Jeremiah 16:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For my eyes are on all their ways: there is no cover for them from my face, and their evil-doing is not kept secret from my eyes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:3 : 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
  • 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of the Lord go this way and that, through all the earth, letting it be seen that he is the strong support of those whose hearts are true to him. In this you have done foolishly, for from now you will have wars.
  • Ps 90:8 : 8 You have put our evil doings before you, our secret sins in the light of your face.
  • Jer 32:19 : 19 Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
  • Heb 4:13 : 13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Prov 5:21 : 21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.
  • Jer 23:24 : 24 In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? says the Lord. Is there any place in heaven or earth where I am not? says the Lord.
  • Job 34:21-22 : 21 For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. 22 There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.
  • Ezek 9:9 : 9 Then he said to me, The sin of the children of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is full of blood and the town full of evil ways: for they say, The Lord has gone away from the land, and the Lord does not see.
  • Luke 12:1-2 : 1 At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit. 2 But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.
  • Ezek 8:12 : 12 And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen what the responsible men of the children of Israel do in the dark, every man in his room of pictured images? for they say, The Lord does not see us; the Lord has gone away from the land.
  • Ps 139:3 : 3 You keep watch over my steps and my sleep, and have knowledge of all my ways.
  • Isa 29:15 : 15 Cursed are those who go deep to keep their designs secret from the Lord, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who has knowledge of our acts?

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  • Job 34:21
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    21 For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

  • Jer 16:16
    77%

    16 See, I will send for great numbers of fishermen, says the Lord, and they will take them like fish in a net; and after that, I will send for numbers of bowmen, and they will go after them, driving them from every mountain and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

  • Hos 7:2
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    2 And they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face.

  • Ps 25:15
    76%

    15 My eyes are turned to the Lord at all times; for he will take my feet out of the net.

  • Amos 9:8
    76%

    8 See, the eyes of the Lord are on the evil kingdom, and I will put an end to it in all the earth; but I will not send complete destruction on Jacob, says the Lord.

  • Jer 16:18
    74%

    18 And I will give them the reward of their evil-doing and their sin twice over; because they have made my land unclean, and have made my heritage full of the bodies of their unholy and disgusting things.

  • Ps 34:15-16
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    74%

    15 The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

    16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.

  • Amos 9:4
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    4 And though they are taken away as prisoners by their attackers, even there will I give orders to the sword to put them to death: my eyes will be fixed on them for evil and not for good.

  • Jer 23:24
    74%

    24 In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? says the Lord. Is there any place in heaven or earth where I am not? says the Lord.

  • Ezek 9:9-10
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    73%

    9 Then he said to me, The sin of the children of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is full of blood and the town full of evil ways: for they say, The Lord has gone away from the land, and the Lord does not see.

    10 And as for me, my eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity, but I will send the punishment of their ways on their heads.

  • Jer 9:9
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    9 Am I not to send punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?

  • Jer 17:10
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    10 I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.

  • Ps 33:18
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    18 See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;

  • Isa 29:15
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    15 Cursed are those who go deep to keep their designs secret from the Lord, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who has knowledge of our acts?

  • Prov 5:21
    73%

    21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

  • Jer 1:16
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    16 And I will give my decision against them on account of all their evil-doing; because they have given me up, burning perfumes to other gods and worshipping the works of their hands.

  • Ps 101:6
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    6 My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.

  • Jer 22:17
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    17 But your eyes and your heart are fixed only on profit for yourself, on causing the death of him who has done no wrong, and on violent and cruel acts.

  • Deut 31:18
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    18 Truly, my face will be turned away from them in that day, because of all the evil they have done in going after other gods.

  • Isa 3:9
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    9 Their respect for a man's position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full.

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    12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

  • Job 14:16
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    16 For now my steps are numbered by you, and my sin is not overlooked.

  • Jer 11:20
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    20 But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.

  • Ezek 7:4
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    4 My eye will not have mercy on you, and I will have no pity: but I will send the punishment of your ways on you, and your disgusting works will be among you: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

  • Isa 40:27
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    27 Why do you say, O Jacob, such words as these, O Israel, The Lord's eyes are not on my way, and my God gives no attention to my cause?

  • Ps 56:6
    71%

    6 They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

  • Jer 20:12
    71%

    12 But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.

  • Job 31:4
    71%

    4 Does he not see my ways, and are not my steps all numbered?

  • Jer 5:29
    71%

    29 Am I not to give punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?

  • Jer 4:17
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    17 Like keepers of a field they are against her on every side; because she has been fighting against me, says the Lord.

  • Jer 32:19
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    19 Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:

  • Isa 65:6
    71%

    6 See, it is recorded before me, says the Lord: I will not keep back my hand, till I have sent punishment,

  • Job 31:7
    71%

    7 If my steps have been turned out of the way, or if my heart went after my eyes, or if the property of another is in my hands;

  • Jer 12:3
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    3 But you, O Lord, have knowledge of me; you see me, searching and testing how my heart is with you: let them be pulled out like sheep to be put to death, make them ready for the day of death.

  • Hab 1:13
    71%

    13 Before your holy eyes sin may not be seen, and you are unable to put up with wrong; why, then, are your eyes on the false? why do you say nothing when the evil-doer puts an end to one who is more upright than himself?

  • Jer 11:18
    71%

    18 And the Lord gave me knowledge of it and I saw it: then you made clear to me their doings.

  • Ps 119:168
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    168 I have been ruled by your orders; for all my ways are before you.

  • Ps 141:8
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    8 But my eyes are turned to you, O Lord God: my hope is in you; let not my soul be given up to death.

  • Isa 57:17
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    17 I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.

  • Ezek 7:9
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    9 My eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity: I will send on you the punishment of your ways, and your disgusting works will be among you; and you will see that I am the Lord who gives punishment.

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    17 Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:

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    11 Has this house, which is named by my name, become a hole of thieves to you? Truly I, even I, have seen it, says the Lord.

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    23 He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.

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    13 May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.

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    7 So I will be like a lion to them; as a cruel beast I will keep watch by the road;

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    24 In the measure of their unclean ways and their sins, so I did to them; and I kept my face covered from them.

  • Jer 9:6
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    6 There is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.