Jeremiah 2:19

Jeremiah 2:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.
• New International Version (NIV)Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the Lord your God and have no awe of me,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” Says the Lord God of hosts.

Context of Jeremiah 2:19

17Have you not done this to yourself By your forsaking the Lord your God When He led you in the way? 18But now what are you doing on the road to Egypt, To drink the waters of the Nile? Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria, To drink the waters of the Euphrates? Your own wickedness will correct you, And your apostasies will reprove you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to forsake the Lord your God, And the dread of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord God of hosts. 20“For long ago I broke your yoke And tore off your bonds; But you said, ‘I will not serve!’ For on every high hill And under every green tree You have lain down as a harlot. 21Yet I planted you a choice vine, A completely faithful seed. How then have you turned yourself before Me Into the degenerate shoots of a foreign vine?

Jeremiah 2:19 word by word

תְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְ רָעָתֵ֗ךְ וּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ תּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְ וּדְעִ֤י וּרְאִי֙ כִּי־רַ֣ע וָמָ֔ר עָזְבֵ֖ךְ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ וְלֹ֤א פַחְדָּתִי֙ אֵלַ֔יִךְ נְאֻם־אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• will correctיָסַרyâsar · to disciplineH3256
• apostasiesמְשׁוּבָהmeshûbâh meshûbâh · faithlessnessH4878
• will reproveיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
• Knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• therefore and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that it is evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• bitterמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751
• For you to forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• the dreadפַּחְדָּהpachdâh · dreadH6345
• of Me is not in you,” declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:19

• Jeremiah 2:17Have you not done this to yourself By your forsaking the Lord your God When He led you in the way?
• Proverbs 1:31So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices.
• Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
• Isaiah 3:9The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
• Isaiah 5:5So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard: I will remove its hedge and it will be consumed; I will break down its wall and it will become trampled ground.
• Isaiah 50:1Thus says the Lord, “Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away? Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, And for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
• Hosea 5:5Moreover, the pride of Israel testifies against him, And Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also has stumbled with them.
• Jeremiah 3:6Then the Lord said to me in the days of Josiah the king, “Have you seen what faithless Israel did? She went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and she was a harlot there.
• Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will slay them, A wolf of the deserts will destroy them, A leopard is watching their cities. Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many, Their apostasies are numerous.
• Jeremiah 8:5Why then has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.
• Hosea 4:16Since Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn heifer, Can the Lord now pasture them Like a lamb in a large field?
• Hosea 11:7So My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call them to the One on high, None at all exalts Him.
• Hosea 14:1Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, For you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
• Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.
• Jeremiah 4:18Your ways and your deeds Have brought these things to you. This is your evil. How bitter! How it has touched your heart!”
• Job 20:11His bones are full of his youthful vigor, But it lies down with him in the dust.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Correct thee - Or, “chastise thee.” Alliances with foreign powers shall bring trouble and not safety.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-19Verses 14-19 Is Israel a servant? No, they are the seed of Abraham. We may apply this spiritually: Is the soul of man a slave? No, it is not; but has sold its own liberty, and enslaved itself to divers lusts and passions. The Assyrian princes, like lions, prevailed against Israel. People from Egypt destroyed their glory and strength. They brought these calamities on themselves by departing from the Lord. The use and application of this is, Repent of thy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The choice to leave the Lord led to more punishment and shame for Israel's people (Isaiah 3:9; Hosea 5:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. correct ... reprove--rather, in the severer sense, "chastise ... punish" [Maurer]. backslidings--"apostasies"; plural, to express the number and variety of their defections. The very confederacies they entered into were the occasion of their overthrow (Pr 1:31; Is 3:9; Ho 5:5). know ... see--imperative for futures: Thou shalt know and see to thy cost. my fear--rather, "the fear of Me."Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 2:19

• Backsliders
• Church
• Sin

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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