English Standard Version
Jeremiah 7:19
19Is it I whom they provoke? declares the Lord. Is it not themselves, to their own shame?
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?
- 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?”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Am I the one they are hurting?” asks the Lord. “Most of all, they hurt themselves, to their own shame.”
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 children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven. And they pour out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger. Is it I whom they provoke? declares the Lord. Is it not themselves, to their own shame? 20Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched." 21Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.
Read all of Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 7:19 word by word
הַאֹתִ֛י הֵ֥ם מַכְעִסִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הֲל֣וֹא אֹתָ֔ם לְמַ֖עַן בֹּ֥שֶׁת פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:19
- Jeremiah 2:17Have you not brought this upon yourself by forsaking the Lord your God, when he led you in the way?
- Deuteronomy 32:16They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods; with abominations they provoked him to anger.
- Isaiah 1:20but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
- Ezekiel 8:17Then he said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations that they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence and provoke me still further to anger? Behold, they put the branch to their nose.
- 1 Corinthians 10:22Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
- Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me as a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble; they will not overcome me. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten.
- Ezra 9:7From the days of our fathers to this day we have been in great guilt. And for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plundering, and to utter shame, as it is today.
- Isaiah 45:16All of them are put to shame and confounded; the makers of idols go in confusion together.
- Daniel 9:7To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against 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
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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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