19 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.

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19 Your wickedness will punish you;
    your backsliding(A) will rebuke(B) you.
Consider then and realize
    how evil and bitter(C) it is for you
when you forsake(D) the Lord your God
    and have no awe(E) of me,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

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19 (A)Your evil will chastise you,
    and (B)your apostasy will reprove you.
Know and see that it is evil and (C)bitter
    for (D)you to forsake the Lord your God;
    the fear of me is not in you,
declares the Lord God of hosts.

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19 Your own evil will discipline you;(A)
your own apostasies will reprimand you.
Recognize[a] how evil and bitter(B) it is
for you to abandon the Lord your God
and to have no fear of me.
This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:19 Lit Know and see

19 (A)Your own wickedness will correct you,
And your (B)apostasies will reprove you;
Know therefore and see that it is evil and (C)bitter
For you to forsake the Lord your God,
And (D)the dread of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord [a]God of hosts.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:19 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord