Tree of Life Version
Jeremiah 25:6
6Do not go after other gods to serve them, to worship them, and so do not provoke Me with the work of your hands, so I would do you no harm.’
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
4Moreover, Adonai has sent to you all His servants the prophets, sending them early and often—but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear— 5saying: ‘Turn, now, everyone from his evil way, and from the evil of your deeds, and dwell in the land that Adonai has given to you and to your fathers forever and ever. Do not go after other gods to serve them, to worship them, and so do not provoke Me with the work of your hands, so I would do you no harm.’ 7“Yet you have not listened to Me,” declares Adonai. “So you are provoking Me with the work of your hands, to your own hurt.” 8Therefore thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “Since you have not heard My words,
Read all of Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 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 7:6not oppressing the sojourner, orphan and widow nor shedding innocent blood in this place, nor going after other gods to your own ruin—
- Jeremiah 35:15“I have sent also to you all My servants the prophets, sending them early and often, saying: ‘Return you now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers; but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to Me.
- Exodus 20:3“You shall have no other gods before Me.
- Deuteronomy 6:14You must not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples around you;
- Deuteronomy 8:19“Now if you do forget Adonai your God, and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, I solemnly warn you today that you will certainly perish.
- Deuteronomy 13:2“Suppose a prophet or a dreamer of dreams rises up among you and gives you a sign or wonder,
- Deuteronomy 28:14and do not turn aside from any of the words I am commanding you today, to the right or the left, to go after other gods in order to serve them.
- Joshua 24:20If you forsake Adonai and worship foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after He has done good to you.”
- 1 Kings 11:4For it came about, as Solomon grew old, that his wives led his heart away after other gods, so that his heart was no longer wholly devoted to Adonai his God, unlike the heart of his father David.
- 1 Kings 14:22Judah did what was evil in Adonai’s eyes. They provoked Him to jealousy with more than all that their forefathers had done with the sins that they committed.
- 2 Kings 17:35With them Adonai had made a covenant, and charged them saying, “You will not fear other gods, or bow down to them, or serve them, or sacrifice 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
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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
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