New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 5:19
19It shall come about 1when 2they 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 3serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’
Jeremiah 5:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
- New International Version (NIV)And when the people ask, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when your people say, 'Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?' you shall say to them, 'As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And it will be when you say, ‘Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.’
Context of Jeremiah 5:19
17They will devour your harvest and your food; They will devour your sons and your daughters; They will devour your flocks and your herds; They will devour your vines and your fig trees; They will demolish with the sword your fortified cities in which you trust. 18“Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not make you a complete destruction. It 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.’ 20“Declare this in the house of Jacob And proclaim it in Judah, saying, 21‘Now hear this, O foolish and senseless people, Who have eyes but do not see; Who have ears but do not hear.
Read all of Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 5:19 word by word
וְהָיָה֙ כִּ֣י תֹאמְר֔וּ תַּ֣חַת מֶ֗ה עָשָׂ֨ה יְהֹוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ לָ֖נוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֑לֶּה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עֲזַבְתֶּ֤ם אוֹתִי֙ וַתַּעַבְד֞וּ אֱלֹהֵ֤י נֵכָר֙ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֔ם כֵּ֚ן תַּעַבְד֣וּ זָרִ֔ים בְּאֶ֖רֶץ לֹ֥א לָכֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
- It shall comeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
- they sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Whyתַּחַתtachath · underneath: because ofH8478
- Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- has the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- to them, ‘As you have forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
- Me and servedעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
- foreignנֵכָרnêkâr · foreignH5236
- in your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- soכֵּןkên · soH3651
- strangersזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
Cross-references for Jeremiah 5:19
- 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 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 16:10“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?’
- 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?’
- 2 Chronicles 7:21As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’
- Jeremiah 2:13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water.
- Deuteronomy 4:25“When you become the father of children and children’s children and have remained long in the land, and act corruptly, and make an idol in the form of anything, and do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord your God so as to provoke Him to anger,
- Deuteronomy 28:47“Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a glad heart, for the abundance of all things;
- Lamentations 5:8Slaves rule over us; There is no one to deliver us from their hand.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 5:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The reason why God so chastises His people. As they in a land especially consecrated to Yahweh had served “strange” (i. e., foreign gods, so shall they in a land belonging to others be the slaves of strangers.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-31Verses 19-31 Unhumbled hearts are ready to charge God with being unjust in their afflictions. But they may read their sin in their punishment. If men will inquire wherefore the Lord doeth hard things unto them, let them think of their sins. The restless waves obeyed the Divine decree, that they should not pass the sandy shores, which were as much a restraint as lofty mountains; but they burst all restraints of God's law, and were wholly gone into…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19The Lord reassured Jeremiah that the destruction would not be complete. He prepared Jeremiah to answer those who questioned why the Lord would bring such harsh judgment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Retribution in kind. As ye have forsaken Me (Jr 2:13), so shall ye be forsaken by Me. As ye have served strange (foreign) gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers (foreigners) in a land not yours. Compare the similar retribution in De 28:47, 48.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 5:19 Deut 29:24-26; 1 Kin 9:8, 9; Jer 13:22; 16:10-13 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 5:19 Or you ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 5:19 Deut 28:48; Jer 16:13 ↩
Commentaries on Jeremiah 5
- 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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