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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the LORD your God when he led you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And you have brought this upon yourselves by rebelling against the LORD your God, even though he was leading you on the way!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Have you not brought this upon yourself by forsaking the LORD your God, when he led you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Have you not brought this on yourself, In that you have forsaken the LORD your God When He led you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Have you not done this to yourself By your abandoning the LORD your God When He led you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Have you not done this to yourself By your forsaking the LORD your God When He led you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Have you not done this to yourself, By your forsaking the LORD your God, When He led you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Have you not done this to yourself By your forsaking Yahweh your God When He led you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Have you not brought this on yourself By abandoning (rejecting) the LORD your God When He led you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have you not brought this on yourself by abandoning the LORD your God while he was leading you along the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have you not brought this on yourself by abandoning the LORD your God while He was leading you along the way? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, when he led thee by the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It's all your own fault! You stopped following me, the LORD your God, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You have brought this on yourself by abandoning the LORD your God when he led you on his way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Israel, you brought this on yourself! You deserted me, the LORD your God, while I was leading you along the way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have done this to yourselves, have you not, by forsaking the LORD your God, when he is the one who led you on the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the LORD your God when he was leading you along the right path. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Haven't you brought this on yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you by the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hast thou not procured this to thyself in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Haven’t you brought this on yourself, in that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, when he led you by the way? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you not do this to yourself? [By] your forsaking your God YHWH, "" At the time He is leading you in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dost thou not do this to thyself? By thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, At the time He is leading thee in the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou not do this to thyself? thou didst forsake Jehovah thy God in the time of thy being led in the way.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hath not this been done to thee, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God at that time, when he led thee by the way? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Has this not been done to you because you abandoned the Lord your God, in that time when he was leading you by the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Has not forsaking the LORD, your God, done this to you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Have you not brought this upon yourself by forsaking the LORD your God, while he led you in the way?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, such shall be done unto you, because you have forsaken the LORD your God, at a time when he led you in his way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, in this way it shall be done for you, because you have forsaken LORD JEHOVAH your God in the time that he was leading you in the way<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Is it not this that doth cause it unto thee, That thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, When He led thee by the way?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Has not thy forsaking me brought these things upon thee? saith the Lord thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-17.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=386" 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">The Consequences of Israel's Sin</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Have you not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">on yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ā·zə·ḇêḵ (V-Qal-Inf:: 2fs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">by forsaking</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·ha·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: bə·‘êṯ (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: mō·w·lî·ḵêḵ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc:: 2fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">He led you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bad·dā·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">in the way?</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?…<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="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a></span><br />But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-9.htm">Hosea 13:9</a></span><br />You are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against Me—against your helper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-8</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8</a></span><br />For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a></span><br />Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Ezekiel 23:35</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20</a></span><br />Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Psalm 106:43</a></span><br />Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1</a></span><br />Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a></span><br />And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></span><br />You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Have you not procured this to yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you by the way?</p><p class="hdg">hast thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19</a></b></br> Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that <i>it is</i> an evil <i>thing</i> and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear <i>is</i> not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Jeremiah 4:18</a></b></br> Thy way and thy doings have procured these <i>things</i> unto thee; this <i>is</i> thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Leviticus 26:15</a></b></br> And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, <i>but</i> that ye break my covenant:</p><p class="hdg">in that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></b></br> For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, <i>and</i> hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9</a></b></br> And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">2 Chronicles 7:19,20</a></b></br> But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; … </p><p class="hdg">when he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-19.htm">Deuteronomy 32:19</a></b></br> And when the LORD saw <i>it</i>, he abhorred <i>them</i>, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-20.htm">Psalm 77:20</a></b></br> Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-53.htm">Psalm 78:53,54</a></b></br> And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Forsaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm">Procured</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-13.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Way</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Forsaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-4.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-12.htm">Led</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Procured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Yourselves</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 the context of Jeremiah, the Israelites are facing consequences due to their own actions. The Bible often highlights the principle of sowing and reaping (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>), where individuals and nations face the outcomes of their choices. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings and curses were contingent upon obedience (Deuteronomy 28).<p><b>by forsaking the LORD your God</b><br>Forsaking God refers to the Israelites abandoning their covenant relationship with Yahweh. Historically, this involved turning to idolatry and alliances with foreign nations, contrary to God's commands (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>). The cultural context of the time included the worship of Baal and other deities, which was prevalent among neighboring nations. This spiritual adultery is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, symbolizing Israel's unfaithfulness (Hosea 1-3).<p><b>when He led you in the way</b><br>This phrase recalls God's guidance and provision during the Exodus and the journey to the Promised Land. It underscores God's faithfulness and the miraculous events that established Israel as a nation (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>). The "way" can also be seen as a metaphor for the righteous path God set before them, which they were to follow. This guidance is a type of Christ, who later declares Himself as "the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), offering spiritual direction and salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned over 40 years during a tumultuous period in Judah's history.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its persistent idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who led His people out of Egypt and into the Promised Land, and who continually called them back to faithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_way.htm">The Way</a></b><br>Refers to the path of righteousness and obedience that God had set before His people, which they abandoned in pursuit of idolatry and sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/forsaking.htm">Forsaking</a></b><br>The act of abandoning or turning away from God, which is central to the message of this verse. The Hebrew root word "azab" implies a deliberate departure or neglect.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_forsaking_god.htm">Consequences of Forsaking God</a></b><br>Forsaking God leads to self-inflicted consequences. Just as Judah brought disaster upon themselves, we too face spiritual and sometimes physical consequences when we turn away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance_and_our_responsibility.htm">God's Guidance and Our Responsibility</a></b><br>God faithfully leads us, but we have the responsibility to follow. Our spiritual journey requires active participation and obedience to God's direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complacency.htm">The Danger of Complacency</a></b><br>Prosperity and comfort can lead to spiritual complacency. We must remain vigilant in our faith and not allow blessings to become a stumbling block.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>Even when we stray, God offers a path back through repentance. Acknowledging our departure and returning to God is always possible and necessary.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembering_god's_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Remembering God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Regularly recalling God's past faithfulness can strengthen our resolve to remain faithful and obedient in the present.<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/why_feel_abandoned_if_god_is_with_you.htm">Why do you feel abandoned when God is with you?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._3_12-14_show_limitless_mercy.htm">How does Jeremiah 3:12-14 depict limitless mercy when texts like 2 Kings 17:6-23 suggest God's patience eventually ran out?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_zedekiah_seek_jeremiah's_prophecy.htm">Why would King Zedekiah, who ignored God, privately seek Jeremiah's prophecy in Jeremiah 37:17, and does this align with his other actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ignore_pleas_in_jer_14_7-9.htm">Jeremiah 14:7-9: How can a merciful God seemingly ignore the desperate pleas of His people in these verses?</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>(17) <span class= "bld">Hast thou not procured this . . .?</span>--The secret cause of the calamities is brought to light. Jehovah was leading Israel, but Israel has chosen another path, and so has procured sorrow upon sorrow to himself. The "way" here is scarcely the literal path through the wilderness, but much rather the true way of life.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hast not thou procured this</span>? rather, Is <span class="accented">it not this that doth procure it unto thee</span> (<span class="accented">namely</span>) <span class="accented">that thou hast forsaken</span>, <span class="accented">etc</span>.<span class="accented">?</span> or, <span class="accented">Is it not thy forsaking Jehovah that pro</span>. <span class="accented">cureth thee this?</span> <span class="cmt_word">When he led thee by the way</span>. The prophet thinks, perhaps, of the rebellion of the forefathers of Israel, who too soon ceased to "go after" Jehovah (comp. ver. 2), and whose fickleness was imitated but too well by their descendants. This view is favored by the phraseology of <a href="/deuteronomy/1-33.htm">Deuteronomy 1:33</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2, 15</a>. But we may, if we prefer it, explain "by (or, rather, in) the <span class="accented">way</span>," on the analogy of the promise in <a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a>, "I will lead them... in a straight way," <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. I will grant them an uninterrupted course of prosperity. The omission of the adjective in the present passage may be paralleled by <a href="/psalms/25-8.htm">Psalm 25:8</a>, "Therefore will he instruct sinners in the (right) way." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-17.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">Have you not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלוֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō·w-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brought</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲשֶׂה־</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·śeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this on yourself</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">by forsaking</span><br /><span class="heb">עָזְבֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·zə·ḇêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·ha·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He led you</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹלִיכֵ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·lî·ḵêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the way?</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bad·dā·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/2-17.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:17 Haven't you procured this to yourself (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:18" /></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>