Jeremiah 25:6
And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
Jeremiah 25:6 in other translations
| BSB | Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ |
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| WEB | Don’t go after other gods to serve them or worship them, and don’t provoke me to anger with the work of your hands; then I will do you no harm.” |
| ASV | and go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the work of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. |
| YLT | And ye do not go after other gods to serve them, and to bow yourselves to them, nor do ye provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands, and I do no evil to you; |
| DARBY | And go not after othergods, to serve them and to worship them; and provoke me not to anger with the work of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. |
| BBE | Do not go after other gods to be their servants and to give them worship, and do not make me angry with the work of your hands, causing evil to yourselves. |
| Webster | And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. |
What does Jeremiah 25:6 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 25:1-7
The Jews rebuked for not obeying calls to repentance. (Jr 25:1-7) Their captivity during seventy years is expressly foretold. (Jr 25:8-14) Desolations upon the nations shown by the emblem of a cup of wrath. (Jr 25:15-29) The judgments again declared. (Jr 25:30-38) Verses 1-7 The call to turn from evil ways to the worship and service of God, and for sinners to trust in Christ, and partake of his salvation, concerns…
Jeremiah 25:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 25:6
- Deuteronomy 8:19
And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
- 1 Kings 14:22
And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
- 2 Kings 17:35
With whom the Lord had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
- Deuteronomy 6:14
Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
- Jeremiah 35:15
I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
- Jeremiah 7:6
If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
- Deuteronomy 28:14
And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
- Deuteronomy 13:2
And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
- Exodus 20:3
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- Jeremiah 7:9
Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
- Exodus 20:23
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
- 1 Kings 11:4-10
For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father. Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. …
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Context
- Jeremiah 25:5
They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:
- Jeremiah 25:6
And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
- Jeremiah 25:7
Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the Lord; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.
Jeremiah 25:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y no vayáis en pos de dioses ajenos, sirviéndoles y encorvándoos á ellos, ni me provoquéis á ira con la obra de vuestras manos; y no os haré mal. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et n’allez point après d’autres dieux pour les servir, et pour vous prosterner devant eux, et ne me provoquez pas par l’œuvre de vos mains; et je ne vous ferai pas de mal. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wandelt nicht anderen Göttern nach, um ihnen zu dienen und euch vor ihnen niederzubeugen; und reizet mich nicht durch das Werk eurer Hände, daß ich euch nicht Übles tue. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et nolite ire post deos alienos, ut serviatis eis, adoretisque eos: neque me ad iracundiam provocetis in operibus manuum vestrarum, et non affligam vos. |