Jeremiah 25:6

Jeremiah 25:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not arouse my anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not go after other gods to serve and worship them, or provoke me to anger with the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not go after other gods to serve them and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands; and I will not harm you.’

Context of Jeremiah 25:6

4“Again and again the Lord has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention. 5Each time the message was this: ‘Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the Lord gave to you and your ancestors forever. Do not provoke my anger by worshiping idols you made with your own hands. Then I will not harm you.’ 7“But you would not listen to me,” says the Lord. “You made me furious by worshiping idols you made with your own hands, bringing on yourselves all the disasters you now suffer. 8And now the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Because you have not listened to me,

Jeremiah 25:6 word by word

וְאַל־תֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְעָבְדָ֖ם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תַכְעִ֤יסוּ אוֹתִי֙ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יְדֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א אָרַ֖ע לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• not afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
• them, and to worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• them, and provoke me not to angerכָּעַסka‛as · to provokeH3707
• with the worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of your handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• and I will do you no hurtרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489

Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:6

• Jeremiah 7:6only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; only if you stop your murdering; and only if you stop harming yourselves by worshiping idols.
• Jeremiah 35:15Time after time I sent you prophets, who told you, “Turn from your wicked ways, and start doing things right. Stop worshiping other gods so that you might live in peace here in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you would not listen to me or obey me.
• Exodus 20:3“You must not have any other god but me.
• Deuteronomy 6:14“You must not worship any of the gods of neighboring nations,
• Deuteronomy 8:19“But I assure you of this: If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them, you will certainly be destroyed.
• Deuteronomy 13:2and the predicted signs or miracles occur. If they then say, ‘Come, let us worship other gods’—gods you have not known before—
• Deuteronomy 28:14You must not turn away from any of the commands I am giving you today, nor follow after other gods and worship them.
• Joshua 24:20If you abandon the Lord and serve other gods, he will turn against you and destroy you, even though he has been so good to you.”
• 1 Kings 11:4In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the Lord his God, as his father, David, had been.
• 1 Kings 14:22During Rehoboam’s reign, the people of Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, provoking his anger with their sin, for it was even worse than that of their ancestors.
• 2 Kings 17:35For the Lord had made a covenant with the descendants of Jacob and commanded them: “Do not worship any other gods or bow before them or serve them or offer sacrifices to them.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The Lord asked his people to stop doing evil things that made him angry. If they did, he would not harm them but would give them his promised blessings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. He instances one sin, idolatry, as representative of all their sins; as nothing is dearer to God than a pure worship of Himself.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:6

• Babylon
• Captivity
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Controversy
• Refuse
• Servant
• Genesis
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25

• 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