Jeremiah 16 · Verse 11

Jeremiah 16:11

Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
Jeremiah 16:11, King James Version

Jeremiah 16:11 in other translations

BSBThen you are to answer them: ‘It is because your fathers have forsaken Me, declares the LORD, and followed other gods, and served and worshiped them. They abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction.
WEBthen you shall tell them, ‘Because your fathers have forsaken me,’ says the LORD, ‘and have walked after other gods, have served them, have worshiped them, have forsaken me, and have not kept my law.
ASVthen shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith Jehovah, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
YLTThen thou hast said unto them: Because that your fathers have forsaken Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, And go after other gods, and serve them, And they bow themselves to them, And Me have forsaken, and My law not kept,
DARBYthen shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith Jehovah, and have walked after othergods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
BBEThen you will say to them, Because your fathers have given me up, says the Lord, and have gone after other gods and become their servants and their worshippers, and have given me up and have not kept my law;
WebsterThen shalt thou say to them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshiped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;

What does Jeremiah 16:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. (Jr 5:19; 13:22; 22:8, 9).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 16:10-13

Here seems to be the language of those who quarrel at the word of God, and instead of humbling and condemning themselves, justify themselves, as though God did them wrong. A plain and full answer is given. They were more obstinate in sin than their fathers, walking every one after the devices of his heart. Since they will not hearken, they shall be hurried away into a far country, a land they know not. If they had…

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Jeremiah 16:11 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.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413
עַל֩'alonH5921
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
עָזְב֨וּ'a.ze.Vuthey forsookH5800
אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.Khemancestors yourH1
אוֹתִי֙'o.Ti<obj.> meH853
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they walkedH1980
אַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiafterH310
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimgodsH430
אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimotherH312
וַיַּעַבְד֖וּםvai.ya.'av.Dumand they served themH5647
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּvai.yish.ta.cha.Vuand they bowed downH7812
לָהֶ֑םla.Hemto <the> them
וְאֹתִ֣יve.'o.Tiand <obj.> meH853
עָזָ֔בוּ'a.Za.vuthey forsookH5800
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
תּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.Tilaw myH8451
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
שָׁמָֽרוּ\׃sha.Ma.ruthey keptH8104

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 16:11

  • Psalms 106:35-41

    But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. …

  • Ezekiel 11:21

    But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord God.

  • Nehemiah 9:26-29

    Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations. Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies; And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

  • Jeremiah 22:9

    Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

  • 1 Peter 4:3

    For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

  • Jeremiah 8:2

    And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

  • Jeremiah 5:7-9

    How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses. They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife. Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

  • 1 Kings 9:9

    And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.

  • Deuteronomy 29:25-26

    Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:

  • Jeremiah 9:14

    But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

  • Daniel 9:10-12

    Neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

  • Judges 10:13-14

    Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Because.
2:8; 5:7-9; Jud 2:12,13; 10:13,14; Ne 9:26-29; Ps 106:35-41
Da 9:10-12
walked.
8:2; 9:14; Eze 11:21; 1Pe 4:3

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Context

  • Jeremiah 16:10

    And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?

  • Jeremiah 16:11

    Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;

  • Jeremiah 16:12

    And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:

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Jeremiah 16:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces les dirás: Porque vuestros padres me dejaron, dice Jehová, y anduvieron en pos de dioses ajenos, y los sirvieron, y á ellos se encorvaron, y me dejaron á mí, y no guardaron mi ley;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
alors tu leur diras: C’est parce que vos pères m’ont abandonné, dit l’ Éternel, et sont allés après d’autres dieux, et les ont servis, et se sont prosternés devant eux, et m’ont abandonné, et n’ont point gardé ma loi;
German
Elberfelder 1871
so sollst du zu ihnen sprechen: Darum, daß eure Väter mich verlassen haben, spricht Jehova, und anderen Göttern nachgegangen sind, und ihnen gedient und sich vor ihnen niedergebeugt, mich aber verlassen und mein Gesetz nicht beobachtet haben;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
dices ad eos: Quia dereliquerunt me patres vestri, ait Dominus, et abierunt post deos alienos, et servierunt eis, et adoraverunt eos, et me dereliquerunt, et legem meam non custodierunt.