Jeremiah 13:17

Jeremiah 13:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.
• New International Version (NIV)If you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock has been taken captive.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if you will not hear it, My soul will weep in secret for your pride; My eyes will weep bitterly And run down with tears, Because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.

Context of Jeremiah 13:17

15Listen, and pay attention! Don’t be arrogant. The Lord has spoken. 16Honor the Lord your God before it gets dark, before your feet stumble on the mountains in the twilight. You will look for light, but the Lord will turn it into the shadow of death and change it into deep darkness. If you won’t listen, I will cry secretly over your arrogance. I will cry bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive. 18Say to the king and his mother, “Come down from your thrones, because your crowns have fallen off your heads.” 19The cities in the Negev will be locked up, and there will be no one to reopen them. All the people of Judah will be taken away into captivity.

Jeremiah 13:17 word by word

וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמָע֔וּהָ בְּמִסְתָּרִ֥ים תִּבְכֶּֽה־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִפְּנֵ֣י גֵוָ֑ה וְדָמֹ֨עַ תִּדְמַ֜ע וְתֵרַ֤ד עֵינִי֙ דִּמְעָ֔ה כִּ֥י נִשְׁבָּ֖ה עֵ֥דֶר יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if ye will not hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• it, my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• shall weepבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• in secret placesמִסְתָּרmistâr · hidingH4565
• forפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• prideגֵּוָהgêvâh · prideH1466
• and mine eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• shall weepדָּמַעdâma‛ · to weepH1830
• and run downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• with tearsדִּמְעָהdim‛âh · tearsH1832
• because the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• flockעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739
• is carried away captiveשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617

Cross-references for Jeremiah 13:17

• Jeremiah 22:5But if you don’t do what I say, I will take an oath on myself,” declares the Lord, “that this palace will become a pile of rubble.
• Malachi 2:2If you won’t listen and if you won’t consider giving honor to my name,” says the Lord of Armies, “then I’ll send a curse on you, and I’ll curse the blessings you give. Yes, I’ve already cursed them because you don’t carefully consider this.
• Jeremiah 9:1“I wish that my head were ⌞filled with⌟ water and my eyes were a fountain of tears so that I could cry day and night for my dear people who have been killed.
• Jeremiah 14:17“Say this to them: ‘My eyes flow with tears day and night without stopping because my dear people will suffer massive destruction. It will be a very serious blow.’ ”
• Jeremiah 17:16I have not run away from being your shepherd, and I have not longed for the day of destruction. You know what came out of my mouth.
• 1 Samuel 15:11“I regret that I made Saul king. He turned away from me and did not carry out my instructions.” Samuel was angry, and he prayed to the Lord all night.
• Psalms 119:136Streams of tears flow from my eyes because others do not follow your teachings.
• Lamentations 1:2Jerusalem cries bitterly at night with tears running down its cheeks. Out of all those who love the city, no one offers it comfort. All of Jerusalem’s friends have betrayed it and become its enemies.
• Lamentations 2:18The hearts of Jerusalem’s people cried out to the Lord, the wall of Zion’s people. Let your tears run down like a river day and night. Don’t let them stop. Don’t let your eyes rest.
• Luke 19:41When he came closer and saw the city, he began to cry.
• Romans 9:2I have deep sorrow and endless heartache.
• Jeremiah 13:15Listen, and pay attention! Don’t be arrogant. The Lord has spoken.
• Jeremiah 13:19The cities in the Negev will be locked up, and there will be no one to reopen them. All the people of Judah will be taken away into captivity.
• Psalms 80:1Open your ears, O Shepherd of Israel, the one who leads ⌞the descendants of⌟ Joseph like sheep, the one who is enthroned over the angels.
• Isaiah 63:11Then his people remembered Moses and the distant past. Where is the one who brought them out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who put his Holy Spirit in them?
• Ezekiel 34:31You, my sheep, are the sheep in my pasture. You are mortal, and I am your God, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17My soul shalt weep in secret places - If you will not hearken to the Lord, there is no remedy: destruction must come; and there is nothing left for me, but to go in secret, and mourn and bewail your wretched lot.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The Lord‘s flock - The people carried away captive with Jeconiah formed the Jewish Church, as we are expressly told, whereas Zedekiah and the people of Jerusalem possessed only the externals of the Church and not its reality. It is for this reason that the seventy years‘ exile counts from Jeconiah‘s captivity.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 As the bottle was fitted to hold the wine, so the sins of the people made them vessels of wrath, fitted for the judgments of God; with which they should be filled till they caused each other's destruction. The prophet exhorts them to give glory to God, by confessing their sins, humbling themselves in repentance, and returning to his service. Otherwise they would be carried into other countries in all the darkness of idolatry and wickedness…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Jeremiah learned that if the people did not recognize the Lord, they would be taken into exile. This idea made him very sad.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. hear it--my exhortation. in secret--as one mourning and humbling himself for their sin, not self-righteously condemning them (Php 3:18). pride--(see on Jr 13:15; Job 33:17). flock--(Jr 13:20), just as kings and leaders are called pastors.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 13:17

• Idolatry
• Impenitence
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Pride
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 13

• 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