EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Jeremiah 7:17
17You can see what they are doing in Jerusalem and in all the towns of Judah.
Jeremiah 7:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- New International Version (NIV)Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do you not see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Context of Jeremiah 7:17
15I will send you far away from me. I already did that to the other Israelites, the people of Ephraim's tribe.” 16Jeremiah, you must not pray for this people. Do not ask me to help them. If you ask me to save them, I will not listen to you. You can see what they are doing in Jerusalem and in all the towns of Judah. 18The children fetch wood and their fathers use it to light a fire. The women prepare flour to cook cakes. Then they offer them to the “Queen of Heaven”. And they offer gifts of drink to other false gods. They do that to make me angry. 19But they are not hurting me. They are hurting themselves, and they will be ashamed.’ That is what the Lord says.
Read all of Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 7:17 word by word
הַֽאֵינְךָ֣ רֹאֶ֔ה מָ֛ה הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִׂ֖ים בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבְחֻצ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:17
- Jeremiah 6:27The Lord said to me, ‘I have sent you to test my people. Test them like someone tests metal. Watch them carefully, to see how they live.
- Ezekiel 8:6He said to me, ‘Son of man, look at what they are doing! Israel's people are doing very disgusting things here. They are chasing me far away from my holy temple. But you will see even worse things than these.’
- Ezekiel 14:23Yes, when you see what they are like, you will no longer be upset. You will know that I have punished the people of Jerusalem as they deserved. That is what the Almighty Lord says.’
Commentaries on Jeremiah 7:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The proof of the hopeless immorality of the people is this, that they worship pagan deities (1) generally in the cities of Judah, and not in the capital only; and (2) publicly in the streets of Jerusalem. Such public idolatry could have been practiced only in the reign of a king like Jehoiakim.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. 17-18Pagan worship became a family activity. Each family member contributed to the ritual. They worshipped Ashtoreth, the Queen of Heaven, the mother goddess of the Canaanites, along with her family of deities (see Jeremiah 44:17–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Jehovah leaves it to Jeremiah himself to decide, is there not good reason that prayers should not be heard in behalf of such rebels?Read the comment
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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
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