Jeremiah 5:25
Jeremiah 5:25 in Multiple Translations
Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.
¶ Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good from you.
Through your evil-doing these things have been turned away, and your sins have kept back good from you.
Your wrong actions have taken these benefits from you; your sins have deprived you of my blessings.
Yet your iniquities haue turned away these things, and your sinnes haue hindred good things from you.
Your iniquities have turned these away, And your sins have kept the good from you.
“Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you.
Your iniquities have turned away these things , and your sins have withheld good things from you.
Your iniquities have turned these things away, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
It is because of the wrong things that you have done, that those good things have not happened; it is because of the sins that you have committed that you have been prevented from receiving those blessings.
Berean Amplified Bible — Jeremiah 5:25
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Jeremiah 5:25 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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עֲוֺנוֹתֵי/כֶ֖ם
הִטּוּ
אֵ֑לֶּה
וְ/חַטֹּ֣אותֵי/כֶ֔ם
מָנְע֥וּ
הַ/טּ֖וֹב
מִ/כֶּֽם
עֲוֺנוֹתֵי/כֶ֖ם
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
N-cp | Suff
הִטּוּ
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch
V-Hiphil-Perf-3cp
אֵ֑לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
Pron
וְ/חַטֹּ֣אותֵי/כֶ֔ם
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin
Conj | N-fp | Suff
מָנְע֥וּ
mânaʻ
H4513
to withhold
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
הַ/טּ֖וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
pleasant
Art | Adj
מִ/כֶּֽם
min
H4480
from
Prep | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Jeremiah 5:25
עֲוֺנוֹתֵי/כֶ֖ם
ʻâvôn
H5771
"iniquity"
N-cp | Suff
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means moral evil or sin, like the kind God sees in people's hearts. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Psalms. This concept is key to understanding human nature.
Definition: : crime 1) perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity 1a) iniquity 1b) guilt of iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition) 1c) consequence of or punishment for iniquity
Usage: Occurs in 215 OT verses. KJV: fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin. See also: Genesis 4:13; Psalms 107:17; Psalms 18:24.
הִטּוּ
nâṭâh
H5186
"to stretch"
V-Hiphil-Perf-3cp
To stretch or spread out, often used to describe physical movement, but also moral deflection, as seen in the story of Israel's decline in the book of Judges.
Definition: 1) to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer 1a2) to spread out, pitch (tent) 1a3) to bend, turn, incline 1a3a) to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down 1a3b) to bend, bow 1a3c) to hold out, extend (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) to be stretched out 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stretch out 1c2) to spread out 1c3) to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away
Usage: Occurs in 207 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield. See also: Genesis 12:8; Psalms 31:3; Psalms 17:6.
אֵ֑לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
"these"
Pron
This Hebrew word is used to point out specific people or things, like saying 'these' or 'those'. It appears in the book of Genesis, where God says 'let there be light' and separates the light from the darkness.
Definition: 1) these 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent Aramaic equivalent: el.leh (אֵלֶּה "these" H0429)
Usage: Occurs in 697 OT verses. KJV: an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m). See also: Genesis 2:4; Exodus 35:1; Deuteronomy 1:35.
וְ/חַטֹּ֣אותֵי/כֶ֔ם
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
"sin"
Conj | N-fp | Suff
This word describes sin, guilt, or punishment for sin, and also the sacrifice or purification made to atone for it. It is used in the Bible to describe the consequences and solutions for sin. The KJV translates it as 'punishment' or 'sin'.
Definition: sin, sinful thing
Usage: Occurs in 270 OT verses. KJV: punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering). See also: Genesis 4:7; Numbers 12:11; Psalms 25:7.
מָנְע֥וּ
mânaʻ
H4513
"to withhold"
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
To withhold means to hold something back or keep it from someone. In the Bible, this word is used to describe God withholding something from people, or people withholding things from each other.
Definition: 1) to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder 1a) (Qal) to withhold 1b) (Niphal) to be withheld
Usage: Occurs in 29 OT verses. KJV: deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold. See also: Genesis 30:2; Proverbs 1:15; Psalms 21:3.
הַ/טּ֖וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
"pleasant"
Art | Adj
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means good or welfare, describing something that is beneficial or pleasing, like a good deed or a happy time. It is used in many contexts, including Genesis and Psalms. This word is often translated as 'good' or 'beautiful'.
Definition: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) Aramaic equivalent: tav (טָב "fine" H2869)
Usage: Occurs in 521 OT verses. KJV: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured). See also: Genesis 1:4; Ruth 2:22; 2 Chronicles 3:8.
מִ/כֶּֽם
min
H4480
"from"
Prep | Suff
This Hebrew word means a portion or part of something, and is often used to show the relationship between things, like from or out of something.
Definition: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)
Usage: Occurs in 1094 OT verses. KJV: above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with. See also: Genesis 2:6; Exodus 16:32; Leviticus 14:26.
Study Notes — Jeremiah 5:25
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- Context
- Cross References
- Jeremiah 5:25 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 5:25
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 5:25
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 5:25
- Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 5:25
- Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 5:25
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Jeremiah 5:25
- Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 5:25
- Sermons on Jeremiah 5:25
Context — Judgment Proclaimed
23But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away.
24They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’
25Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.
26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. 27Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.Cross References
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| 1 | Isaiah 59:2 | But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. |
| 2 | Psalms 107:17 | Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. |
| 3 | Psalms 107:34 | and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers. |
| 4 | Lamentations 3:39 | Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins? |
| 5 | Jeremiah 2:17–19 | Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way? Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile ? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates ? Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. |
| 6 | Jeremiah 3:3 | Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed. |
| 7 | Lamentations 4:22 | O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins. |
| 8 | Deuteronomy 28:23–24 | The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron. The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed. |
Jeremiah 5:25 Summary
Jeremiah 5:25 says that our sins can cause us to miss out on God's blessings, just like a farmer might miss out on a harvest if they don't plant their seeds at the right time. When we disobey God, it's like we're diverting a river away from our fields, and we won't receive the water we need to grow. To receive God's blessings, we need to repent of our sins and turn to Him, as seen in 1 John 1:9, and then we can experience the blessings He has in store for us, as promised in Matthew 6:33. By fearing God and trusting in His provision, we can restore His bounty in our lives and live a life that is abundant and fulfilling, as seen in John 10:10.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean for iniquities to divert God's bounty from us?
According to Jeremiah 5:25, our iniquities can divert God's blessings from us, as seen in the way God's people were supposed to trust in Him for seasonal rains (Jeremiah 5:24), but instead, their sins caused them to miss out on His bounty, reminiscent of the consequences of disobedience in Deuteronomy 28:1-68.
How do our sins deprive us of God's blessings?
Our sins can deprive us of God's blessings because they create a barrier between us and God, as seen in Isaiah 59:2, which says our iniquities have separated us from God, and this separation can cause us to miss out on the blessings He has in store for us, as promised in Jeremiah 29:11.
What is the relationship between fearing God and receiving His bounty?
Fearing God is closely related to receiving His bounty, as seen in Jeremiah 5:24, which says God's people should fear Him because He gives them the rains and harvests, and Psalm 34:9, which says those who fear the Lord lack no good thing, indicating that fearing God is a key to receiving His blessings.
How can we restore God's bounty in our lives?
To restore God's bounty in our lives, we must repent of our sins and turn to God, as seen in 1 John 1:9, which says if we confess our sins, God will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness, and then we can experience the blessings of God, as promised in Matthew 6:33, which says seeking first the kingdom of God will result in all things being added to us.
Reflection Questions
- How have my own iniquities diverted God's blessings from my life, and what can I do to restore them?
- In what ways have I been trusting in my own strength and abilities instead of fearing God and trusting in His provision, as seen in Jeremiah 5:24?
- What are some areas of my life where I have been experiencing a lack of God's bounty, and how can I apply the principles of Jeremiah 5:25 to restore them?
- How can I cultivate a deeper fear of God in my life, and what role does this play in receiving His blessings, as seen in Psalm 34:9?
Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 5:25
Your iniquities have turned away these things,.... Whereas of late years rain was withheld from them in common, and they had not the former and latter rain in its season, nor the appointed weeks of
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 5:25
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 5:25
Your iniquities have turned away these things: q.d. Do not say your ground is parched up with drought, or your fruits are corrupted and rotted by too much or unseasonable rain; we have nothing now in so due a course as we were wont to have it. Would you know the reason of it? You have inverted the ordinances and order of nature, have put heaven and earth out of their regular courses, by your iniquities. Your sins have withholden good things from you; that either you have been cut short of these good things, or denied a blessing upon them: by this God would not have profane men think that unusual seasons either for better or worse do come by chance, but as he sees convenient, either for the encouragement of the obedient, or punishing the obstinate.
Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 5:25
Jeremiah 5:25 Your iniquities have turned away these [things], and your sins have withholden good [things] from you.Ver. 25. Your iniquities have turned.] See on Isaiah 59:2; Isaiah 1:2.
Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 5:25
(25) These things.—i.e., the rain and the harvest which, from the prophet’s point of view, had been withheld in consequence of the sins of the people.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Jeremiah 5:25
Verse 25. Your iniquities have turned away these things] When these appointed weeks of harvest do not come, should we not examine and see whether this be not in God's judgments? Have not our iniquities turned away these good things from us?
Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 5:25
25. these things] the blessings mentioned. For the thought cp. Amos 4:6 ff.
Sermons on Jeremiah 5:25
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Why God Says No by Bill McLeod | In this sermon, the speaker shares personal anecdotes and stories to emphasize the importance of sharing the message of Jesus Christ with others. He highlights the regret of not sh |
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Strengthen Me Just Once by Leonard Ravenhill | In this sermon, the preacher starts by talking about the distractions and temptations of the world, comparing them to different varieties of ice cream and donuts. He then refers to |
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"America Rejecting the Light" by Leonard Ravenhill | This sermon delves into the concept of God's potential withdrawal of protection from a nation that has been abundantly blessed but has turned away from Him. It explores the idea th |
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Sin in the Camp by Duncan Campbell | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of recognizing both the goodness and severity of God. He points out that while the goodness of God is often preached and celeb |
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God Seeks a Man of Prayer by Alan Redpath | In this sermon, the speaker reflects on the lack of justice and salvation in the world, drawing parallels to historical events such as the Vietnam War, the tragedy of the boat peop |
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Puritan Evangelism by Al Martin | In this sermon, the speaker begins by sharing his personal journey into ministry and the importance of preaching the word of God. He then quotes J.I. Packer and Thomas Manton to em |
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Hatching Snake Eggs by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher addresses the issue of putting off seeking deliverance from sin and turning back to God. He calls on those who have been injured or run away from God t |