Jeremiah 2:17

Jeremiah 2:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?
• New International Version (NIV)Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the Lord your God when he led you in the way?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have you not brought this on yourself, In that you have forsaken the Lord your God When He led you in the way?
• New Living Translation (NLT)And you have brought this upon yourselves by rebelling against the Lord your God, even though he was leading you on the way!

Context of Jeremiah 2:17

15The lions have roared against him; they have roared loudly. They have made his land a waste; his cities are in ruins, without inhabitant. 16Moreover, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head. Have you not brought this upon yourself by forsaking the Lord your God, when he led you in the way? 18And now what do you gain by going to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? Or what do you gain by going to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates? 19Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts.

Jeremiah 2:17 word by word

הֲלוֹא־זֹ֖את תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֑ךְ עָזְבֵךְ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ בְּעֵ֖ת מוֹלִיכֵ֥ךְ בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hast thou not procuredעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• whenעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• he ledיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• thee by the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:17

• Jeremiah 2:19Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts.
• Jeremiah 4:18Your ways and your deeds have brought this upon you. This is your doom, and it is bitter; it has reached your very heart."
• Leviticus 26:15if you spurn my statutes, and if your soul abhors my rules, so that you will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant,
• Numbers 32:23But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.
• Deuteronomy 28:15"But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God or be careful to do all his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you.
• Job 4:8As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.
• Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
• Hosea 13:9He destroys you, O Israel, for you are against me, against your helper.
• Jeremiah 2:13for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9"And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19"But if you turn aside and forsake my statutes and my commandments that I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,
• Deuteronomy 32:19"The Lord saw it and spurned them, because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.
• Psalms 77:20You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
• Psalms 78:53He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
• Psalms 107:7He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in.
• Psalms 136:16to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The way - Either, the journey through the wilderness, or the way of holiness.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-19Verses 14-19 Is Israel a servant? No, they are the seed of Abraham. We may apply this spiritually: Is the soul of man a slave? No, it is not; but has sold its own liberty, and enslaved itself to divers lusts and passions. The Assyrian princes, like lions, prevailed against Israel. People from Egypt destroyed their glory and strength. They brought these calamities on themselves by departing from the Lord. The use and application of this is, Repent of thy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-22This review of Israel's history highlights the foolishness, violence, arrogance, and hopelessness of abandoning the true God to worship false pagan gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Literally, "Has not thy forsaking the Lord ... procured this (calamity) to thee?" So the Septuagint: the Masoretic accents make "this" the subject of the verb, leaving the object to be understood. "Has not this procured (it, that is, the impending calamity) unto thee, that hast forsaken?" &c. (Jr 4:18). led--(De 32:10). the way--The article expresses the right way, the way of the Lord: namely, the moral training which they enjoyed in the Mosaic…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 2

• 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