Jeremiah 2:17

Jeremiah 2:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?
• New International Version (NIV)Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the Lord your God when he led you in the way?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Have you not brought this upon yourself by forsaking the Lord your God, when he led you in the way?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have you not brought this on yourself, In that you have forsaken the Lord your God When He led you in the way?

Context of Jeremiah 2:17

15Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted. 16Even the soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls, people of Israel. You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the Lord your God when he was leading you along the right path. 18What good will it do you then to go down to Egypt to seek help from the Egyptians? What good will it do you to go over to Assyria to seek help from the Assyrians? 19Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the Lord your God, to show no respect for me,” says the Lord God who rules over all.

Jeremiah 2:17 word by word

הֲלוֹא־זֹ֖את תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֑ךְ עָזְבֵךְ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ בְּעֵ֖ת מוֹלִיכֵ֥ךְ בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hast thou not procuredעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• whenעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• he ledיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• thee by the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:17

• Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the Lord your God, to show no respect for me,” says the Lord God who rules over all.
• Jeremiah 4:18“The way you have lived and the things you have done will bring this on you. This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed. The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart.”
• Leviticus 26:15if you reject my statutes and abhor my regulations so that you do not keep all my commandments and you break my covenant –
• Numbers 32:23“But if you do not do this, then look, you will have sinned against the Lord. And know that your sin will find you out.
• Deuteronomy 28:15“But if you ignore the Lord your God and are not careful to keep all his commandments and statutes I am giving you today, then all these curses will come upon you in full force:
• Job 4:8Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
• Isaiah 11:4He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.
• Hosea 13:9I will destroy you, O Israel! Who is there to help you?
• Jeremiah 2:13“Do so because my people have committed a double wrong: they have rejected me, the fountain of life-giving water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns which cannot even hold water.”
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19“But if you people ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,
• Deuteronomy 32:19But the Lord took note and despised them because his sons and daughters enraged him.
• Psalms 77:20You led your people like a flock of sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
• Psalms 78:53He guided them safely along, while the sea covered their enemies.
• Psalms 107:7He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live.
• Psalms 136:16to the one who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures,

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The way - Either, the journey through the wilderness, or the way of holiness.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. 14-22This review of Israel's history highlights the foolishness, violence, arrogance, and hopelessness of abandoning the true God to worship false pagan gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Literally, "Has not thy forsaking the Lord ... procured this (calamity) to thee?" So the Septuagint: the Masoretic accents make "this" the subject of the verb, leaving the object to be understood. "Has not this procured (it, that is, the impending calamity) unto thee, that hast forsaken?" &c. (Jr 4:18). led--(De 32:10). the way--The article expresses the right way, the way of the Lord: namely, the moral training which they enjoyed in the Mosaic…Read the comment

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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