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

15but, [As] Jehovah liveth, who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them. For I will bring them again into their land, which I gave unto their fathers. 16Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith Jehovah, and they shall fish them; and afterwards will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them, from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not concealed from my face, neither is their iniquity hidden from before mine eyes. 18But first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have profaned my land with the carcases of their detestable things, and with their abominations have they filled mine inheritance. 19Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of distress, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited falsehood [and] vanity; and in these things there is no profit.

Jeremiah 16:17 word by word

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

• eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• concealedסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771

Cross-references for Jeremiah 16:17

• Jeremiah 23:24Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? saith Jehovah.
• Jeremiah 32:19great in counsel and mighty in work, whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the children of men, to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
• Job 34:21For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
• Psalms 90:8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret [sins] in the light of thy countenance.
• Psalms 139:3Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways;
• Proverbs 5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.
• Proverbs 15:3The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
• Isaiah 29:15Woe unto them that hide deep, far from Jehovah, their counsel! And their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
• Ezekiel 8:12And he said unto me, Hast thou seen, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every one in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land.
• Ezekiel 9:9And he said unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness; for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the earth, and Jehovah seeth not.
• Luke 12:1In those [times], the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So that do not judge anything before [the] time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have [his] praise from God.
• Hebrews 4:13And there is not a creature unapparent before him; but all things [are] naked and laid bare to his eyes, with whom we have to do.

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

• Sin

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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