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Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Am I the one they are hurting?” asks the LORD. “Most of all, they hurt themselves, to their own shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it I whom they provoke? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves, to their own shame?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: <i>do they</i> not <i>provoke</i> themselves to the confusion of their own faces?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do they provoke Me to anger?” says the LORD. “<i>Do they</i> not <i>provoke</i> themselves, to the shame of their own faces?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are they provoking Me?” declares the LORD. “Is it not themselves <i>instead,</i> to their own shame?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Do they spite Me?&#8221 declares the LORD. &#8220Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Do they spite Me?” declares the LORD. “Is it not themselves <i>they spite,</i> to their own shame?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do they provoke Me?” declares Yahweh. “Is it not themselves <i>they provoke</i> to the shame of their own face?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do they offend <i>and</i> provoke Me to anger?” says the LORD. “Is it not themselves [they offend], to their own shame?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But are they really provoking me? ” This is the LORD’s declaration. “Isn’t it they themselves being provoked to disgrace? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But are they really provoking Me?&#8221 This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. &#8220Isn&#8217t it they themselves being provoked to disgrace?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Do they provoke me to anger? saith Jehovah; do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But they are not only insulting me; they are also harming themselves by doing these shameful things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD; do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They aren't really provoking me," declares the LORD. "But they are [harming] themselves to their own shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But am I really the one they are hurting? No, they are hurting themselves and bringing shame on themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Are they provoking me?" asks the LORD. "Is it not themselves, and to their own shame?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But I am not really the one being troubled!" says the LORD. "Rather they are bringing trouble on themselves to their own shame!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do they provoke me to anger?" says the LORD. "Do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Do they provoke me to anger?” says Yahweh. “Don’t they provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Are they provoking Me to anger?” A declaration of YHWH, “Is it not themselves, "" For the shame of their own faces?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Me are they provoking to anger? an affirmation of Jehovah, Is it not themselves, For the shame of their own faces?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Are they irritating me? says Jehovah. Are they not themselves to the shame of their faces?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Do they provoke me to anger, saith the Lord? Is it not themselves, to the confusion of their contenance? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But are they provoking me to anger, says the Lord? Are they not provoking themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Are they really offending me—oracle of the LORD—or rather themselves, to their own disgrace?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it I whom they provoke? says the LORD. Is it not themselves, to their own hurt?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It is not I that they provoke, says the LORD, but they provoke themselves so that they may be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />It is not I they were angering, says LORD JEHOVAH, but their souls, that their faces would be ashamed<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Do they provoke Me? saith the LORD; do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not <i>provoke</i> themselves, that their faces may be ashamed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/7-19.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=2262" 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/7.htm">Judah's Idolatry Persists</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ha·’ō·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">But am I the One</a> <a href="/hebrew/3707.htm" title="3707: maḵ·‘i·sîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be vexed or angry. A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant.">they are provoking?</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</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/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.">Is it not</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">they spite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1322.htm" title="1322: bō·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- Shame, shameful thing. From buwsh; shame; by implication an idol.">to their own shame?</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.…<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="/isaiah/65-6.htm">Isaiah 65:6-7</a></span><br />Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps, / both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21</a></span><br />They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Ezekiel 8:17-18</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose! / Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Psalm 78:40-41</a></span><br />How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! / Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8-9</a></span><br />For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-22.htm">1 Corinthians 10:22</a></span><br />Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?<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="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27-28</a></span><br />Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me. / When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">2 Kings 22:17</a></span><br />because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8-9</a></span><br />But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-24.htm">Isaiah 43:24</a></span><br />You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Malachi 1:6-7</a></span><br />“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ / By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a></span><br />But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14</a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Do they provoke me to anger? said the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?</p><p class="hdg">they provoke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Jeremiah 2:17,19</a></b></br> Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm">Deuteronomy 32:16,21,22</a></b></br> They provoked him to jealousy with strange <i>gods</i>, with abominations provoked they him to anger… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20,24</a></b></br> But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken <i>it</i>… </p><p class="hdg">the confusion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Jeremiah 20:11</a></b></br> But the LORD <i>is</i> with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: <i>their</i> everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Ezra 9:7</a></b></br> Since the days of our fathers <i>have</i> we <i>been</i> in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, <i>and</i> our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as <i>it is</i> this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-16.htm">Isaiah 45:16</a></b></br> They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together <i>that are</i> makers of idols.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-9.htm">Harming</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Provoking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Spite</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-9.htm">Harming</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-3.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-17.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-17.htm">Provoking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-3.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-9.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-30.htm">Spite</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-1.htm">Jeremiah is sent to call to true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm">He rejects their vain confidence,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">by the example of Shiloh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-17.htm">He threatens them for their idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">He rejects the sacrifices of the disobedient.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their abominations in Tophet;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">and the judgments for the same.</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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The context is a rebuke of their idolatrous practices and false worship. Historically, Judah had fallen into the worship of foreign gods, which was a direct violation of the covenant established at Sinai (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>). This phrase highlights God's personal involvement and the relational aspect of the covenant. The provocation is not just against a set of rules but against God Himself, who desires a faithful relationship with His people. This echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21</a>, where God speaks of being provoked to anger by the people's idolatry.<p><b>declares the LORD.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authority and certainty of the message. The use of "declares the LORD" is a common prophetic formula that underscores the divine origin of the message. It assures the audience that these are not merely Jeremiah's words but the very words of God. This divine declaration is a reminder of God's sovereignty and His right to judge His people. It also connects to the broader biblical theme of God as the ultimate judge and lawgiver, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/33-22.htm">Isaiah 33:22</a>.<p><b>Is it not themselves they spite,</b><br>Here, the focus shifts to the self-destructive nature of Judah's actions. By turning to idolatry, the people are not harming God but themselves. This reflects the biblical principle that sin ultimately leads to self-destruction (<a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Proverbs 8:36</a>). The historical context shows that Judah's idolatry led to social injustice, moral decay, and eventually, national ruin. This phrase serves as a warning that sin carries inherent consequences, aligning with the wisdom literature's teachings on the folly of rejecting God's ways (<a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31</a>).<p><b>to their own shame?</b><br>The concept of shame in the ancient Near Eastern context is significant. Shame was not just a personal feeling but a social condition that affected one's standing in the community. By engaging in idolatry, the people of Judah brought disgrace upon themselves, both in the eyes of God and among the nations. This phrase also points to the prophetic theme of Israel's shame due to unfaithfulness, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52</a>. Theologically, it underscores the idea that sin leads to dishonor and separation from God, contrasting with the honor and glory found in obedience and faithfulness to Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking through the prophet Jeremiah. He is addressing the people's idolatry and rebellion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. His ministry was marked by calls to repentance and warnings of impending disaster due to the people's unfaithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The audience of Jeremiah's message, who were engaging in idolatrous practices and provoking God through their disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, which had become a place of false security for the people who believed that God's presence there would protect them despite their sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry_and_rebellion.htm">Idolatry and Rebellion</a></b><br>The specific sins being addressed, where the people of Judah were worshiping other gods and engaging in practices contrary to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is ultimately self-destructive. When we turn away from God, we harm ourselves more than we affect Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-deception_in_sin.htm">Self-Deception in Sin</a></b><br>Sin often involves self-deception, where we believe we can live contrary to God's will without consequences. Jeremiah reminds us that this leads to our own shame.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_anger.htm">God's Righteous Anger</a></b><br>God's anger is not arbitrary but a response to the violation of His covenant and the harm it causes to His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>True repentance involves recognizing the self-destructive nature of sin and turning back to God for restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God is not just about following rules but about aligning ourselves with His will for our good and His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'subject_to_authorities'_mean.htm">What horrors occur in the Valley of Slaughter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_visions_did_paul_see.htm">Is remaining unmarried preferable?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_a_just_deity_allow_disasters.htm">Jeremiah 19:7 -- How can a loving or just deity sanction such extreme disasters upon an entire city, including the innocent, as portrayed here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_day_of_rest.htm">What does defiling God's temple mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Do they not provoke themselves . . .?</span>--The interpolated words, though they complete the sense, mar the abrupt force of the Hebrew. <span class= "ital">Is it not themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Do they provoke me</span>, etc.? literally, <span class="accented">Is it me that they provoke</span> (or, vex)<span class="accented">? Is it not themselves</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/7-19.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">But am I the one</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are provoking?</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכְעִסִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(maḵ·‘i·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3707.htm">Strong's 3707: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</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">Is it not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲל֣וֹא</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">themselves</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they spite,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֖עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to their own shame?</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּ֥שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(bō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1322.htm">Strong's 1322: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shame, shameful thing</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 7:19 Do they provoke me to anger? 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