Jeremiah 13 · Verse 17

Jeremiah 13:17

But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.

Jeremiah 13:17, King James Version

Jeremiah 13:17 in other translations

BSB	But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
WEB	But if you will not hear it, my soul will weep in secret for your pride. My eye will weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
ASV	But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah’s flock is taken captive.
YLT	And if ye do not hear it, In secret places doth my soul weep, because of pride, Yea, it weepeth sore, And the tear cometh down mine eyes, For the flock of Jehovah hath been taken captive.
DARBY	And if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah's flock is gone into captivity.
BBE	But if you do not give ear to it, my soul will be weeping in secret for your pride; my eye will be weeping bitterly, streaming with water, because the Lord's flock has been taken away as prisoners.
Webster	But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.

What does Jeremiah 13:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

17. hear it--my exhortation. in secret--as one mourning and humbling himself for their sin, not self-righteously condemning them (Php 3:18). pride--(see on Jr 13:15; Job 33:17). flock--(Jr 13:20), just as kings and leaders are called pastors.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 17 My soul shalt weep in secret places - If you will not hearken to the Lord, there is no remedy: destruction must come; and there is nothing left for me, but to go in secret, and mourn and bewail your wretched lot.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 13:12-17

As the bottle was fitted to hold the wine, so the sins of the people made them vessels of wrath, fitted for the judgments of God; with which they should be filled till they caused each other's destruction. The prophet exhorts them to give glory to God, by confessing their sins, humbling themselves in repentance, and returning to his service. Otherwise they would be carried into other countries in all the darkness of…

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Jeremiah 13:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִם֙ve.'Imand ifH518

לֹ֣אlo'notH3808

תִשְׁמָע֔וּהָtish.ma.'U.hayou will listen to itH8085

בְּמִסְתָּרִ֥יםbe.mis.ta.Rimin secret placesH4565

תִּבְכֶּֽה\־tiv.keh-it will weepH1058

נַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.Shiself myH5315

מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Nei<from> because ofH6440

גֵוָ֑הge.VahprideH1466

וְדָמֹ֨עַve.da.Mo.a'and utterly <to weep>H1830

תִּדְמַ֜עtid.Ma'it will weepH1830

וְתֵרַ֤דve.te.Radand it may run downH3381

עֵינִי֙'ei.Nieye myH5869

דִּמְעָ֔הdim.'Ahtear[s]H1832

כִּ֥יkiforH3588

נִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.Bahit has been taken captiveH7617

עֵ֥דֶר'E.der[the] flock ofH5739

יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Jeremiah 13:17

Malachi 2:2
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
Jeremiah 9:1
Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Jeremiah 14:17
Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
Romans 9:2-4
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
Luke 19:41-42
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Psalms 80:1
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim–Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Lamentations 2:18
Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
1 Samuel 15:35
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
Lamentations 1:16
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
Psalms 119:136
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Ezekiel 34:31
And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.
Lamentations 1:2
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

if.
22:5; Mal 2:2
my soul.
9:1; 14:17; 17:16; 1Sa 15:11,35; Ps 119:136; La 1:2,16; 2:18
Lu 19:41,42; Ro 9:2-4
for.
15
because.
19,20; Ps 80:1; Isa 63:11; Eze 34:31; 36:38

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Context

Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
Jeremiah 13:17
But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.
Jeremiah 13:18
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

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Jeremiah 13:17 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Mas si no oyereis esto, en secreto llorará mi alma á causa de vuestra soberbia; y llorando amargamente, se desharán mis ojos en lágrimas, porque el rebaño de Jehová fué cautivo.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et si vous n’écoutez pas ceci, mon âme pleurera en secret à cause de votre orgueil, et mon œil pleurera amèrement et se fondra en larmes, car le troupeau de l’ Éternel est allé en captivité.
German Elberfelder 1871	Wenn ihr aber nicht höret, so wird meine Seele im Verborgenen weinen wegen eures Hochmuts; und tränen wird mein Auge und von Tränen rinnen, weil die Herde Jehovas gefangen weggeführt ist.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Quod si hoc non audieritis, in abscondito plorabit anima mea a facie superbiæ: plorans plorabit, et deducet oculus meus lacrimam, quia captus est grex Domini.