Jeremiah 4:18

“Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee, etc.] The way in which they walked, which was an evil one; and the actions which they committed; their idolatries, backslidings, and rebellions, before spoken of in this and the preceding chapter, were the cause of this siege, and those calamities coming upon them; they had none to blame but themselves; it was their own sinful ways and works which brought this ruin and destruction on them: this is thy wickedness; the fruit of thy wickedness; or, “this thy calamity”; that is, is owing to these things; so the word is rendered in (<19E105>Psalm 141:5): because it is bitter; not sin, as in (<240219>Jeremiah 2:19), but the punishment of…”

“(Jer 2:17, Jer 2:19; Psa 107:17). this is thy wickedness--that is, the fruit of thy wickedness.”

“Thy wickedness - This siege is thy wickedness, i. e., in its results; or better, this is thy wretchedness, this army and thy approaching ruin is thy misery. Because - “For.” To feel that one’s misery is the result of one’s own doings adds bitterness to the anguish, and makes it reach, penetrate to the heart. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Bitter - Thy wickedness hath been the cause of bringing such a bitter enemy against thee, which hath reached unto thy very heart. Jeremiah 4:19”

“Thy way: Jer 2:17, Jer 2:19, Jer 5:19, Jer 6:19, Jer 26:19; Job 20:5-16; Psa 107:17; Pro 1:31, Pro 5:22; Isa 50:1 it reacheth: Jer 4:10 Jeremiah 4:19”