Jeremiah 2:19
Your own evil will discipline you;
What it says
Their own evil and backsliding will discipline them, showing how bitter it is to forsake the LORD and lose His fear.
What it is doing
This verse interprets judgment as the fruit of their own turning.
In context
14Is Israel a slave? 15The young lions have roared at him; 16The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes 17Have you not brought this on yourself 18Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt 19Your own evil will discipline you; 20“For long ago you broke your yoke 21I had planted you like a choice vine 22Although you wash with lye