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Jeremiah 16:17

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 16:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes.
Jeremiah 16:17 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that it shall no more be said, As Jehovah liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
15but, As Jehovah liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the countries whither he had driven them. And I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
16Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith Jehovah, and they shall fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
17For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes.
18And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled mine inheritance with their abominations.
19O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, [even] vanity and things wherein there is no profit.
20Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For mine eyes are upon all their ways, etc.] Not only which they may take to hide themselves from their enemies, and where they should be directed to find them; but their evil ways in which they walked, and which were the cause of their calamities; these, how secret soever they were, were under the eye of God, whose eyes are in every place, and upon all the ways of men, good and bad; though they might flatter themselves, as wicked men sometimes do, that the Lord sees them not, and does not take notice of their iniquities: but, that they might be assured of the contrary, it is added, they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes; neither their ways nor their…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Jer 32:19; Pro 5:21; Pro 15:3). their iniquity--the cause of God's judgments on them.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“This chastisement arises not from caprice, but is decreed upon full knowledge and examination of their doings. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jer 23:24, Jer 32:19; Ch2 16:9; Job 34:21, Job 34:22; Psa 90:8, Psa 139:3; Pro 5:21; Pro 15:3; Isa 29:15; Eze 8:12, Eze 9:9; Luk 12:1, Luk 12:2; Co1 4:5; Heb 4:13 Jeremiah 16:18”
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