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Jeremiah 2:19

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 2:19

Verse 19 of 37

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 2:19

Theological / Devotional

Correct. Rather, “discipline,” or “chastise.”

Backslidings. Heb. meshuboth, “apostasies,” “turnings back,” or “defections,” a word occurring most frequently in Jeremiah. Of the 12 certain occurrences in the OT 9 are in this book (chs. 2:19; 3:6, 8, 11, 12, 22; 5:6; 8:5; 14:7).

An evil thing. Defined as being twofold: (1) apostasy from God, and (2) indifference to God.

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