Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Your own conduct and actions have brought this on you. This is your punishment. How bitter it is! How it pierces to the heart!” New Living Translation “Your own actions have brought this upon you. This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!” English Standard Version Your ways and your deeds have brought this upon you. This is your doom, and it is bitter; it has reached your very heart.” Berean Standard Bible “Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!” King James Bible 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. New King James Version “Your ways and your doings Have procured these things for you. This is your wickedness, Because it is bitter, Because it reaches to your heart.” New American Standard Bible “Your ways and your deeds Have brought these things upon you. This is your evil. How bitter! How it has touched your heart!” NASB 1995 “Your ways and your deeds Have brought these things to you. This is your evil. How bitter! How it has touched your heart!” NASB 1977 “Your ways and your deeds Have brought these things to you. This is your evil. How bitter! How it has touched your heart!” Legacy Standard Bible Your ways and your deeds Have done these things to you. This is your evil. How bitter! How it has touched your heart!” Amplified Bible “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!” Christian Standard Bible Your way and your actions have brought this on you. This is your punishment. It is very bitter, because it has reached your heart! Holman Christian Standard Bible Your way of life and your actions have brought this on you. This is your punishment. It is very bitter, because it has reached your heart! American Standard Version Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart. Contemporary English Version "People of Judah, your hearts will be in pain, but it's your own fault that you will be punished." English Revised Version Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thine heart. GOD'S WORD® Translation "You brought this on yourself. This is your punishment. It is bitter. It breaks your heart." Good News Translation Judah, you have brought this on yourself by the way you have lived and by the things you have done. Your sin has caused this suffering; it has stabbed you through the heart. International Standard Version "Your lifestyles and your actions have brought these things on you. This is your calamity—it is indeed bitter, for it has reached your heart!" Majority Standard Bible “Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!” NET Bible "The way you have lived and the things you have done will bring this on you. This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed. The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart." New Heart English Bible "Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart." Webster's Bible Translation Thy way and thy doings have procured these things to thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth to thy heart. World English Bible “Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness, for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Your way and your doings have done these to you, "" This [is] your distress, for [it is] bitter, "" For it has struck to your heart.” Young's Literal Translation Thy way and thy doings have done these to thee, This is thy vexation, for it is bitter, For it hath struck unto thy heart. Smith's Literal Translation Thy way and thy doings did these things to thee; this thine evil, for it was bitter because it reached even to thy heart. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThy ways, and thy devices have brought these things upon thee: this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it hath touched thy heart. Catholic Public Domain Version Your ways and your thoughts have brought these things upon you. This is your own wickedness. And it is bitter, because it has touched your heart. New American Bible Your conduct, your deeds, have done this to you; how bitter is this evil of yours, how it reaches to your very heart! New Revised Standard Version Your ways and your doings have brought this upon you. This is your doom; how bitter it is! It has reached your very heart.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYour ways and your doings have brought these things upon you; this is your wickedness; it is bitter, it has reached to your heart. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Your ways and your works have produced these things for you. This is your evil which has been bitter and it has come unto your heart” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thy way and thy doings have procured These things unto thee; This is thy wickedness; yea, it is bitter, Yea, it reacheth unto thy heart. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thy ways and thy devices have brought these things upon thee; this is thy wickedness, for it is bitter, for it has reached to thy heart. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Disaster from the North…17They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD. 18“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!” Cross References Deuteronomy 28:15-68 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ... Lamentations 1:8-9 Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away. / Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed! Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done. Hosea 13:9 You are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against Me—against your helper. Ezekiel 7:3-4 The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ Proverbs 1:31 So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. Isaiah 59:12 For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities: Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Romans 2:5-6 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” Isaiah 50:1 This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away. Ezekiel 18:30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. Hosea 4:9 And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. 2 Kings 17:7-23 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... Isaiah 1:4 Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. Matthew 23:37-38 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. Treasury of Scripture Your way and your doings have procured these things to you; this is your wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reaches to your heart. Thy way. 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? … Jeremiah 5:19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. Jeremiah 6:19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. it reacheth. Jeremiah 4:10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul. Jump to Previous Actions Bitter Conduct Deeds Deep Doings Doom Evil Heart Procured Punishment Reached Reaches Reacheth Sin Struck Touched Vexation Way Ways WickednessJump to Next Actions Bitter Conduct Deeds Deep Doings Doom Evil Heart Procured Punishment Reached Reaches Reacheth Sin Struck Touched Vexation Way Ways WickednessJeremiah 4 1. God calls Israel by his promise3. He exhorts Judah to repentance by fearful judgments 19. A grievous lamentation for Judah Your ways The phrase "your ways" refers to the conduct and lifestyle of the people of Judah. In Hebrew, the word for "ways" is "derek," which can mean a road, path, or journey. It implies a habitual course of action or behavior. In the context of Jeremiah, it highlights the persistent sinful actions of the people, which have led them away from God. Historically, the people of Judah had adopted idolatrous practices and forsaken the covenant with Yahweh, which is a central theme in the prophetic literature. and your deeds have brought this upon you This is your punishment How bitter it is! It pierces to the heart Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Your waysדַּרְכֵּךְ֙ (dar·kêḵ) Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action and your deeds וּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְ (ū·ma·‘ă·lā·la·yiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 4611: A deed, practice have brought עָשׂ֥וֹ (‘ā·śōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6213: To do, make this upon you. אֵ֖לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those This זֹ֤את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, is your punishment. רָעָתֵךְ֙ (rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil How bitter it is, מָ֔ר (mār) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it pierces נָגַ֖ע (nā·ḡa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike to the עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while heart!” לִבֵּֽךְ׃ (lib·bêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre Links Jeremiah 4:18 NIVJeremiah 4:18 NLT Jeremiah 4:18 ESV Jeremiah 4:18 NASB Jeremiah 4:18 KJV Jeremiah 4:18 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 4:18 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 4:18 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 4:18 French Bible Jeremiah 4:18 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 4:18 Your way and your doings have procured (Jer.) |
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