Jeremiah 11:13

For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
number	מִסְפַּ֣ר mis.Par	H4557	a number · noun, common masculine singular construct
cities	עָרֶ֔יךָ 'a.Rei.kha	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
gods	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
number	וּמִסְפַּ֞ר u.mis.Par	H4557	a number · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
streets	חֻצ֣וֹת chu.Tzot	H2351	properly · noun, common feminine plural construct
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
up	שַׂמְתֶּ֤ם sam.Tem	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
altars	מִזְבְּחוֹת֙ miz.be.chOt	H4196	an altar · noun, common feminine plural absolute
thing	לַבֹּ֔שֶׁת la.Bo.shet	H1322	shame (the feeling and the condition · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
altars	מִזְבְּח֖וֹת miz.be.Chot	H4196	an altar · noun, common feminine plural absolute
incense	לְקַטֵּ֥ר le.ka.Ter	H6999	to smoke · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
Baal	לַבָּֽעַל la.Ba.'al	H1168	Baal · preposition with the article + noun, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 2:28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the numb…
2 Kings 23:13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel ha…
Deuteronomy 32:16-17 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
2 Kings 21:4-5 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
2 Kings 23:4-5 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the…
Isaiah 2:8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
Jeremiah 3:1-2 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be…
Jeremiah 3:24 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 11:11-17

This paragraph, which contains so much of God's wrath, might very well be expected to follow upon that which goes next before, which contained so much of his people's sin. When God found so much evil among them we cannot think it strange if it follows, Therefore I will bring evil upon them (Jer 11:11), the evil of punishment for the evil of sin; and there is no remedy, no relief: the decree has gone forth and the sentence will be executed. I. They cannot help themselves, but will be found too weak to contest with God's judgments: it is evil which they shall not be able to escape, or to go forth out of, by any evasion whatsoever. Note, Those that will not submit to God's government shall not…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 11:13

shameful thing--Hebrew, "shame," namely, the idol, not merely shameful, but the essence of all that is shameful (Jer 3:24; Hos 9:10), which will bring shame and confusion on yourselves [CALVIN].

John Gill on Jeremiah 11:13

For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah,.... See Gill on Jeremiah 2:28, and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem; of which there were many, and some of note (i): have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal; one of whose names is Bosheth, "shame"; see Hosea 9:10, hence Jerubbaal is called, in 2 Samuel 11:21, Jerubbesheth; very properly is this name given to Baal, not only because the worship of him was to the reproach of the true God, but brought shame and confusion in the issue to its worshipper; as well as because shameful things were done in the worship of it, especially of Baalpeor; who seems to be the same…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 11:13

Jeremiah 11:13 13. For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. 13. Quia pro numero urbium tuaram fuerunt dii tui, Jehudah; et pro numero platearum, Jerusalem, posuistis altaria in opprobrium, altaria ad offerendum suffitum Baal. The Prophet shews here that the dews were not only polluted with one kind of superstition, but that they sought for themselves fictitious gods from all quarters, so that the land was fined and, as it were, deluged with innumerable superstitions. He says, that in proportion to the number of cities were t…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 13) For according to the number of your cities were your gods, O Judah, and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars of confusion to burn incense to Baal. Let us read the books of Kings and Chronicles (2 Kings 21, 2 Chronicles 33), and we will find that Judah and Jerusalem have done far worse than Israel, so that as many cities as they had, they had just as many idols. And as many squares and street corners as there were in the city of Jerusalem, they had just as many altars of confusion, on which they would sacrifice to the idols of Baal.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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Dictionary and topics

Idol — (1.) Heb. aven, “nothingness;” “vanity” (Isa. 66:3; 41:29; Deut. 32:21; 1 Kings 16:13; Ps. 31:6; Jer. 8:19, etc.). (2.) ‘Elil, “a thing of naught” (Ps. 97:7; Isa. 19:3); a word of contempt, used of…
Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the…
Idolatry · Exemplified: Judah — Exemplified: Judah
Polytheism · 24:2,23; — 24:2,23;
Prayer, Answers To · Denied to those who: Are idolaters — Denied to those who: Are idolaters

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 11:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 11:11-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 11:13

John Gill on Jeremiah 11:13

John Calvin on Jeremiah 11:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 11:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 11:11-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 11:13

John Gill on Jeremiah 11:13

John Calvin on Jeremiah 11:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 11:1-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 11:13

Rashi on Jeremiah 11:12