Jeremiah 2:19

Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

Thine own

רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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shall

יָסַר

yâçar

H3256

to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct

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thee and thy

מְשׁוּבָה

mᵉshûwbâh

H4878

apostasy

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shall

יָכַח

yâkach

H3198

to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict

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thee

יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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and

רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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that it is an

רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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and

מַר

mar

H4751

bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly

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that thou hast

עָזַב

ʻâzab

H5800

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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thy

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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and that my

יָרֵא

yârêʼ

H3372

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

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is not in thee

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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of

צָבָא

tsâbâʼ

H6635

a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specif...

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Key Terms in This Verse

backslidings H4878

מְשׁוּבָה mᵉshûwbâh

apostasy

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correct H3256

יָסַר yâçar

to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct

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reprove H3198

יָכַח yâkach

to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict

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bitter H4751

מַר mar

bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly

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forsaken H5800

עָזַב ʻâzab

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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wickedness H7451

רַע raʻ

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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hosts H6635

צָבָא tsâbâʼ

a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)

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fear H3372

יָרֵא yârêʼ

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

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thing H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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see H7200

רָאָה râʼâh

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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Cross References

Isaiah 3:9 cross-reference

The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

Jeremiah 4:18 cross-reference

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.

Jeremiah 2:17 cross-reference

Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?

Psalm 36:1 cross-reference

The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Hosea 11:7 cross-reference

And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

Hosea 5:5 cross-reference

And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

Amos 8:10 cross-reference

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 onl...

Jeremiah 5:6 cross-reference

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: becau...

Zechariah 7:11 cross-reference

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

Romans 3:18 cross-reference

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Hosea 14:1 cross-reference

O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

Jeremiah 8:5 cross-reference

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

Jeremiah 5:22 cross-reference

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...

Proverbs 1:31 cross-reference

Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Isaiah 50:1 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, ...

Hosea 4:16 cross-reference

For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

Jeremiah 3:22 cross-reference

Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.

Isaiah 5:5 cross-reference

And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:

Proverbs 5:22 cross-reference

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

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