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They, their kings, officials, priests, and prophets— all are alike in this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“As a thief is shamed when caught, so the house of Israel shall be shamed: they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“As the thief is ashamed when he is found out, So is the house of Israel ashamed; They and their kings and their princes, and their priests and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Like the shame of a thief when he is discovered, So the house of Israel is shamed; They, their kings, their leaders, Their priests, and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220As the thief is shamed when he is discovered, So the house of Israel is shamed; They, their kings, their princes And their priests and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“As the thief is shamed when he is discovered, So the house of Israel is shamed; They, their kings, their princes, And their priests, and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“As the thief is shamed when he is found, So the house of Israel is shamed; They, their kings, their princes, And their priests and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“As the thief is shamed when he is caught, So the house of Israel is shamed— They, their kings, their leaders, Their priests, and their prophets—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like the shame of a thief when he is caught, so the house of Israel has been put to shame. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like the shame of a thief when he is caught, so the house of Israel has been put to shame. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You and your leaders are more disgraceful than thieves--you and your kings, your priests and prophets <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"As a thief feels ashamed when he's caught, so the nation of Israel will feel ashamed. Their kings, princes, priests, and prophets will also feel ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says, "Just as a thief is disgraced when caught, so all you people of Israel will be disgraced--your kings and officials, your priests and prophets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"As a thief is disgraced when he's caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced— they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Just as a thief has to suffer dishonor when he is caught, so the people of Israel will suffer dishonor for what they have done. So will their kings and officials, their priests and their prophets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their officials, and their priests, and their prophets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed: they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so the house of Israel is ashamed— they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As the shame of a thief when he is found, "" So has the house of Israel been put to shame, "" They, their kings, their heads, "" And their priests, and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As the shame of a thief when he is found, So put to shame have been the house of Israel, They, their kings, their heads, And their priests, and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As the shame of the thief when he shall be found, so was the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their chiefs, and their priests, and their prophets,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As the thief is confounded when he is taken, so is the house of Israel confounded, they and their kings, their princes and their priests, and their prophets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the same way that a thief is confounded when he has been apprehended, so the house of Israel has been confounded, they and their kings, their leaders and priests and prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As the thief is shamed when caught, so shall the house of Israel be shamed: They, their kings, their princes, their priests and their prophets; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As a thief is shamed when caught, so the house of Israel shall be shamed— they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so the children of Israel are ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />As a thief is ashamed whenever he is found, so the children of Israel were ashamed, they and their Rulers, and their Kings, and their Priests, and their Prophets<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As the thief is ashamed when he is found, So is the house of Israel ashamed; They, their kings, their princes, And their priests, and their prophets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As is the shame of a thief when he is caught, so shall the children of Israel be ashamed; they, and their kings, and their princes, and their priests, and their prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=507" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Israel's Unfaithfulness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’ <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1590.htm" title="1590: gan·nāḇ (N-ms) -- A thief. From ganab; a stealer.">As the thief</a> <a href="/hebrew/1322.htm" title="1322: kə·ḇō·šeṯ (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- Shame, shameful thing. From buwsh; shame; by implication an idol.">is ashamed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: yim·mā·ṣê (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">he is caught,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">so</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: hō·ḇî·šū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">is disgraced.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">their kings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·rê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">their officials,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: wə·ḵō·hă·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">their priests,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: ū·nə·ḇî·’ê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">and their prophets</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their backs to Me and not their faces, yet in the time of trouble they beg, ‘Rise up and save us!’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-7.htm">Hosea 4:7</a></span><br />The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52</a></span><br />So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Isaiah 1:29</a></span><br />Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-32.htm">Ezekiel 36:32</a></span><br />It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord GOD—let it be known to you. Be ashamed and disgraced for your ways, O house of Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Hosea 10:6</a></span><br />Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-16.htm">Isaiah 45:16</a></span><br />They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18</a></span><br />They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7</a></span><br />Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-15.htm">Psalm 44:15</a></span><br />All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Daniel 9:7</a></span><br />To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-21.htm">Romans 6:21</a></span><br />What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-28.htm">1 John 2:28</a></span><br />And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-16.htm">1 Peter 4:16</a></span><br />But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-8.htm">2 Timothy 1:8</a></span><br />So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-19.htm">Philippians 3:19</a></span><br />Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets.</p><p class="hdg">the thief</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Jeremiah 2:36</a></b></br> Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-24.htm">Jeremiah 3:24,25</a></b></br> For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Proverbs 6:30,31</a></b></br> <i>Men</i> do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; … </p><p class="hdg">their kings</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-32.htm">Jeremiah 32:32</a></b></br> Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Ezra 9:7</a></b></br> Since the days of our fathers <i>have</i> we <i>been</i> in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, <i>and</i> our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as <i>it is</i> this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Nehemiah 9:32-34</a></b></br> Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Discovered</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Disgraced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Found</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-14.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-9.htm">Thief</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-9.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">Discovered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Disgraced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Thief</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">God having shown his former kindness, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">expostulates with the people on their causeless and unexampled revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">They are the causes of their own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">The sins and idolatries of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Her confidence is rejected.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, theft was a serious crime, often leading to severe punishment. The imagery of a thief being caught highlights the inevitability of exposure and the resulting disgrace. This reflects the broader biblical theme of hidden sins being brought to light, as seen in <a href="/numbers/32-23.htm">Numbers 32:23</a>, "Be sure your sin will find you out."<p><b>so the house of Israel is disgraced</b><br>The "house of Israel" refers to the collective nation, including all its tribes. This disgrace is not just personal but national, indicating a widespread departure from covenant faithfulness. Historically, Israel's disgrace often came from idolatry and alliances with pagan nations, which led to divine judgment. The disgrace is both a spiritual and social condition, reflecting a broken relationship with God, as seen in <a href="/hosea/4-7.htm">Hosea 4:7</a>, where the more they increased, the more they sinned against God.<p><b>They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets</b><br>This phrase lists the leadership hierarchy of Israel, indicating that the corruption and shame permeated every level of society. Kings and officials were responsible for governance and justice, yet many led the people into idolatry, as seen in the reigns of kings like Ahab. Priests, who were supposed to be mediators between God and the people, often became corrupt, as criticized in <a href="/malachi/2.htm">Malachi 2:1-9</a>. Prophets, who should have been God's mouthpieces, sometimes spoke falsely, as warned in <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a>. This comprehensive failure of leadership underscores the depth of Israel's spiritual crisis and foreshadows the need for a righteous leader, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the perfect prophet, priest, and king.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a></b><br>Refers to the collective people of Israel, often used to denote the nation as a whole, including its leaders and religious figures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings_and_officials.htm">Kings and Officials</a></b><br>The political leaders of Israel, responsible for governing the people and upholding justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>Religious leaders tasked with maintaining the spiritual life of the nation and performing sacrifices and rituals.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a></b><br>Individuals called by God to deliver His messages, often serving as intermediaries between God and the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Just as a thief is ashamed when caught, sin leads to inevitable shame and exposure. We must recognize the seriousness of sin and its impact on our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_accountability.htm">Leadership Accountability</a></b><br>The verse highlights the responsibility of leaders—kings, officials, priests, and prophets. Leaders are held to a high standard and must lead with integrity and faithfulness to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/collective_responsibility.htm">Collective Responsibility</a></b><br>The shame of the "house of Israel" indicates that the entire community bears responsibility for its spiritual state. We must work together as a body of believers to uphold God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of shame, it also implies the possibility of repentance. Turning back to God can restore honor and relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_against_idolatry.htm">Vigilance Against Idolatry</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Jeremiah 2</a> warns against idolatry. We must be vigilant in identifying and removing idols in our lives, whether they be material, relational, or ideological.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_zedekiah_ignore_yet_seek_jeremiah.htm">In Jeremiah 37:2, how can we reconcile the claim that King Zedekiah and his officials refused to listen to God's word with other passages suggesting they occasionally sought Jeremiah's counsel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_jeremiah_45_2-3_as_authentic.htm">Given Jeremiah 45:2-3, why should we accept these words as authentically from Jeremiah when we have no contemporary records verifying his conversations with Baruch?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_jer_2_6_with_no_migration_proof.htm">In Jeremiah 2:6, how can we reconcile the claim of God leading Israel through the wilderness with the lack of definitive archaeological evidence supporting such a mass migration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_cannibalism.htm">What does the Bible say about cannibalism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">As the thief . . .</span>--The words point to the sense of shame as already felt, and as therefore bringing with it the possibility of repentance. Once they gloried in their false worship; now they feel as if detected in a crime. Conscience had once again been roused into activity.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Is... ashamed</span>. It is the per-feet of prophetic certitude. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As the thief</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּנָּב֙</span> <span class="translit">(gan·nāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1590.htm">Strong's 1590: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stealer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is ashamed</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּבֹ֤שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḇō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1322.htm">Strong's 1322: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shame, shameful thing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is caught,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמָּצֵ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(yim·mā·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(kên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is disgraced.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·ḇî·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֤מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their kings,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(mal·ḵê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their officials,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their priests,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵō·hă·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their prophets</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ḇî·’ê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/2-26.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:26 As the thief is ashamed when he (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/2-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>