Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Your ways and your deeds
Have brought these things to you.
This is your evil. How bitter!
How it has touched your heart!”

King James Version

Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.

Holman Bible

Your way of life and your actions
have brought this on you.
This is your punishment. It is very bitter,
because it has reached your heart!

International Standard Version

"Your lifestyles and your actions have brought these things on you. This is your calamity it is indeed bitter, for it has reached your heart!"

American Standard Version

Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart.

Amplified


“Your ways and your deeds
Have brought these things on you.
This is your tragedy and doom; how bitter,
How it has touched your heart!”

Bible in Basic English

Your ways and your doings have made these things come on you; this is your sin; truly it is bitter, going deep into your heart.

Darby Translation

Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, yea, it is bitter, yea, it reacheth unto thy heart.

Julia Smith Translation

Thy way and thy doings did these things to thee; this thine evil, for it was bitter because it reached even to thy heart.

King James 2000

Your way and your doings have procured these things unto you; this is your wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reaches unto your heart.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"You obtained this for yourself [because of] your way and your deeds. This [is] your doom, for [it is] bitter, yes, it has reached up to your heart."

Modern King James verseion

Your way and your doings have brought these things on you; this is your evil, because it is bitter, because it reaches to your heart.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thy ways and thy thoughts have brought thee unto this. This is thy own wickedness and disobedience, that hath possessed thine heart.

NET Bible

"The way you have lived and the things you have done will bring this on you. This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed. The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart."

New Heart English Bible

"Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart."

The Emphasized Bible

Thine own way And thine own doings, Have done these things unto thee, - This thy wickedness, Surely it is bitter, Surely it hath reached unto thy heart.

Webster

Thy way and thy doings have procured these things to thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth to thy heart.

World English Bible

"Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart."

Youngs Literal Translation

Thy way and thy doings have done these to thee, This is thy vexation, for it is bitter, For it hath struck unto thy heart.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

and thy doings
מעלל 
Ma`alal 
Usage: 41

because it is bitter
מרה מר 
Mar 
Usage: 38

נגע 
Naga` 
Usage: 150

Context Readings

An Invasion From The North

17 They surround Judah like men guarding a field, because Judah has rebelled against me, declares Jehovah. 18 “Your ways and your deeds
Have brought these things to you.
This is your evil. How bitter!
How it has touched your heart!”
19 O my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. My heart pounds in side of me. My heart is pounding! I cannot keep quiet because I hear a ram's horn sounding the alarm for war.

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:19

Your own wickedness will correct you. Your apostasies (unfaithful ways) will punish you! You should know and see how evil and bitter it is for you when you abandon Jehovah your God! You do not respect (reverence) me, says the Sovereign Lord Jehovah of Hosts.

Psalm 107:17

Fools suffered because of their disobedience and because of their crimes.

Isaiah 50:1

This is what Jehovah says: Where are your mother's divorce papers? Did I give her any to get rid of her? To which of my creditors did I sell you? You were sold because of your sins. I got rid of your mother because of your rebellion.

Jeremiah 2:17

You have done this to yourself by abandoning Jehovah your God when he led you on his way.

Job 20:5-16

The success of the wicked is brief and the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

Proverbs 1:31

Now you will get what you deserve for what you have done. Your own advice will make you sick.

Proverbs 5:22

His own iniquities will catch the wicked. He will be held with the cords of his sins.

Jeremiah 5:19

They will ask: 'Why has Jehovah our God done all this to us?' Answer them: You have abandoned me and served foreign gods in your land. So you will serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.'

Jeremiah 6:19

Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people as the fruit of their plans. This is because they have not listened to my words, and have rejected my law.

Jeremiah 26:19

Then the leaders continued: No one put Micah to death for saying that. Instead, King Hezekiah prayed to Jehovah with reverence and trembling and asked him to have mercy. Then Jehovah decided not to destroy Jerusalem, even though he had already said he would. People of Judah, if Jeremiah is killed we will bring a terrible disaster on ourselves.

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