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Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the LORD your God and have no awe of me,&#8221 declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the LORD your God and not to fear him. I, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the LORD your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord GOD of hosts. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a> Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the LORD your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” Says the Lord GOD of hosts. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Your own wickedness will correct you, And your apostasies will punish you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to abandon the LORD your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord GOD of armies. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Your own wickedness will correct you, And your apostasies will reprove you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to forsake the LORD your God, And the dread of Me is not in you,&#8221 declares the Lord GOD of hosts. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Your own wickedness will correct you, And your apostasies will reprove you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to forsake the LORD your God, And the dread of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord GOD of hosts. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Your own evil will chastise you, And your acts of faithlessness will reprove you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to forsake Yahweh your God, And the dread of Me is not in you,” declares Lord Yahweh of hosts. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Your own wickedness will discipline you, And your desertion of the faith will punish you. Know therefore that it is an evil and bitter thing For you to abandon (reject) the LORD your God, And for you to be indifferent to Me and dismiss the [reverent] fear of Me,” says the Lord GOD of hosts. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Recognize how evil and bitter it is for you to abandon the LORD your God and to have no fear of me. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD of Armies. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Think it over and see how evil and bitter it is for you to abandon the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD of Hosts. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Your own sins will punish you, because it was a bitter mistake for you to reject me without fear of punishment. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Your own wickedness will correct you, and your unfaithful ways will punish you. You should know and see how evil and bitter it is for you if you abandon the LORD your God and do not fear me," declares the Almighty LORD of Armies. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Your own evil will punish you, and your turning from me will condemn you. You will learn how bitter and wrong it is to abandon me, the LORD your God, and no longer to remain faithful to me. I, the Sovereign LORD Almighty, have spoken." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Your wickedness will be punished, and you will be corrected due to your acts of apostasy. Know and see that it's evil and bitter for you to forsake the LORD your God, but the fear of me is not in you," declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,? declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. <a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the LORD your God, to show no respect for me," says the Lord GOD who rules over all. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backsliding shall reprove you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter that you have forsaken the LORD your God, and that my fear is not in you," says the Lord, GOD of hosts. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thy own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts. <a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a> “Your own wickedness will correct you, and your backsliding will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing, that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, and that my fear is not in you,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Your wickedness instructs you, "" And your backslidings reprove you, "" Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing [is] your forsaking your God YHWH, "" And My fear not being on you,” "" A declaration of Lord YHWH of Hosts. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Instruct thee doth thy wickedness, And thy backslidings reprove thee, Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing Is thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, And My fear not being on thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thy wickedness shall correct thee, and thy turnings back shall convict thee: and know thou and see that evil and bitter thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, and that my fear was not to thee, says the Lord Jehovah of armies.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee. Know thou, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing for thee, to have left the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not with thee, saith the Lord the God of hosts. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Your own malice will reprove you, and your own apostasy will rebuke you! But know and perceive this: it is an evil and bitter thing for you to forsake the Lord your God, and to be without my fear within you, says the Lord, the God of hosts. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Your own wickedness chastises you, your own infidelities punish you. Know then, and see, how evil and bitter is your forsaking the LORD, your God, And your showing no fear of me, oracle of the Lord, the GOD of hosts. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Your wickedness will punish you, and your apostasies will convict you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the LORD your God; the fear of me is not in you, says the Lord GOD of hosts.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Your own evil shall chastise you, and your repentance shall reprove .you; know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, for you have forsaken the LORD your God, and you have not revered me, says the LORD God of hosts. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Your evil shall chastise you and your turning away shall reprove you, and know and see what is evil and bitter because you have forsaken LORD JEHOVAH your God, and you were not in awe of me, says LORD JEHOVAH God of Hosts<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, And thy backslidings shall reprove thee: Know therefore and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing, That thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, Neither is My fear in thee, Saith the Lord GOD of hosts. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thine apostasy shall correct thee, and thy wickedness shall reprove thee: know then, and see, that thy forsaking me has been bitter to thee, saith the Lord thy God; and I have taken no pleasure in thee, saith the Lord thy God. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-19.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=405" 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/2.htm">The Consequences of Israel's Sin</a> …18Now 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? 19<a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">Your own evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/3256.htm" title="3256: tə·yas·sə·rêḵ (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs:: 2fs) -- To discipline, chasten, admonish. A primitive root; to chastise, literally or figuratively; hence, to instruct.">will discipline you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4878.htm" title="4878: ū·mə·šu·ḇō·w·ṯa·yiḵ (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2fs) -- Turning back, apostasy. Or mshubah; from shuwb; apostasy.">your own apostasies</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: tō·w·ḵi·ḥuḵ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fp:: 2fs) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">will reprimand you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: ū·ḏə·‘î (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Consider</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’î (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and realize</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: ra‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="4751: wā·mār (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Bitter, bitterness. Or marah; from marar; bitter; also bitterness, or bitterly.">and bitter it is</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.">for you to forsake</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·hā·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/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- To, into, towards. ">and to have</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/6345.htm" title="6345: p̄aḥ·dā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Dread, (religious) awe. Feminine of pachad; alarm.">fear of Me,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts.</a> 20“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.…<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="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1</a> Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Isaiah 59:12-13</a> For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities: / rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart. <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. <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="/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="/proverbs/1-29.htm">Proverbs 1:29-31</a> For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD. / They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof. / So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a> The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. <a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Ezekiel 23:35</a> 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.’” <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1</a> Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! <a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Isaiah 57:11</a> Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me? <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4-5</a> Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. <a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12</a> See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. <a href="/2_peter/2-21.htm">2 Peter 2:21</a> It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them. <a href="/revelation/2-4.htm">Revelation 2:4-5</a> But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. / Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a> Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backslidings shall reprove you: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that you have forsaken the LORD your God, and that my fear is not in you, said the Lord GOD of hosts.thine<a href="/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17</a> Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?<a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31</a> Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.<a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22</a> His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.and thy<a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-8,11-14</a> The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot… <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Jeremiah 5:6</a> Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.<a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Jeremiah 8:5</a> Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.bitter<a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Jeremiah 4:18</a> Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.<a href="/job/20-11.htm">Job 20:11-16</a> His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust… <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a> And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.and that my<a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a> Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?<a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Jeremiah 36:23,24</a> And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth… <a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Psalm 36:1</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-23.htm">Awe</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Backslidings</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-17.htm">Chasten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Correct</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-4.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-4.htm">Errors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-17.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-14.htm">Realize</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-2.htm">Awe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-22.htm">Backslidings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Chasten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-24.htm">Correct</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-22.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-15.htm">Errors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/daniel/2-8.htm">Realize</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-33.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-28.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 2</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">God having shown his former kindness, </a> 5. <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">expostulates with the people on their causeless and unexampled revolt</a> 14. <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">They are the causes of their own calamities</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">The sins and idolatries of Judah</a> 35. <a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Her confidence is rejected.</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/2.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/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Your own evil will discipline you; This phrase highlights the principle of sowing and reaping, a recurring theme in Scripture (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>). The Israelites' disobedience and idolatry would lead to their own suffering, serving as a form of divine discipline. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings and curses were contingent upon their faithfulness (Deuteronomy 28). The idea that sin carries its own consequences is also seen in <a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22</a>, where the wicked are ensnared by their own actions.your own apostasies will reprimand you. Apostasy, or the abandonment of faith, was a serious offense in Israel's covenant with God. The Israelites' turning away from God to worship idols would bring about their downfall. This is consistent with the warnings given by prophets like Hosea, who spoke against Israel's unfaithfulness (<a href="/hosea/4.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a>). The reprimand here is not just divine punishment but the natural outcome of their spiritual infidelity, emphasizing personal responsibility for one's actions.Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God Forsaking God is portrayed as both evil and bitter, indicating moral corruption and the resulting anguish. The bitterness of turning away from God is echoed in the experiences of figures like King Saul, whose disobedience led to personal and national tragedy (1 Samuel 15). The call to "consider and realize" is an invitation to introspection and repentance, urging the Israelites to understand the gravity of their actions and the pain it causes.and to have no fear of Me,” The fear of the Lord is a foundational concept in biblical wisdom literature (<a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>). It denotes reverence, awe, and respect for God's authority and holiness. The absence of this fear among the Israelites signifies a breakdown in their relationship with God, leading to moral decay and societal chaos. This lack of fear is contrasted with the blessings promised to those who revere God (<a href="/psalms/128.htm">Psalm 128:1</a>).declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. The title "Lord GOD of Hosts" underscores God's sovereignty and power. It is a reminder of His authority over all creation, including the heavenly armies. This title is often used in contexts of judgment and deliverance, emphasizing God's ability to execute His will (<a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24</a>). It reassures the faithful of God's ultimate control and serves as a warning to those who oppose Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often rebuked by God through prophets like Jeremiah for its idolatry and unfaithfulness. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god_of_hosts.htm">The LORD God of Hosts</a> A title emphasizing God's supreme authority and power over all heavenly and earthly armies. 4. <a href="/topical/a/apostasy.htm">Apostasy</a> The act of abandoning or renouncing a religious belief, which in this context refers to Judah's turning away from God. 5. <a href="/topical/d/discipline_and_reprimand.htm">Discipline and Reprimand</a> The consequences of Judah's wickedness and apostasy, serving as a form of correction from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Our own wickedness and apostasy bring about natural consequences that serve as discipline from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Importance of Fear of the Lord</a> A healthy reverence and fear of God are crucial to maintaining a faithful relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> We are called to consider and realize the bitterness of forsaking God, prompting us to self-reflect on our spiritual state. <a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_repentance.htm">God's Desire for Repentance</a> Despite the reprimand, God's ultimate desire is for His people to return to Him in repentance and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_discipline.htm">The Role of Discipline</a> God's discipline is not merely punitive but is intended to bring us back to a right relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 2</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_today's_evil_age.htm">What defines the characteristics of the present evil age?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_backsliding.htm">What does the Bible say about backsliding?</a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_jeremiah.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Jeremiah?</a> <a href="/q/why_blame_sin_alone_for_jerusalem's_fall.htm">Why does Lamentations 1:9 attribute Jerusalem’s downfall solely to sin when geopolitics also played a role? </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>(19) Thine own wickedness.--The strain is now of a higher mood, and rises from what is local and temporary to the eternal law of retribution. Punishment comes as the natural consequence of sins. Our "pleasant vices" become "whips to scourge us." The "backslidings" of Israel, in courting the favour of foreign states by adopting their creed and worship, shall involve her in ever fresh calamities.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Shall correct... shall reprove; rather, chastise... punish. It is a constantly renewed punishment which follows the ever-repeated offence. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Your own evil רָעָתֵ֗ךְ (rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil will discipline you; תְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְ (tə·yas·sə·rêḵ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3256.htm">Strong's 3256: </a> To discipline, chasten, admonish your own apostasies וּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ (ū·mə·šu·ḇō·w·ṯa·yiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4878.htm">Strong's 4878: </a> Turning back, apostasy will reprimand you. תּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְ (tō·w·ḵi·ḥuḵ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict Consider וּדְעִ֤י (ū·ḏə·‘î) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know and realize וּרְאִי֙ (ū·rə·’î) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see how כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction evil רַ֣ע (ra‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil and bitter it is וָמָ֔ר (wā·mār) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4751.htm">Strong's 4751: </a> Bitter, bitterness, bitterly for you to forsake עָזְבֵ֖ךְ (‘ā·zə·ḇêḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ (’ĕ·lō·hā·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and to have אֵלַ֔יִךְ (’ê·la·yiḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to no וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no fear of Me,” פַחְדָּתִי֙ (p̄aḥ·dā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6345.htm">Strong's 6345: </a> Dread, (religious) awe declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהוִ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH of Hosts. צְבָאֽוֹת׃ (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:19 Your own wickedness shall correct you (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:20" /></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>