Revised Webster's Bible
Jeremiah 13:17
17But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD’S flock is carried away captive.
Jeremiah 13:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.
- New International Version (NIV)If you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock has been taken captive.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if you will not hear it, My soul will weep in secret for your pride; My eyes will weep bitterly And run down with tears, Because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
Context of Jeremiah 13:17
15Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken. 16Give glory to the LORD your God, before he shall cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he shall turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD’S flock is carried away captive. 18Say to the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. 19The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them : Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
Read all of Jeremiah 13Jeremiah 13:17 word by word
וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמָע֔וּהָ בְּמִסְתָּרִ֥ים תִּבְכֶּֽה־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִפְּנֵ֣י גֵוָ֑ה וְדָמֹ֨עַ תִּדְמַ֜ע וְתֵרַ֤ד עֵינִי֙ דִּמְעָ֔ה כִּ֥י נִשְׁבָּ֖ה עֵ֥דֶר יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
- hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- weepבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
- placesמִסְתָּרmistâr · hidingH4565
- forפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
- prideגֵּוָהgêvâh · prideH1466
- eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- weepדָּמַעdâma‛ · to weepH1830
- downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- tearsדִּמְעָהdim‛âh · tearsH1832
- LORD’Sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- flockעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739
- captiveשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617
Cross-references for Jeremiah 13:17
- Jeremiah 22:5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
- Malachi 2:2If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
- Jeremiah 9:1O that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
- Jeremiah 14:17Therefore thou shalt say this word to them; Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
- Jeremiah 17:16As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which was uttered by my lips was right before thee.
- 1 Samuel 15:11I repent that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried to the LORD all night.
- Psalms 119:136Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not thy law.
- Lamentations 1:2She weepeth bitterly in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her : all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
- Lamentations 2:18Their heart cried to the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thy eye cease.
- Luke 19:41And when he had come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
- Romans 9:2That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
- Jeremiah 13:15Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
- Jeremiah 13:19The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them : Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
- Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.
- Isaiah 63:11Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his Holy Spirit within him?
- Ezekiel 34:31And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 13:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17My soul shalt weep in secret places - If you will not hearken to the Lord, there is no remedy: destruction must come; and there is nothing left for me, but to go in secret, and mourn and bewail your wretched lot.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The Lord‘s flock - The people carried away captive with Jeconiah formed the Jewish Church, as we are expressly told, whereas Zedekiah and the people of Jerusalem possessed only the externals of the Church and not its reality. It is for this reason that the seventy years‘ exile counts from Jeconiah‘s captivity.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 As the bottle was fitted to hold the wine, so the sins of the people made them vessels of wrath, fitted for the judgments of God; with which they should be filled till they caused each other's destruction. The prophet exhorts them to give glory to God, by confessing their sins, humbling themselves in repentance, and returning to his service. Otherwise they would be carried into other countries in all the darkness of idolatry and wickedness…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Jeremiah learned that if the people did not recognize the Lord, they would be taken into exile. This idea made him very sad.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. hear it--my exhortation. in secret--as one mourning and humbling himself for their sin, not self-righteously condemning them (Php 3:18). pride--(see on Jr 13:15; Job 33:17). flock--(Jr 13:20), just as kings and leaders are called pastors.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 13
- 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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