Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “But you did not listen to me,” declares the LORD, “and you have aroused my anger with what your hands have made, and you have brought harm to yourselves.” New Living Translation “But you would not listen to me,” says the LORD. “You made me furious by worshiping idols you made with your own hands, bringing on yourselves all the disasters you now suffer. English Standard Version Yet you have not listened to me, declares the LORD, that you might provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm. Berean Standard Bible ‘But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands.’ Berean Literal Bible ‘And you⁺ have not listened to Me,’ a declaration of YHWH, ‘So you have provoked Me to anger by the works of your⁺ hands, to bring evil to yourselves. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Yet you have not listened to Me,” says the LORD, “that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. New American Standard Bible Yet you have not listened to Me,” declares the LORD, “in order to provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm. NASB 1995 “Yet you have not listened to Me,” declares the LORD, “in order that you might provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm. NASB 1977 “Yet you have not listened to Me,” declares the LORD, “in order that you might provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm. Legacy Standard Bible Yet you have not listened to Me,” declares Yahweh, “in order that you might provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands to your own evil demise. Amplified Bible Yet you have not listened to Me,” says the LORD, “so that you have provoked Me to anger with the work (idols) of your hands to your own harm. Berean Annotated Bible ‘But to your own harm, you⁺ have not listened to Me, declares the LORD {YHWH}, ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your⁺ hands.’ Christian Standard Bible “ ‘But you have not obeyed me’—this is the LORD’s declaration—‘with the result that you have angered me by the work of your hands and brought disaster on yourselves.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible “ ‘But you would not obey Me—this is the LORD’s declaration— ‘in order that you might provoke Me to anger by the work of your hands and bring disaster on yourselves.’ American Standard Version Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith Jehovah; that ye may provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own hurt. Contemporary English Version But you refused to listen to my prophets. So I, the LORD, say that you have made me angry by worshiping idols, and you are the ones who were hurt by what you did. English Revised Version Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own hurt. GOD'S WORD® Translation But you haven't listened to me, declares the LORD. You have made me furious about the idols your hands have shaped and [have brought] harm upon yourselves.' Good News Translation But the LORD himself says that you refused to listen to him. Instead, you made him angry with your idols and have brought his punishment on yourselves. International Standard Version But you didn't listen to me," declares the LORD, "so as to provoke me with the idols you make with your hands to your own harm. NET Bible So, now the LORD says, 'You have not listened to me. But you have made me angry by the things that you have done. Thus you have brought harm on yourselves.' New Heart English Bible Yet you have not listened to me,' says the LORD; 'that you may provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own hurt.' Webster's Bible Translation Yet ye have not hearkened to me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Bible‘But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands.’ World English Bible “Yet you have not listened to me,” says Yahweh, “that you may provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own hurt.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you have not listened to Me,” a declaration of YHWH, “so as to provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands for evil to you. Berean Literal Bible ‘And you⁺ have not listened to Me,’ a declaration of YHWH, ‘So you have provoked Me to anger by the works of your⁺ hands, to bring evil to yourselves. Young's Literal Translation And ye have not hearkened unto Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- so as to provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands for evil to you. Smith's Literal Translation And ye heard not to me, says Jehovah; so as to irritate me in the works of your hands for evil to you. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd you have not heard me, saith the Lord, that you might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, to your own hurt. Catholic Public Domain Version And yet you have not listened to me, says the Lord, and so you have provoked me to anger with the works of your hands, to your own harm.” New American Bible But you would not listen to me—oracle of the LORD—and so you provoked me with the works of your hands to your own harm. New Revised Standard Version Yet you did not listen to me, says the LORD, and so you have provoked me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYet you have not hearkened to me, says the LORD; but you have provoked me to anger with the works of your hands to your own harm. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you have not listened to me, says LORD JEHOVAH, and you have angered me by the work of your hands that we may do harm to you’” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Yet ye have not hearkened unto Me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke Me with the work of your hands to your own hurt. Brenton Septuagint Translation But ye hearkened not to me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Seventy-Year Captivity…6Do 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.’ 7‘But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands.’ 8Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words,… Cross References But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me, Jeremiah 35:17 Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them but they have not obeyed, and I have called to them but they have not answered.’” Jeremiah 7:13 And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, Jeremiah 11:8 Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.” declares the LORD, 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. Nehemiah 9:29-30 You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. / You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. Zechariah 7:11-13 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. / And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts. ‘so you have provoked Me to anger Deuteronomy 32:16 They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations. 1 Kings 14:9 You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back. Psalm 78:58 They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols. with the works of your hands.’ 2 Kings 22:17 because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’ Jeremiah 44:8 Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth. Deuteronomy 4:28 And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. 2 Kings 17:13-14 Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. Isaiah 65:12 I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.” Ezekiel 8:18 Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.” Isaiah 30:9-11 These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!” Treasury of Scripture Yet you have not listened to me, said the LORD; that you might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. that ye. Jeremiah 7:18,19 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger… Jeremiah 32:30-33 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD… Deuteronomy 32:21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. Jump to Previous Affirmation Anger Angry Causing Declares Ear Evil Hands Harm Hearkened Hurt Order Provoke Provoked Work WorksJump to Next Affirmation Anger Angry Causing Declares Ear Evil Hands Harm Hearkened Hurt Order Provoke Provoked Work WorksJeremiah 25 1. Jeremiah, reproving the Jews' disobedience to the prophets,8. foretells the seventy years' captivity; 12. and after that, the destruction of Babylon. 15. Under the type of a cup of wine he foreshows the destruction of all nations. 34. The howling of the shepherds. But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me, This phrase highlights the consequences of disobedience to God's commands. In the context of Jeremiah, the people of Judah were repeatedly warned by God through the prophets to turn from their idolatrous practices and return to Him. The phrase "to your own harm" underscores the self-destructive nature of ignoring divine guidance. Historically, this disobedience led to the Babylonian exile, a significant event in Jewish history. The failure to listen to God is a recurring theme in the Bible, seen in passages like Deuteronomy 28, where blessings and curses are outlined based on obedience or disobedience. declares the LORD, so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands. Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahA prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. His ministry spanned over 40 years during a tumultuous period in Israel's history. 2. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through Jeremiah, expressing His displeasure with the people's disobedience. 3. Judah and Jerusalem The southern kingdom of Israel and its capital, which were the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies. They were facing impending judgment due to their persistent idolatry and rebellion against God. 4. The Works of Your Hands Refers to the idolatrous practices and sinful actions of the people, which were contrary to God's commandments. 5. Divine Anger and Judgment The consequence of the people's disobedience, leading to their harm and eventual exile. Teaching Points The Importance of Listening to GodGod repeatedly calls His people to listen and obey. Ignoring His voice leads to spiritual and often physical consequences. The Dangers of Idolatry Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes precedence over God in our lives. We must examine our hearts for modern-day idols. Consequences of Disobedience Disobedience to God leads to self-inflicted harm. Understanding this helps us to choose obedience and align our actions with God's will. God's Righteous Anger God's anger is a response to sin and injustice. It is a call to repentance and a reminder of His holiness and justice. Repentance and Restoration While judgment is certain for disobedience, God always offers a path to repentance and restoration. We must seek His forgiveness and turn back to Him. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Jeremiah 25:7?2. How does Jeremiah 25:7 highlight the consequences of not listening to God? 3. What does "you have not listened" reveal about Israel's relationship with God? 4. How can we apply Jeremiah 25:7 to our daily obedience to God? 5. What other scriptures emphasize the importance of listening to God's voice? 6. How does ignoring God's warnings lead to "harm" in our spiritual lives? 7. Why did the Israelites refuse to listen to God in Jeremiah 25:7? 8. How does Jeremiah 25:7 reflect human nature's resistance to divine authority? 9. What historical context led to the message in Jeremiah 25:7? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 25? 11. What does the Bible say about impulse control? 12. Psalm 124:1–2 affirms God’s intervention for Israel, yet historical records detail numerous defeats. Why do these interventions appear inconsistent with recorded losses? 13. In Romans 7:25, if Christ is the solution to sin, why does the struggle described still persist according to the text and other New Testament passages? 14. How can Ezekiel 37:25-28's everlasting covenant and sanctuary be understood when there seems to be no clear historical or present-day fulfillment matching this depiction? What Does Jeremiah 25:7 Mean But to your own harm• God is not lobbing an empty threat; He is pointing out a built-in consequence. Rebellion wounds the rebel (Jeremiah 2:17; Proverbs 8:36). • The Lord’s discipline is never malicious—yet rejecting Him inevitably ricochets back on the sinner (Galatians 6:7-8). • In context, Judah’s “harm” will be exile under Babylon (Jeremiah 25:11), showing that sin’s fallout is both spiritual and practical. you have not listened to Me • For twenty-three years Jeremiah had preached, “rising early and speaking” (Jeremiah 25:3-4), but the people “would not listen.” • Refusing God’s voice is portrayed in Scripture as the root of all hardness (Jeremiah 7:13; 35:14; 2 Chronicles 36:15-16). • Listening in the biblical sense means obedience (James 1:22). Selective hearing equals total rejection. declares the LORD • This phrase stamps the message with divine finality; the prophet isn’t offering an opinion (Isaiah 1:18; Jeremiah 9:23-24). • Because the statement comes from the covenant-keeping LORD (YHWH), its certainty is as solid as His character (Numbers 23:19). • The authority behind the warning makes dismissal even more reckless. so you have provoked Me to anger • God’s anger is righteous, measured, and provoked only by persistent sin (Deuteronomy 32:16; Psalm 78:40-41; Romans 2:5). • He is “slow to anger” (Exodus 34:6), yet there comes a tipping point when mercy spurned turns to judgment (Jeremiah 32:30). • Divine wrath here aims to correct, not to annihilate, pointing the people back to Himself (Hebrews 12:6). with the works of your hands • The phrase spotlights handcrafted idols (Jeremiah 1:16; 25:6). Instead of worshiping the Creator, Judah worshiped what they themselves manufactured (Psalm 115:4-8; Acts 17:29). • Idolatry is self-made religion—literally. It exchanges God’s glory for human artistry (Romans 1:22-23). • By trusting what they could shape, they forfeited the help only God could give (Isaiah 44:9-11). summary Jeremiah 25:7 exposes a tragic cycle: hearts closed to God’s voice bring self-inflicted harm, ignite divine anger, and do so through idols fashioned by human effort. The verse isn’t only ancient history; it warns that whenever we tune out the Lord and elevate our own creations, we walk the same perilous path. Listening and turning back to Him remains the only safe—and joyful—response. Hebrew ‘But to your own harm,לְרַ֥ע (lə·ra‘) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil you have not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no listened שְׁמַעְתֶּ֥ם (šə·ma‘·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to Me,’ אֵלַ֖י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel ‘so לְמַ֧עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Preposition Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent you have provoked Me to anger הַכְעִיסֵ֛נִי (haḵ·‘î·sê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 3707: To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant with the works בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה (bə·ma·‘ă·śêh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property of your hands.’ יְדֵיכֶ֖ם (yə·ḏê·ḵem) Noun - fdc | second person masculine plural Strong's 3027: A hand Links Jeremiah 25:7 NIVJeremiah 25:7 NLT Jeremiah 25:7 ESV Jeremiah 25:7 NASB Jeremiah 25:7 KJV Jeremiah 25:7 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 25:7 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 25:7 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 25:7 French Bible Jeremiah 25:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 25:7 Yet you have not listened to me (Jer.) |
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