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Is her King no longer there?&#8221 &#8220Why have they aroused my anger with their images, with their worthless foreign idols?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> Listen to the weeping of my people; it can be heard all across the land. “Has the LORD abandoned Jerusalem?” the people ask. “Is her King no longer there?” “Oh, why have they provoked my anger with their carved idols and their worthless foreign gods?” says the LORD. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> Behold, the cry of the daughter of my people from the length and breadth of the land: “Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King not in her?” “Why have they provoked me to anger with their carved images and with their foreign idols?” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/8.htm">King James Bible</a> Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Listen! The voice, The cry of the daughter of my people From a far country: “Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not her King in her?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger With their carved images— With foreign idols?” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Behold, listen! The cry of the daughter of my people from a distant land: “Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King not within her?” “Why have they provoked Me with their carved images, with foreign idols?” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Behold, listen! The cry of the daughter of my people from a distant land: &#8220Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King not within her?&#8221 &#8220Why have they provoked Me with their graven images, with foreign idols?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Behold, listen! The cry of the daughter of my people from a distant land: “Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King not within her?” “Why have they provoked Me with their graven images, with foreign idols?” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Behold, the sound! The cry of the daughter of my people from a distant land: “Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her King not within her?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their graven images, with foreign idols?” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Behold, [hear the sound of] the cry of the daughter of my people from the distant land [of Babylon]: “Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not her King within her?” [But the LORD answers] “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images and with foreign idols?” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen—the cry of my dear people from a faraway land, “Is the LORD no longer in Zion, her King not within her? ” Why have they angered me with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols? <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen—the cry of my dear people from a far away land, &#8220Is the LORD no longer in Zion, her King not within her?&#8221 Why have they provoked me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols? <a href="/asv/jeremiah/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: is not Jehovah in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with foreign vanities? <a href="/cev/jeremiah/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In a foreign land my people are crying. Listen! You'll hear them say, "Has the LORD deserted Zion? Is he no longer its king?" I hear the LORD reply, "Why did you make me angry by worshiping useless idols?" <a href="/erv/jeremiah/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The cry from my dear people comes from a distant land: "Isn't the LORD in Zion? Isn't Zion's king still there?" They make me furious with their idols, with their foreign gods. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Listen! Throughout the land I hear my people crying out, "Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is Zion's king no longer there?" The LORD, their king, replies, "Why have you made me angry by worshiping your idols and by bowing down to your useless foreign gods?" <a href="/isv/jeremiah/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Listen! My people cry from a distant land: "Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her king no longer there?" "Why did they provoke me to anger with their images, with their worthless foreign gods?" <a href="/msb/jeremiah/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: ?Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?? ?Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?? <a href="/net/jeremiah/8.htm">NET Bible</a> I hear my dear people crying out throughout the length and breadth of the land. They are crying, 'Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her divine King no longer there?'" The LORD answers, "Why then do they provoke me to anger with their images, with their worthless foreign idols?" <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Look, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: 'Isn't the LORD in Zion? Isn't her King in her?'" "Why have they provoked me to anger with their engraved images, and with foreign vanities?" <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a distant country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? <a href="/web/jeremiah/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: “Isn’t Yahweh in Zion? Isn’t her King in her?” “Why have they provoked me to anger with their engraved images, and with foreign idols?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Behold, the voice of a cry of the daughter of my people from a far-off land, "" Is YHWH not in Zion? Is her King not in her? “Why have they provoked Me with their carved images, "" With the vanities of a foreigner?” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Lo, the voice of a cry of the daughter of my people from a land afar off, Is Jehovah not in Zion? is her king not in her? Wherefore have they provoked Me with their graven images, With the vanities of a foreigner? <a href="/slt/jeremiah/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Behold the voice of the cry for help of the daughter of my people from the land of those being far off: is not Jehovah in Zion? or her king not in her? wherefore did they irritate me with their carved images, with strange vanities?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Behold the voice of the daughter my people from a far country: Is not the Lord in Sion, or is not her king in her? why then have they provoked me to wrath with their idols, and strange vanities? <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Behold, the voice of the daughter of my people from a far away land. Is the Lord not with Zion, and is her king not within her? Then why have they provoked me to wrath by their graven images, and by their strange vanities? <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/8.htm">New American Bible</a> Listen! the cry of the daughter of my people, far and wide in the land! “Is the LORD no longer in Zion, is her King no longer in her midst?” Why do they provoke me with their idols, with their foreign nonentities? <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Hark, the cry of my poor people from far and wide in the land: “Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King not in her?” (“Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with their foreign idols?”)<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people who dwell in a far land; for they say, Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not her king in her? For they have provoked me to anger with their graven images and with strange idols. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Behold, the sound of the cry of the daughter of my people from a distant land, who say: “LORD JEHOVAH is not in Zion, nor is her King in it”, because they angered me with their carvings and with foreign idols<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people From a land far off: 'Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not her King in her?'-- 'Why have they provoked Me with their graven images, And with strange vanities?'-- <a href="/sep/jeremiah/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Behold, there is a sound of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land afar off: Is not the Lord in Sion? is there not a king there? because they have provoked me with their graven images, and with strange vanities. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2693" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Jeremiah Weeps for His People</a> 18My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me. 19<a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">Listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/7775.htm" title="7775: šaw·‘aṯ (N-fsc) -- A cry for help. Feminine of sheva'; a hallooing.">to the cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">of the daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of my people</a> <a href="/hebrew/4801.htm" title="4801: mar·ḥaq·qîm (N-mp) -- Distant place, distance. From rachaq; remoteness, i.e. a distant place; often from afar.">from a land far away:</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“Is the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: bə·ṣî·yō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">longer in Zion?</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Is her</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·kāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- King. From malak; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">no longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">there?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: mad·dū·a‘ (Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">“Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/3707.htm" title="3707: hiḵ·‘i·sū·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- To be vexed or angry. A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant.">have they provoked Me to anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/6456.htm" title="6456: bip̄·si·lê·hem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- An idol, image. From pacal; an idol.">with their carved images,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5236.htm" title="5236: nê·ḵār (N-ms) -- That which is foreign, foreignness. From nakar; foreign, or a foreigner, or heathendom.">with their worthless foreign</a> <a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="1892: bə·haḇ·lê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Or Habel; from habal; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb.">idols?”</a> 20“The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, but we have not been saved.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Jeremiah 2:11-13</a> Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols. / Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD. / “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water. <a href="/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19-22</a> Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror. / We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You. / For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it. ... <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1-2</a> Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. / 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. <a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a> Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a> Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. <a href="/micah/1-5.htm">Micah 1:5</a> All this is for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem? <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Lamentations 2:14</a> The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading. <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Ezekiel 8:6</a> “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.” <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Ezekiel 14:3-5</a> “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way? / Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry, / so that I may take hold of the hearts of the people of Israel. For because of their idols, they are all estranged from Me.’ <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/john/1-10.htm">John 1:10-11</a> He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. / He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. <a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a> 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. <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> 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. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?the voice.<a href="/jeremiah/4-16.htm">Jeremiah 4:16,17,30,31</a> Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah… <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Isaiah 13:5</a> They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.<a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm">Isaiah 39:3</a> Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.them Heb.<a href="/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19</a> Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!<a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Jeremiah 31:6</a> For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.<a href="/psalms/135-21.htm">Psalm 135:21</a> Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.her king.<a href="/psalms/146-10.htm">Psalm 146:10</a> The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.<a href="/psalms/149-2.htm">Psalm 149:2</a> Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.<a href="/isaiah/33-22.htm">Isaiah 33:22</a> For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.why.<a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Jeremiah 8:5,6</a> Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return… <a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm">Deuteronomy 32:16-21</a> They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger… <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a> Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-16.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-16.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-16.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-15.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Images</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Length</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-8.htm">Vanities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Within</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/10-24.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Images</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-20.htm">Length</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-7.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Vanities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Within</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 8</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.</a> 4. <a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency.</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">He shows their grievous judgment;</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">and bewails their desperate estate.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: This phrase captures the lament of the Israelites, who are experiencing the consequences of their disobedience. The "daughter of my people" refers to the nation of Israel, often personified as a daughter in prophetic literature. The "land far away" suggests exile, a punishment for their idolatry and unfaithfulness. Historically, this points to the Babylonian exile, a significant event where many Israelites were taken from their homeland. The cry indicates a deep sense of loss and longing for restoration.“Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” These rhetorical questions express the people's despair and confusion. Zion, a term for Jerusalem, was the spiritual center where the Temple stood, symbolizing God's presence among His people. The absence of the LORD and the King signifies a perceived abandonment. This reflects the covenantal relationship where God's presence was conditional upon Israel's faithfulness. Theologically, it underscores the importance of God's presence and the consequences of sin. It also foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment of God's presence through Jesus Christ, who is often seen as the true King and the embodiment of God's presence.“Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?” This phrase highlights the reason for God's anger: idolatry. The Israelites had turned to "carved images" and "worthless foreign idols," violating the first two commandments. This idolatry was not just a religious failure but a breach of the covenant relationship with God. The use of "worthless" emphasizes the futility and emptiness of these idols compared to the living God. Biblically, this theme of idolatry is recurrent, warning against the dangers of turning away from God. It also serves as a call to repentance and a return to true worship, which is ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who calls believers to worship in spirit and truth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, warning them of impending judgment due to their idolatry and disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_daughter_of_my_people.htm">The Daughter of My People</a> A poetic expression referring to the people of Judah, often used to convey a sense of endearment and lament over their suffering and spiritual condition. 3. <a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a> A term often used to refer to Jerusalem, the spiritual and political center of Israel, representing God's dwelling place among His people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is questioning the people's faithfulness and their turning to idols. 5. <a href="/topical/c/carved_images_and_worthless_foreign_idols.htm">Carved Images and Worthless Foreign Idols</a> Represent the idolatry and false worship practices that the people of Judah engaged in, provoking God's anger.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but anything that takes the place of God in our hearts. We must examine our lives for modern-day idols, such as materialism, power, or relationships. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Presence and Faithfulness</a> Despite the people's unfaithfulness, God remains present and faithful. We should seek His presence and trust in His sovereignty, especially in times of distress. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> God's questioning of Judah's actions is a call to repentance. We are invited to turn away from sin and return to God, who is ready to forgive and restore. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The suffering of Judah serves as a warning of the consequences of disobedience. We should strive to live in obedience to God's commands to avoid similar outcomes. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament_in_faith.htm">The Role of Lament in Faith</a> Lament is a valid expression of faith, allowing us to bring our sorrows and questions before God. It is a way to seek understanding and comfort in His presence.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 8</a> <a href="/q/how_can_judah_israel_bless_amid_strife.htm">Zechariah 8:13: How could the house of Judah and Israel become blessings to other nations in light of ongoing regional strife?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_faith_align_with_law_adherence.htm">(Habakkuk 2:4) How can 'the righteous shall live by faith' be reconciled with other passages that emphasize strict adherence to the Law?</a> <a href="/q/why_aren't_prophets'_betrayals_recorded.htm">In Jeremiah 2:8, why do historical records and other biblical accounts seemingly fail to mention the prophets and priests abandoning the Lord so decisively?</a> <a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Because of them that dwell . . .--The verse should read thus: Behold, the voice of the cry for help of the daughter of my people from the land of those that are far off. The prophet, dramatising the future, as before, in <a href="/jeremiah/8-14.htm" title="Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defended cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God has put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.">Jeremiah 8:14</a>, hears the cry of the exiles in a far-off land, and that which they ask is this--"Is not Jehovah in Zion? Is not her king in her?" That question is asked half in despair, and half in murmuring complaint. But Jehovah himself returns the answer, and it comes in the form of another question, "Why have they provoked me to anger . . .?" They had forsaken Him before. He forsook them now and left them, for a time, to their own ways.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Because of them that dwell in, etc. The Hebrew simply has "from them," etc. The prophet is transported in imam-nation to the time of the fulfillment of his prophecies. He hears the lamentation of his countrymen, who are languishing in captivity. Is not the Lord in Zion, etc.? is the burden of their sad complaints; "king" is a familiar synonym for "God" (comp. <a href="/isaiah/8-21.htm">Isaiah 8:21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/33-22.htm">Isaiah 33:22</a>; but not <a href="/psalms/89-18.htm">Psalm 89:18</a>, which is certainly mistranslated in Authorized Version). But why" in Zion?" "Zion" was properly the name of the eastward hill at Jerusalem, where lay the oldest part of the city (called "the city of David"), and the highest portion of which was crowned by the temple. Why have they provoked me to anger, etc.? is the reply of Jehovah, pointing out that their sufferings were but an exact retribution for their infidelity (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">Jeremiah 5:19</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Listen ק֞וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound to the cry שַֽׁוְעַ֣ת (šaw·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7775.htm">Strong's 7775: </a> A cry for help of the daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of my people עַמִּ֗י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock from a land far away, מַרְחַקִּ֔ים (mar·ḥaq·qîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4801.htm">Strong's 4801: </a> Remoteness, a distant place, from afar “Is the LORD הַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel no אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle longer in Zion? בְּצִיּ֔וֹן (bə·ṣî·yō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem Is her אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not King מַלְכָּ֖הּ (mal·kāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king no longer there?” אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle “Why מַדּ֗וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4069.htm">Strong's 4069: </a> Why? for what reason? have they provoked Me to anger הִכְעִס֛וּנִי (hiḵ·‘i·sū·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3707.htm">Strong's 3707: </a> To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant with their carved images, בִּפְסִלֵיהֶ֖ם (bip̄·si·lê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6456.htm">Strong's 6456: </a> An idol, image with their worthless foreign נֵכָֽר׃ (nê·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5236.htm">Strong's 5236: </a> That which is foreign, foreignness idols?” בְּהַבְלֵ֥י (bə·haḇ·lê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1892.htm">Strong's 1892: </a> Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 8:19 Behold the voice of the cry (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 8:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 8:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/8-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 8:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 8:20" /></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>