Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Have you not brought this on yourself
By abandoning (rejecting) the Lord your God
When He led you in the way?
New American Standard Bible
By your forsaking the Lord your God
When He
King James Version
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
Holman Bible
by abandoning the Lord your God
while He was leading you along the way?
International Standard Version
You have done this to yourselves, have you not, by forsaking the LORD your God, when he is the one who led you on the way?
A Conservative Version
Have thou not procured this to thyself, in that thou have forsaken LORD thy God when he led thee by the way?
American Standard Version
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, when he led thee by the way?
Bible in Basic English
Has not this come on you because you have given up the Lord your God, who was your guide by the way?
Darby Translation
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, at the time he was leading thee in the way?
Julia Smith Translation
Wilt thou not do this to thyself? thou didst forsake Jehovah thy God in the time of thy being led in the way.
King James 2000
Have you not brought this unto yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you by the way?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Did you not do this to yourself, [by] forsaking Yahweh, your God, at the time of your leading in the way?
Modern King James verseion
Have you not brought this on yourself, in that you have forsaken Jehovah your God, when He led you by the way?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Cometh not this unto thee, because thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, ever since he led thee by the way?
NET Bible
You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the Lord your God when he was leading you along the right path.
New Heart English Bible
"Haven't you brought this on yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you by the way?
The Emphasized Bible
Is not this what thou wast certain to do for thyself, - in that thou didst forsake Yahweh thy God, when he was leading thee by the way?
Webster
Hast thou not procured this to thyself in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
World English Bible
"Haven't you procured this to yourself, in that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, when he led you by the way?
Youngs Literal Translation
Dost thou not do this to thyself? By thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, At the time He is leading thee in the way?
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 2:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Consequences Of Apostasy
16
“Moreover, the men of
Have shaved the crown of your head [to degrade you].
“Have you not brought this on yourself
By abandoning (rejecting) the Lord your God
When He led you in the way?
“Now what are you doing by going to Egypt [in search of an ally],
To drink the [muddy] waters of the Nile?
Or what are you doing by going to Assyria [in search of an ally],
To drink the [muddy] waters of the Euphrates?
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 4:18
“Your ways and your deeds
Have brought these things on you.
This is your tragedy and doom; how bitter,
How it has touched your heart!”
Leviticus 26:15-46
if, instead, you reject My statutes, and if your soul rejects My ordinances, so that you will not [obediently] do all My commandments, and in this way break My covenant,
Deuteronomy 28:15-68
“But it shall come about, if you do not listen to and obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
Numbers 32:23
But if you do not do this, behold, you will have sinned against the Lord; and be sure that your sin will find you out.
Deuteronomy 32:10
“He found him in a desert land,
In the howling wasteland of a wilderness;
He kept circling him, He took care of him,
He protected him as the
Deuteronomy 32:19
“The Lord saw it, and rejected them,
Out of indignation with His sons and His daughters.
1 Chronicles 28:9
“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but
2 Chronicles 7:19-20
“But if you [people] turn away and abandon My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and you go and serve other gods and worship them,
Job 4:8
“As I have seen, those who plow wickedness
And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.
Psalm 77:20
You led Your people like a flock
By the hand of Moses and Aaron [to the promised goal].
Psalm 78:53-54
He led them safely, so that they did not fear;
But the sea engulfed their enemies.
Psalm 107:7
He led them by the straight way,
To an inhabited city [where they could establish their homes].
Psalm 136:16
To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Isaiah 1:4
Ah, sinful nation,
A people loaded down with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing],
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who behave corruptly!
They have abandoned (rejected) the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel [provoking Him to anger],
They have turned away from Him.
Isaiah 63:11-14
Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses [and they said],
Where is He who brought our fathers up out of the [Red] Sea, with the shepherds of His flock [Moses and Aaron]?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in their midst,
Jeremiah 2:13
“For My people have committed two evils:
They have abandoned (rejected) Me,
The fountain of living water,
And they have carved out their own cisterns,
Broken cisterns
That cannot hold water.
Jeremiah 2:19
“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.
Hosea 13:9
It is your destruction, O Israel,
Because you are against Me, [and have rebelled] against your help.