Jeremiah 2:7

Jeremiah 2:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
• New International Version (NIV)I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and rich produce. But you came and defiled my land and made my inheritance detestable.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I brought you into a plentiful land to enjoy its fruits and its good things. But when you came in, you defiled my land and made my heritage an abomination.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I brought you into a bountiful country, To eat its fruit and its goodness. But when you entered, you defiled My land And made My heritage an abomination.

Context of Jeremiah 2:7

5This is what the Lord says: “What did your ancestors find wrong with me that led them to stray so far from me? They worshiped worthless idols, only to become worthless themselves. 6They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord who brought us safely out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness— a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and death, where no one lives or even travels?’ “And when I brought you into a fruitful land to enjoy its bounty and goodness, you defiled my land and corrupted the possession I had promised you. 8The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’ Those who taught my word ignored me, the rulers turned against me, and the prophets spoke in the name of Baal, wasting their time on worthless idols. 9Therefore, I will bring my case against you,” says the Lord. “I will even bring charges against your children’s children in the years to come.

Jeremiah 2:7 word by word

וָאָבִ֤יא אֶתְכֶם֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל לֶאֱכֹ֥ל פִּרְיָ֖הּ וְטוּבָ֑הּ וַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ וַתְּטַמְּא֣וּ אֶת־אַרְצִ֔י וְנַחֲלָתִ֥י שַׂמְתֶּ֖ם לְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• you into a plentifulכַּרְמֶלkarmel · plantationH3759
• countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• thereof and the goodnessטוּבţûb · goodnessH2898
• thereof; but when ye enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• ye defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• and madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• mine heritageנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• an abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:7

• Numbers 13:27This was their report to Moses: “We entered the land you sent us to explore, and it is indeed a bountiful country—a land flowing with milk and honey. Here is the kind of fruit it produces.
• Numbers 14:7They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful land!
• Deuteronomy 6:10“The Lord your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build.
• Deuteronomy 8:7For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills.
• Deuteronomy 11:11Rather, the land you will soon take over is a land of hills and valleys with plenty of rain—
• Nehemiah 9:25Our ancestors captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of good things, with cisterns already dug and vineyards and olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate until they were full and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in all your blessings.
• Ezekiel 20:6I took a solemn oath that day that I would bring them out of Egypt to a land I had discovered and explored for them—a good land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands anywhere.
• Jeremiah 3:1“If a man divorces a woman and she goes and marries someone else, he will not take her back again, for that would surely corrupt the land. But you have prostituted yourself with many lovers, so why are you trying to come back to me?” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 16:18I will double their punishment for all their sins, because they have defiled my land with lifeless images of their detestable gods and have filled my territory with their evil deeds.”
• Leviticus 18:24“Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for the people I am driving out before you have defiled themselves in all these ways.
• Numbers 35:33This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder.
• Deuteronomy 21:23the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung is cursed in the sight of God. In this way, you will prevent the defilement of the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession.
• Psalms 78:58They angered God by building shrines to other gods; they made him jealous with their idols.
• Psalms 106:38They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters. By sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan, they polluted the land with murder.
• Ezekiel 36:17“Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by the evil way they lived. To me their conduct was as unclean as a woman’s menstrual cloth.
• Micah 2:10Up! Begone! This is no longer your land and home, for you have filled it with sin and ruined it completely.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And I brought you into a plentiful country - The land of Canaan. My land - The particular property of God, which he gave to them as an inheritance, they being his peculiar people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7A plentiful country - literally, “a land of the Carmel,” a Carmel land (see 1 Kings 18:19, note; Isaiah 29:17, note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7defiled...detestable: See Deuteronomy 4:25–28.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. plentiful--literally, "a land of Carmel," or "well-cultivated land": a garden land, in contrast to the "land of deserts" (Jr 2:6). defiled--by idolatries (Jud 2:10-17; Psa 78:58, 59; 106:38). you ... ye--change to the second person from the third, "they" (Jr 2:6), in order to bring home the guilt to the living generation.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 2:7

• Canaan
• Church
• Ingratitude

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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