Jeremiah 2:37

Jeremiah 2:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.
• New International Version (NIV)You will also leave that place with your hands on your head, for the Lord has rejected those you trust; you will not be helped by them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From it too you will come away with your hands on your head, for the Lord has rejected those in whom you trust, and you will not prosper by them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed you will go forth from him With your hands on your head; For the Lord has rejected your trusted allies, And you will not prosper by them.

Context of Jeremiah 2:37

35You 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.’ 36Why do you go around so much Changing your way? Also, you will be put to shame by Egypt, Just as you were put to shame by Assyria. From this place as well you will go out With your hands on your head; For the Lord has rejected those in whom you trust, And you will not prosper with them.”

Jeremiah 2:37 word by word

גַּ֣ם מֵאֵ֥ת זֶה֙ תֵּֽצְאִ֔י וְיָדַ֖יִךְ עַל־רֹאשֵׁ֑ךְ כִּֽי־מָאַ֤ס יְהֹוָה֙ בְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְ וְלֹ֥א תַצְלִ֖יחִי לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• From thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• asגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• you will goיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• your handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• on your headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has rejectedמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• those in whomמִבְטָחmibţâch · confidenceH4009
• And you will not prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:37

• 2 Samuel 13:19Tamar took ashes and put them on her head, and tore her long-sleeved garment which was on her; and she put her hand on her head and went on her way, crying out as she went.
• Jeremiah 2:36Why do you go around so much Changing your way? Also, you will be put to shame by Egypt, Just as you were put to shame by Assyria.
• Jeremiah 17:5This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
• Jeremiah 37:7“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘This is what you are to say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, is going to return to its own land of Egypt.
• Isaiah 10:4Nothing remains but to crouch among the captives Or fall among those killed. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.
• Ezekiel 17:15But he revolted against him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?
• Jeremiah 32:5Then he will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him,” declares the Lord. “If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed”’?”
• Numbers 14:41But Moses said, “Why then are you violating the command of the Lord, when doing so will not succeed?
• 2 Chronicles 13:12Now behold, God is with us at our head, and His priests with the signal trumpets to sound the war cry against you. Sons of Israel, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37Thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head - Thou shalt find all thy confidence in vain, - thy hope disappointed; - and thy state reduced to desperation. The hand being placed on the head was the evidence of deep sorrow, occasioned by utter desolation. See the case of Tamar, when ruined and abandoned by her brother Amnon, 2 Samuel 13:19. Thou shalt not prosper in them - They shall all turn to thy disadvantage; and this as we shall see…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37From him - From it, from this Egypt, which though fem. as a land, yet as a people may be used as a masc. (compare Jeremiah 46:8). Now that Nineveh is trembling before the armies of Cyaxares and Nabopalassar, thou hastenest to Egypt, hoping to rest upon her strength: but thou shalt retrace thy steps, with thy hands clasped upon thy head, disgraced and discarded. Confidences - Those in whom thou confidest. In them - literally, “with respect to them.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-37Verses 29-37 The nation had not been wrought upon by the judgements of God, but sought to justify themselves. The world is, to those who make it their home and their portion, a wilderness and a land of darkness; but those who dwell in God, have the lines fallen to them in pleasant places. Here is the language of presumptuous sinners. The Jews had long thrown off serious thoughts of God. How many days of our lives pass without suitable remembrance of him!…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-37Israel did not act like a loyal wife. Instead, she acted like: A wild animal in heat (Jeremiah 2:23–25) A thief (Jeremiah 2:26–30) A prostitute (Jeremiah 2:31–3:5)Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. him--Egypt. hands upon ... head--expressive of mourning (2Sa 13:19). in them--in those stays in which thou trustest.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 2:37

• Confidence
• Mourning

In the dictionaries

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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