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Jeremiah 7:19
19But am I the one they are provoking? declares the Lord. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame?
Jeremiah 7:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Is it I whom they provoke? declares the Lord. Is it not themselves, to their own shame?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do they provoke Me to anger?” says the Lord. “Do they not provoke themselves, to the shame of their own faces?”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Am I the one they are hurting?” asks the Lord. “Most of all, they hurt themselves, to their own shame.”
Context of Jeremiah 7:19
17Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to arouse my anger. But am I the one they are provoking? declares the Lord. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame? 20“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place—on man and beast, on the trees of the field and on the crops of your land—and it will burn and not be quenched. 21“ ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!
Read all of Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 7:19 word by word
הַאֹתִ֛י הֵ֥ם מַכְעִסִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הֲל֣וֹא אֹתָ֔ם לְמַ֖עַן בֹּ֥שֶׁת פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:19
- Jeremiah 2:17Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the Lord your God when he led you in the way?
- Deuteronomy 32:16They made him jealous with their foreign gods and angered him with their detestable idols.
- Isaiah 1:20but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
- Ezekiel 8:17He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence and continually arouse my anger? Look at them putting the branch to their nose!
- 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
- Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten.
- Ezra 9:7From the days of our ancestors until now, our guilt has been great. Because of our sins, we and our kings and our priests have been subjected to the sword and captivity, to pillage and humiliation at the hand of foreign kings, as it is today.
- Isaiah 45:16All the makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced; they will go off into disgrace together.
- Daniel 9:7“Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 7:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Do they not provoke - literally, Is it not themselves (“that they provoke”) to the shame of their faces?Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 The Jews took pride in showing zeal for their idols. Let us learn to be earnest in the service of our God, even from this bad example. Let us think it an honour to be employed in any work for God. Let us be as diligent ourselves, and as careful to teach our children the truths of God, as many are to teach the mysteries of iniquity. The direct tendency of this sin is malice against God, but it will hurt themselves. And they shall find there is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19God's law benefits people. Those who do not follow his instructions harm themselves (compare Mark 2:27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Is it I that they provoke to anger? Is it not themselves? (De 32:16, 21; Job 35:6, 8; Pr 8:36).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 7
- 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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