Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But am I the one they are provoking? declares the LORD. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame? New Living Translation Am I the one they are hurting?” asks the LORD. “Most of all, they hurt themselves, to their own shame.” English Standard Version Is it I whom they provoke? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves, to their own shame? Berean Standard Bible But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame? King James Bible Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces? New King James Version Do they provoke Me to anger?” says the LORD. “Do they not provoke themselves, to the shame of their own faces?” New American Standard Bible Are they provoking Me?” declares the LORD. “Is it not themselves instead, to their own shame?” NASB 1995 “Do they spite Me?” declares the LORD. “Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?” NASB 1977 “Do they spite Me?” declares the LORD. “Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?” Legacy Standard Bible Do they provoke Me?” declares Yahweh. “Is it not themselves they provoke to the shame of their own face?” Amplified Bible Do they offend and provoke Me to anger?” says the LORD. “Is it not themselves [they offend], to their own shame?” Christian Standard Bible But are they really provoking me? ” This is the LORD’s declaration. “Isn’t it they themselves being provoked to disgrace? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible But are they really provoking Me?” This is the LORD’s declaration. “Isn’t it they themselves being provoked to disgrace?” American Standard Version Do they provoke me to anger? saith Jehovah; do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces? Aramaic Bible in Plain English It is not I they were angering, says LORD JEHOVAH, but their souls, that their faces would be ashamed Brenton Septuagint Translation Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not provoke themselves, that their faces may be ashamed? Contemporary English Version But they are not only insulting me; they are also harming themselves by doing these shameful things. Douay-Rheims Bible Do they provoke me to anger, saith the Lord? Is it not themselves, to the confusion of their contenance? English Revised Version Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD; do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces? GOD'S WORD® Translation They aren't really provoking me," declares the LORD. "But they are [harming] themselves to their own shame. Good News Translation But am I really the one they are hurting? No, they are hurting themselves and bringing shame on themselves. International Standard Version Are they provoking me?" asks the LORD. "Is it not themselves, and to their own shame?" JPS Tanakh 1917 Do they provoke Me? saith the LORD; do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces? Literal Standard Version Are they provoking Me to anger?” A declaration of YHWH, “Is it not themselves, | For the shame of their own faces?” Majority Standard Bible But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame? New American Bible Are they really offending me—oracle of the LORD—or rather themselves, to their own disgrace? NET Bible But I am not really the one being troubled!" says the LORD. "Rather they are bringing trouble on themselves to their own shame! New Revised Standard Version Is it I whom they provoke? says the LORD. Is it not themselves, to their own hurt? New Heart English Bible Do they provoke me to anger?" says the LORD. "Do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?" Webster's Bible Translation Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces? World English Bible Do they provoke me to anger?” says Yahweh. “Don’t they provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?” Young's Literal Translation Me are they provoking to anger? an affirmation of Jehovah, Is it not themselves, For the shame of their own faces? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah's Idolatry Persists…18The 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. 19 But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame? 20Therefore 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.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 10:22 Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? Job 35:6 If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him? Jeremiah 8:19 Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: "Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?" "Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?" Jeremiah 9:19 For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: 'How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.'" Jeremiah 15:9 The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 22:22 The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness. Jeremiah 25:7 But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,' declares the LORD, 'so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands.' Treasury of Scripture Do they provoke me to anger? said the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces? they provoke. Jeremiah 2:17,19 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way? … Deuteronomy 32:16,21,22 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger… Isaiah 1:20,24 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it… the confusion. Jeremiah 20:11 But the LORD is 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: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten. Ezra 9:7 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and 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 it is this day. Isaiah 45:16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols. Jump to Previous Affirmation Anger Confusion Declares Face Faces Harming Moving Provoke Provoking Rather Shame Spite Themselves WrathJump to Next Affirmation Anger Confusion Declares Face Faces Harming Moving Provoke Provoking Rather Shame Spite Themselves WrathJeremiah 7 1. Jeremiah is sent to call to true repentance, to prevent the Jews' captivity.8. He rejects their vain confidence, 12. by the example of Shiloh. 17. He threatens them for their idolatry. 21. He rejects the sacrifices of the disobedient. 29. He exhorts to mourn for their abominations in Tophet; 32. and the judgments for the same. (19) Do they not provoke themselves . . .?--The interpolated words, though they complete the sense, mar the abrupt force of the Hebrew. Is it not themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?Verse 19. - Do they provoke me, etc.? literally, Is it me that they provoke (or, vex)? Is it not themselves Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But am I the oneהֵ֥ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They they are provoking? מַכְעִסִ֖ים (maḵ·‘i·sîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3707: To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Is it not הֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no themselves אֹתָ֔ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case they spite, לְמַ֖עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Preposition Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent to their own shame? בֹּ֥שֶׁת (bō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1322: Shame, shameful thing Links Jeremiah 7:19 NIVJeremiah 7:19 NLT Jeremiah 7:19 ESV Jeremiah 7:19 NASB Jeremiah 7:19 KJV Jeremiah 7:19 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 7:19 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 7:19 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 7:19 French Bible Jeremiah 7:19 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 7:19 Do they provoke me to anger? 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