Jeremiah 2:17
Has not thy forsaking me brought these things upon thee? saith the Lord thy God.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
16Also the children of Memphis and Tahpanhes have known thee, and mocked thee.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:15but disobey them, and your soul should loathe my judgments, so that ye should not keep all my commands, so as to break my covenant,
Deuteronomy 28:15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe all his commandments, as many as I charge thee this day, then all these curses shall come on thee, and overtake thee.
Deuteronomy 32:19And the Lord saw, and was jealous; 1 And was provoked by the anger of his sons and daughters, 1
2 Chronicles 7:19But if ye should turn away, and forsake my ordinances and my commandments, which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them;
Job 4:8Accordingly as I have seen men plowing barren places, 1 And they that sow them will reap sorrows for themselves. 1
Psalms 77:20Forasmuch as he smote the rock, and the waters flowed, 1 And the torrents ran abundantly; 1 Will he be able also to give bread, 1 Or prepare a table for his people? 1
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 2:15-20
Expostulations with Israel. ( b. c. 629.) 14 Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born slave? why is he spoiled? 15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. 16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head. 17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way? 18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what… Read the whole commentary →