New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 16:10
10“Now when you tell this people all these words, they will say to you, ‘1For what reason has the Lord declared all this great calamity against us? And what is our iniquity, or what is our sin which we have committed against the Lord our God?’
Jeremiah 16:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?
- New International Version (NIV)“When you tell these people all this and they ask you, ‘Why has the Lord decreed such a great disaster against us? What wrong have we done? What sin have we committed against the Lord our God?’
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And when you tell this people all these words, and they say to you, 'Why has the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? What is our iniquity? What is the sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?'
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And it shall be, when you show this people all these words, and they say to you, ‘Why has the Lord pronounced all this great disaster against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’
Context of Jeremiah 16:10
8Moreover you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink.” 9For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I am going to eliminate from this place, before your eyes and in your time, the voice of rejoicing and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride. “Now when you tell this people all these words, they will say to you, ‘For what reason has the Lord declared all this great calamity against us? And what is our iniquity, or what is our sin which we have committed against the Lord our God?’ 11Then you are to say to them, ‘It is because your forefathers have forsaken Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘and have followed other gods and served them and bowed down to them; but Me they have forsaken and have not kept My law. 12You too have done evil, even more than your forefathers; for behold, you are each one walking according to the stubbornness of his own evil heart, without listening to Me.
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וְהָיָ֗ה כִּ֤י תַגִּיד֙ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ עַל־מֶה֩ דִבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֤ה הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את וּמֶ֤ה עֲוֹנֵ֙נוּ֙ וּמֶ֣ה חַטָּאתֵ֔נוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָ֖אנוּ לַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
- Now whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
- you tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- they will sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- For whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- reasonעַל‛al · uponH5921
- has the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- declaredדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
- greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- is our iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- is our sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
- whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- we have committedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Jeremiah 16:10
- Jeremiah 2:35Yet you said, ‘I am innocent; Surely His anger is turned away from me.’ Behold, I will enter into judgment with you Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
- Jeremiah 5:19It shall come about when they say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ then you shall say to them, ‘As you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’
- Jeremiah 13:22If you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things happened to me?’ Because of the magnitude of your iniquity Your skirts have been removed And your heels have been exposed.
- Jeremiah 22:8“Many nations will pass by this city; and they will say to one another, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?’
- Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
- 1 Kings 9:8And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’
- Hosea 12:8And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors they will find in me No iniquity, which would be sin.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 16:10
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 Here seems to be the language of those who quarrel at the word of God, and instead of humbling and condemning themselves, justify themselves, as though God did them wrong. A plain and full answer is given. They were more obstinate in sin than their fathers, walking every one after the devices of his heart. Since they will not hearken, they shall be hurried away into a far country, a land they know not. If they had God's favour, that would…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The Lord told Jeremiah that people would question him. They would show self-righteousness and believe the Lord should not harm them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (De 29:24; 1Ki 9:8, 9).Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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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