Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 16:10
10“When you tell these people all these things, they will say to you, ‘Why has the Lord declared all this terrible disaster against us? What is our iniquity? What is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’
Jeremiah 16:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?
- New International Version (NIV)“When you tell these people all this and they ask you, ‘Why has the Lord decreed such a great disaster against us? What wrong have we done? What sin have we committed against the Lord our God?’
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And when you tell this people all these words, and they say to you, 'Why has the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? What is our iniquity? What is the sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?'
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And it shall be, when you show this people all these words, and they say to you, ‘Why has the Lord pronounced all this great disaster against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’
Context of Jeremiah 16:10
8Do not enter the house where feasting is taking place to sit with them to eat and drink. 9For this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am about to eliminate from this place, before your very eyes and in your time, the sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride. “When you tell these people all these things, they will say to you, ‘Why has the Lord declared all this terrible disaster against us? What is our iniquity? What is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’ 11Then you will answer them, ‘Because your ancestors abandoned me — this is the Lord’s declaration — and followed other gods, served them, and bowed in worship to them. Indeed, they abandoned me and did not keep my instruction. 12You did more evil than your ancestors. Look, each one of you was following the stubbornness of his evil heart, not obeying me.
Read all of Jeremiah 16Jeremiah 16:10 word by word
וְהָיָ֗ה כִּ֤י תַגִּיד֙ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ עַל־מֶה֩ דִבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֤ה הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את וּמֶ֤ה עֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙ וּמֶ֣ה חַטָּאתֵ֔נוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָ֖אנוּ לַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shewנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- all these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- and they shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto thee, Wherefore hath the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- pronouncedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
- all this greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
- our iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- our sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
- that we have committedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Jeremiah 16:10
- Jeremiah 2:35you claim, “I am innocent. His anger is sure to turn away from me.” But I will certainly judge you because you have said, “I have not sinned.”
- Jeremiah 5:19When people ask, ‘For what offense has the Lord our God done all these things to us? ’ You will respond to them, ‘Just as you abandoned me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’
- Jeremiah 13:22And when you ask yourself, “Why have these things happened to me?” it is because of your great guilt that your skirts have been stripped off, your body exposed.
- Jeremiah 22:8“Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why did the Lord do such a thing to this great city?’
- Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will ask, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why this intense outburst of anger?’
- 1 Kings 9:8Though this temple is now exalted, everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff. They will say, “Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?”
- Hosea 12:8But Ephraim thinks, “How rich I have become; I made it all myself. In all my earnings, no one can find any iniquity in me that I can be punished for!”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 16:10
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 Here seems to be the language of those who quarrel at the word of God, and instead of humbling and condemning themselves, justify themselves, as though God did them wrong. A plain and full answer is given. They were more obstinate in sin than their fathers, walking every one after the devices of his heart. Since they will not hearken, they shall be hurried away into a far country, a land they know not. If they had God's favour, that would…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The Lord told Jeremiah that people would question him. They would show self-righteousness and believe the Lord should not harm them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (De 29:24; 1Ki 9:8, 9).Read the comment
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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
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