Jeremiah 7:19

“Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord, etc.] No: he cannot be provoked to anger as men are; anger does not fall upon him as it does on men; there is no such affection in God as there is in men; his Spirit cannot be irritated and provoked in the manner that the spirits of men may be; and though sin, and particularly idolatry, is disagreeable to him, contrary to his nature, and repugnant to his will; yet the damage arising from it is more to men themselves than to him; and though he sometimes does things which are like to what are done by men when they are angry, yet in reality there is no such perturbation in God as there is in men: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of…”

“Is it I that they provoke to anger? Is it not themselves? (Deu 32:16, Deu 32:21; Job 35:6, Job 35:8; Pro 8:36).”

“Do they not provoke ... - literally, Is it not themselves (“that they provoke”) to the shame of their faces? return to 'Top of Page'”

“7:19 God’s law was made for human benefit. Those who refused to follow his instructions hurt themselves (cp. Mark 2:27).”

“they provoke: Jer 2:17, Jer 2:19; Deu 32:16, Deu 32:21, Deu 32:22; Isa 1:20, Isa 1:24; Eze 8:17, Eze 8:18; Co1 10:22 the confusion: Jer 20:11; Ezr 9:7; Isa 45:16; Dan 9:7, Dan 9:8 Jeremiah 7:20”

“But instead of vexing Him (Jahveh) they rather vex themselves, inasmuch as God causes the consequences of their idolatry to fall on their own head. אתם is used reflexively: se ipsos; cf. Ew. 314, c; Gesen. 124, 1, b. For the cause of the shame of their face, i.e., to prepare for themselves the shame of their face, to cover their face with shame; cf. Jer 3:25. \- For ( Jer 7:20) because of this idolatrous work, the wrath of the Lord will pour itself over the land in the consuming fire of war (cf. Jer 4:4 with Jer 5:17, Nah 1:6, etc.), so as to cut off men and beasts, trees and fruit. Jeremiah 7:21”