Jeremiah 25:6

Jeremiah 25:6 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not arouse my anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not go after other gods to serve and worship them, or provoke me to anger with the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not go after other gods to serve them and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands; and I will not harm you.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)Do not provoke my anger by worshiping idols you made with your own hands. Then I will not harm you.’

Context of Jeremiah 25:6

4And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear. 5They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. 7Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the Lord; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. 8Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,

Jeremiah 25:6 word by word

וְאַל־תֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְעָבְדָ֖ם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תַכְעִ֤יסוּ אוֹתִי֙ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יְדֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א אָרַ֖ע לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• not afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
• them, and to worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• them, and provoke me not to angerכָּעַסka‛as · to provokeH3707
• with the worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of your handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• and I will do you no hurtרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489

Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:6

• Jeremiah 7:6If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
• Jeremiah 35:15I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
• Exodus 20:3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
• Deuteronomy 6:14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
• Deuteronomy 8:19And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
• Deuteronomy 13:2And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
• Deuteronomy 28:14And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
• Joshua 24:20If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
• 1 Kings 11:4For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.
• 1 Kings 14:22And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
• 2 Kings 17:35With whom the Lord had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The Lord asked his people to stop doing evil things that made him angry. If they did, he would not harm them but would give them his promised blessings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. He instances one sin, idolatry, as representative of all their sins; as nothing is dearer to God than a pure worship of Himself.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:6

• Babylon
• Captivity
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Controversy
• Refuse
• Servant
• Genesis
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25

• 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