Jeremiah 11:17
in Jeremiah 11The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For Jehovah of hosts, who planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have wrought for themselves in provoking me to anger by offering incense unto Baal.
KJV
For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
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This verse in Jeremiah 11
Commentary
7 notes on this verseTheir remembrance of them shall be no comfort to them under their troubles, and God's remembrance of them shall be no argument for their relief. It is true God had done great things for them; that people had been favourites above any people under the sun; they had been the darlings of heaven.
This site's exposition
do not pray for these people
on Jeremiah 11:14-17
The order “do not pray for these people” repeats 7:16 nearly word for word. The LORD “once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit”. Verse 16 then turns the tree to kindling, “He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed”.
This site's exposition
The LORD of Hosts, who planted you
The One who planted Judah now decrees her ruin, as the vine planted at 2:21 turned wild. Matthew Henry notes that the evil done to provoke God falls back on those who do it. God is out of their reach, and they ruin themselves.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 17.) And the Lord of hosts, who planted you, spoke evil against you, for the evils of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, who have made themselves a provocation to me by pouring out offerings to the Baals. The Lord your God called you a fruitful and beautiful olive tree, and planted you.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And thus it proves that the evil done against God, to provoke him to anger, is really done against themselves; they wrong their own souls; God is out of their reach, but they ruin themselves. Note, Every sin against God is a sin against ourselves, and so it will be found sooner or later.
For the Lord of hosts that planted thee,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
that planted thee-- (Jer 2:21; Isa 5:2). against themselves--The sinner's sin is to his own hurt (see on Jer 7:19). Jeremiah here digresses to notice the attempt on his life plotted by his townsmen of Anathoth.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
to the sound of a great tumult Heb. המולה, an expression of the tumult of a large multitude that will come upon them.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיהוָ֤ה | vayahweh | and Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָאוֹת֙ | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| הַנּוֹטֵ֣עַ | hanotea' | who planted | H5193 → | 58 times |
| אוֹתָ֔ךְ | ʾotakh | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דִּבֶּ֥ר | diber | he has spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| עָלַ֖יִךְ | ʾalayikh | on you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רָעָ֑ה | raah | evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| בִּ֠גְלַל | biglal | on account of | H1558 → | |
| רָעַ֨ת | raat | [the] evil of | H7451 → | 662 times |
| בֵּֽית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וּבֵ֣ית | uveit | and [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוּדָ֗ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשׂ֥וּ | ʾasu | they have done | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לָהֶ֛ם | lahem | for <the> themselves | ||
| לְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִי | lehakhiseni | to provoke to anger me | H3707 → | 54 times |
| לְקַטֵּ֥ר | lekater | by making smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| לַבָּֽעַל׃ ס | labaal | to <the> Baal | H1168 → | 82 times |
וַיהוָ֤הand Yahweh
vayahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָאוֹת֙of hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
הַנּוֹטֵ֣עַwho planted
hanotea'H5193 →58 times
אוֹתָ֔ךְ<obj.> you
ʾotakhH853 →10935 times
דִּבֶּ֥רhe has spoken
diberH1696 →1141 times
עָלַ֖יִךְon you
ʾalayikhH5921 →5755 times
רָעָ֑הevil
raahH7451 →662 times
בִּ֠גְלַלon account of
biglalH1558 →
רָעַ֨ת[the] evil of
raatH7451 →662 times
בֵּֽית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וּבֵ֣יתand [the] house of
uveitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוּדָ֗הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשׂ֥וּthey have done
ʾasuH6213 →2628 times
לָהֶ֛םfor <the> themselves
lahem
לְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִיto provoke to anger me
lehakhiseniH3707 →54 times
לְקַטֵּ֥רby making smoke
lekaterH6999 →116 times
לַבָּֽעַל׃ סto <the> Baal
labaalH1168 →82 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 5:2He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 2:21
I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
- Deuteronomy 32:32–33
But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.
- Jeremiah 2:21
Through
Jeremiah 2:21I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
it leads to
- Isaiah 5:4
What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?
- John 15:1
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
- Exodus 15:17
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.
- Psalms 80:8
You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
- Isaiah 5:4
Through
Jeremiah 12:2You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
it leads to
- Isaiah 29:13
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught…
- Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Isaiah 29:13
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.