Jeremiah 5:25

“Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

In The King James Version

Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.

In Context

24They don’t say in their heart, ‘Let’s now fear the LORD our God, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season, who preserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.’

26For wicked men are found amongst my people. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.

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Cross References

Psalms 107:17Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

Isaiah 59:2But your iniquities have separated you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Jeremiah 3:3Therefore the showers have been withheld and there has been no latter rain; yet you have had a prostitute’s forehead and you refused to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 14:7Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, LORD; for our rebellions are many. We have sinned against you.

Lamentations 4:22The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, daughter of Zion. He will no more carry you away into captivity. He will visit your iniquity, daughter of Edom. He will uncover your sins.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 5:21-25

Expostulation with Israel. ( b. c. 608.) 20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, 21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: 22 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… Read the whole commentary →

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