God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 7:19
19They aren’t really provoking me,” declares the Lord. “But they are ⌞harming⌟ 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?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Is it I whom they provoke? declares the Lord. Is it not 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?”
Context of Jeremiah 7:19
17Don’t you see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18Children gather wood, fathers light fires, and women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven. They pour out wine offerings to other gods in order to make me furious. They aren’t really provoking me,” declares the Lord. “But they are ⌞harming⌟ themselves to their own shame. 20“This is what the Almighty Lord says: My anger and fury will be poured out on this place, on humans and animals, and on trees and crops. My anger and fury will burn and not be put out. 21“This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the meat.
Read all of Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 7:19 word by word
הַאֹתִ֛י הֵ֥ם מַכְעִסִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הֲל֣וֹא אֹתָ֔ם לְמַ֖עַן בֹּ֥שֶׁת פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:19
- Jeremiah 2:17You have brought this on yourself by abandoning the Lord your God when he led you on his way.
- Deuteronomy 32:16They made him furious because they worshiped foreign gods and angered him because they worshiped worthless idols.
- Isaiah 1:20But if you refuse and rebel, you will be destroyed by swords.” The Lord has spoken.
- Ezekiel 8:17He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this? Isn’t it bad enough that the people of Judah have done these disgusting things that you have seen here? Yet, they also fill the land with violence and continue to provoke me even more. Look how they insult me in the worst possible way.
- 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?
- Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is on my side like a terrifying warrior. That is why those who persecute me will stumble. They can’t win. They will be very ashamed that they can’t succeed. Their eternal shame will not be forgotten.
- Ezra 9:7From our ancestors’ days until now, we have been deep in guilt. Our kings and our priests have been handed over to foreign kings to be executed. We have been taken captive, robbed, and humiliated, as we still are today because of our sins.
- Isaiah 45:16Those who make idols will be ashamed and disgraced. They will go away completely disgraced.
- Daniel 9:7You, Lord, are righteous. But we—the men of Judah, the citizens of Jerusalem, and all the Israelites whom you scattered in countries near and far—are still ashamed because we have been unfaithful to 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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