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

15Young lions have roared at him they have roared loudly. They made his land a waste— his cities are in ruins and uninhabited. 16Even the sons of Noph and Tahpanhes have grazed on the crown of your head. Have you not brought this on yourself, when He led you in the way? 18But now, what is on the road to Egypt? Drinking the waters of the Nile? Or what is on the road to Assyria? Drinking the waters of the Euphrates? 19Your own wickedness will rebuke you and your backslidings will chide you. Know then and see how bad and bitter it is for you to forsake Adonai your God. Nor is fear of Me in you.” It is a declaration of the Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot.

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 rebuke you and your backslidings will chide you. Know then and see how bad and bitter it is for you to forsake Adonai your God. Nor is fear of Me in you.” It is a declaration of the Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Jeremiah 4:18Your conduct and your deeds have brought these things on you. This is your calamity! How bitter it is! How it smites your heart!
• Leviticus 26:15and if you reject My statutes and if your soul abhors My ordinances, so that you do not keep all My mitzvot, but instead break My covenant,
• Numbers 32:23“But if you don’t do this, behold, you sin against Adonai! Be assured! Your sin will find you out!
• Deuteronomy 28:15“But if you will not listen to the voice of Adonai your God, to take care to do all His mitzvot and statutes that I am commanding you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you:
• Job 4:8As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow harm, reap them.
• Isaiah 11:4But with righteousness He will judge the poor, and decide with fairness for the poor of the land. He will strike the land with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
• Hosea 13:9It has corrupted you, O Israel, for you are against Me— against your Helper!
• Jeremiah 2:13“My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me —the spring of living water— and they dug their own cisterns— cracked cisterns that hold no water.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“Now you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for Adonai searches all hearts and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you. But if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19But if you turn away and forsake My decrees and My mitzvot that I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,
• Deuteronomy 32:19“Adonai saw, and He spurned His sons and His daughters out of vexation.
• Psalms 77:20Your way was in the sea, and Your path in the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not seen.
• Psalms 78:53He led them to safety, so they did not fear, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
• Psalms 107:7Then He led them by a straight way to go to a city where they could live.
• Psalms 136:16who led His people through the desert, for His lovingkindness endures forever,

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 2:17

• Backsliders
• 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