Jeremiah 2:10

Jeremiah 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
• New International Version (NIV)Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this:
• English Standard Version (ESV)For cross to the coasts of Cyprus and see, or send to Kedar and examine with care; see if there has been such a thing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For pass beyond the coasts of Cyprus and see, Send to Kedar and consider diligently, And see if there has been such a thing.

Context of Jeremiah 2:10

8The priests didn’t ask, “Where is the Lord?” Those who deal with my teachings didn’t know me. The rulers rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied in the name of Baal and followed statues that couldn’t help them. 9“That is why I am bringing charges against you,” declares the Lord, “and I am bringing charges against your grandchildren. Go over to the coasts of Cyprus, and see. Send ⌞someone⌟ to Kedar, and observe closely. See if there has ever been anything like this. 11Has any nation ever exchanged gods? (Their gods aren’t really gods.) Yet, my people have exchanged their Glory for something that doesn’t help them. 12Be horrified over this, heaven. Be terribly afraid,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 2:10 word by word

כִּ֣י עִבְר֞וּ אִיֵּ֤י כִתִּיִּים֙ וּרְא֔וּ וְקֵדָ֛ר שִׁלְח֥וּ וְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּ מְאֹ֑ד וּרְא֕וּ הֵ֥ן הָיְתָ֖ה כָּזֹֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For pass overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• of Chittimכִּתִּיkittîy kittîyîy · CyprusH3794
• and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• unto Kedarקֵדָרqêdâr · KedarH6938
• and considerבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• diligentlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:10

• Genesis 10:4Javan’s descendants were the people from Elishah, Tarshish, Cyprus, and Rhodes.
• Numbers 24:24Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus. They will conquer Assyria and Eber. But they, too, will be totally destroyed.”
• 1 Chronicles 1:7Javan’s descendants were the people from Elishah, Tarshish, Cyprus, and Rhodes.
• 1 Chronicles 23:1When David had grown old and had lived out his years, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
• Psalms 120:5How horrible it is to live as a foreigner in Meshech or to stay in the tents of Kedar.
• Ezekiel 27:6They made your oars from oaks in Bashan. They made your deck from pine trees on the shores of Cyprus. It had ivory set in it.
• Daniel 11:30Ships will come from the west to attack him, and he will be discouraged and turn back. Angry at the holy promise, he will return, take action, and favor those who abandon the holy promise.
• Genesis 25:13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth (Ishmael’s firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
• Jeremiah 18:13“This is what the Lord says: Ask among the nations if anyone has ever heard anything like this. The people of Israel have done a very horrible thing.
• Judges 19:30Everyone who saw it said, “Never has such a thing happened or been seen from the time the people of Israel came out of Egypt until today. Think about it! Form a plan, and speak out!”
• 1 Corinthians 5:1Your own members are aware that there is sexual sin going on among them. This kind of sin is not even heard of among unbelievers—a man is actually married to his father’s wife.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The isles of Chittim - This is the island of Cyprus, according to Josephus. In 1 Maccabees 8:5, it is taken for Macedonia. Besides this, how they (the Romans) had discomfited in battle Philip and Perseus, king of the Chittims. Chittim was the grandson of Japhet; and Bochart has made it appear that the countries inhabited by the Chittim were Italy and the adjacent provinces of Europe, lying along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea; and probably this is the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Kedar signifies the whole East, and the isles of Chittim (Isaiah 23:12 note) the West. If then you traverse all lands from west to east, it will be impossible to find any nation guilty of such apostasy as that committed by Israel.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Before God punishes sinners, he pleads with them, to bring them to repentance. He pleads with us, what we should plead with ourselves. Be afraid to think of the wrath and curse which will be the portion of those who throw themselves out of God's grace and favour. Grace in Christ is compared to water from a fountain, it being cooling and refreshing, cleansing and making fruitful: to living water, because it quickens dead sinners, revives…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Kedar, an Arabic tribe that came from Ishmael, lived in the desert east of the Jordan River Valley (see Jeremiah 49:28–33; Isaiah 21:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. pass over the isles--rather, "cross over to the isles." Chittim ... Kedar--that is, the heathen nations, west and east. Go where you will, you cannot find an instance of any heathen nation forsaking their own for other gods. Israel alone does this. Yet the heathen gods are false gods; whereas Israel, in forsaking Me for other gods, forsake their "glory" for unprofitable idols. Chittim--Cyprus, colonized by Phoenicians, who built in it the city of…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 2:10

• Chittim
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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