Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 2:17

"Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, when he led thee by the way?" — Jeremiah 2:17 (ASV)

Have you not procured this unto yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you by the way?

You who are depressed in soul, you who have grown spiritually poor, you who are in great trouble of heart, listen: Have you not procured this unto yourself? Did you not make the rod for your own back by going away from your God? It was well enough with you when you trusted in him; but now that you have turned aside from him, all these evils have come upon you. Have you not procured this unto yourself, in that you have forsaken Jehovah your God, when he led you by the way?