Jeremiah 2:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Jeremiah 2:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 2:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 2:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Your own wickedness will correct you, and your backsliding will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing, that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, and that my fear is not in you,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.”

Jeremiah 2:19 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 2:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. ”

Jeremiah 2:19 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 2:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Instruct thee doth thy wickedness, And thy backslidings reprove thee, Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing <FI>Is<Fi> thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, And My fear not being on thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts.”

Jeremiah 2:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thine own wickedness chastiseth thee, and thy backslidings reprove thee: know then and see that it is an evil thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thyGod, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. ”

Jeremiah 2:19 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 2:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thine owne wickednes shall correct thee, and thy turnings backe shall reprooue thee: know therefore and beholde, that it is an euil thing, and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my feare is not in thee, sayeth the Lord God of hostes.”

Jeremiah 2:19 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 2:19 in Context — Jeremiah 2

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 hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?

19 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.

20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

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What Does Jeremiah 2:19 Mean?

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