Jeremiah 16:17

Jeremiah 16:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
• New International Version (NIV)My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from me, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.

Context of Jeremiah 16:17

15Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ For I will return them to their land that I gave to their forefathers. 16But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks. For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes. 18And I will first repay them double their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and they have filled My inheritance with their abominations.” 19O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

Jeremiah 16:17 word by word

כִּ֤י עֵינַי֙ עַל־כָּל־דַּרְכֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א נִסְתְּר֖וּ מִלְּפָנָ֑י וְלֹֽא־נִצְפַּ֥ן עֲוֹנָ֖ם מִנֶּ֥גֶד עֵינָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• My eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• their waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• They are notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• hiddenסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• from My faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• and their guiltעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• concealedצָפַןtsâphan · to treasureH6845
• fromנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048

Cross-references for Jeremiah 16:17

• Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 32:19the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
• Job 34:21For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
• Psalms 90:8You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
• Psalms 139:3You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.
• Proverbs 5:21For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
• Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
• Isaiah 29:15Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
• Ezekiel 8:12“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”
• Ezekiel 9:9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
• Luke 12:1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
• Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17This chastisement arises not from caprice, but is decreed upon full knowledge and examination of their doings.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The restoration from the Babylonish captivity would be remembered in place of the deliverance from Egypt; it also typified spiritual redemption, and the future deliverance of the church from antichristian oppression. But none of the sins of sinners can be hidden from God, or shall be overlooked by him. He will find out and raise up instruments of his wrath, that shall destroy the Jews, by fraud like fishers, by force like hunters. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-18Jeremiah's message had two parts: Judgment does not remove future hope (Jeremiah 16:14–15) Hope does not eliminate the certainty of judgment (Jeremiah 16:16–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. (Jr 32:19; Pr 5:21; 15:3). their iniquity--the cause of God's judgments on them.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 16:17

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings