  • Daniel 9:7–8

    To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.

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  • Jeremiah 20:11

    But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.

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  • Ezekiel 8:17–18

    “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!

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  • Job 35:6

    If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?

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  • Isaiah 1:24

    Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.

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