Jeremiah 2:11-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 Has a nation ever exchanged its gods?(A)
(But they were not gods!(B))
Yet My people have exchanged their[a] Glory
for useless idols.(C)
12 Be horrified at this, heavens;(D)
be shocked and utterly appalled.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
13 For My people have committed a double evil:
They have abandoned Me,(E)
the fountain of living water,(F)
and dug cisterns for themselves,
cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.(G)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:11 Ancient Jewish tradition reads My
Jeremiah 2:11-13
King James Version
11 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.
13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
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Jeremiah 2:11-13
English Standard Version
11 (A)Has a nation changed its gods,
(B)even though they are no gods?
But my people (C)have changed their glory
for (D)that which does not profit.
12 Be appalled, (E)O heavens, at this;
be shocked, be utterly desolate,
declares the Lord,
13 for my people have committed two evils:
(F)they have forsaken (G)me,
the fountain of (H)living waters,
and hewed out cisterns for themselves,
broken cisterns that can hold no water.
Jeremiah 2:11-13
New King James Version
11 (A)Has a nation changed its gods,
Which are (B)not gods?
(C)But My people have changed their Glory
For what does not profit.
12 Be astonished, O heavens, at this,
And be horribly afraid;
Be very desolate,” says the Lord.
13 “For My people have committed two evils:
They have forsaken Me, the (D)fountain of living waters,
And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water.
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