Jeremiah 7:19

Jeremiah 7:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
• New International Version (NIV)But am I the one they are provoking? declares the Lord. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Is it I whom they provoke? declares the Lord. Is it not themselves, to their own shame?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do they provoke Me to anger?” says the Lord. “Do they not provoke themselves, to the shame of their own faces?”

Context of Jeremiah 7:19

17Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18The 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? 20Therefore 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. 21This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!

Jeremiah 7:19 word by word

הַאֹתִ֛י הֵ֥ם מַכְעִסִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הֲל֣וֹא אֹתָ֔ם לְמַ֖עַן בֹּ֥שֶׁת פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• But am I the Oneהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• they are provokingכָּעַסka‛as · to provokeH3707
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Is it notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• they spiteמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• to their own shameבֹּ֫שֶׁתbôsheth · shameH1322
• to their own shameפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440

Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:19

• Jeremiah 2:17Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?
• Deuteronomy 32:16They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations.
• Isaiah 1:20But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
• Ezekiel 8:17“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!
• 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
• Jeremiah 20:11But 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.
• Ezra 9:7From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.
• Isaiah 45:16They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.
• Daniel 9:7To 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.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Do they not provoke … - literally, Is it not themselves (“that they provoke”) to the shame of their faces?Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 The Jews took pride in showing zeal for their idols. Let us learn to be earnest in the service of our God, even from this bad example. Let us think it an honour to be employed in any work for God. Let us be as diligent ourselves, and as careful to teach our children the truths of God, as many are to teach the mysteries of iniquity. The direct tendency of this sin is malice against God, but it will hurt themselves. And they shall find there is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19God's law benefits people. Those who do not follow his instructions harm themselves (compare Mark 2:27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Is it I that they provoke to anger? Is it not themselves? (De 32:16, 21; Job 35:6, 8; Pr 8:36).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 7:19

• Backsliders
• Condescension of God
• Idolatry
• Impenitence
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Mirth
• Reject
• Covenant, the New
• Exodus, the Book of
• Jeremiah (2)
• Wrath, (anger)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7

• 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