13 “My people have committed two sins:

They have forsaken me,

the spring of living water,

and have dug their own cisterns,

broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

14 Is Israel a servant, a slave by birth?

Why then has he become plunder?

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.

14 Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

13 “For my people have done two evil things:

They have abandoned me—

the fountain of living water.

And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns

that can hold no water at all!

14 “Why has Israel become a slave?

Why has he been carried away as plunder?

13 “For My people have committed two evils:

They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters,

And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water.

14 “Is Israel a servant?

Is he a homeborn slave?

Why is he plundered?

13 “My people have done two evils:

They have turned away from me,

the spring of living water.

And they have dug their own wells,

which are broken wells that cannot hold water.

14 Have the people of Israel become slaves?

Have they become like someone who was born a slave?

Why were they taken captive?

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.

14 Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born slave? why is he become a prey?

13 For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, to hew them out cisterns, broken cisterns that hold no water.

14 Is Israel a bondman? Is he a home-born slave? Why is he become a spoil?

13 “My people have done two things wrong. 

They have abandoned me, 

the fountain of life-giving water. 

They have also dug their own cisterns, 

broken cisterns that can’t hold water. 

14 “Are the people of Israel slaves? 

Were they born into slavery? 

Why, then, have they become someone’s property? 

13 For My people have committed a double evil:

They have abandoned Me,

the fountain of living water,

and dug cisterns for themselves,

cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.

14 Is Israel a slave?

Was he born into slavery?

Why else has he become a prey?

13 for my people have committed two evils:

they have forsaken me,

the fountain of living water,

and dug out cisterns for themselves,

cracked cisterns

that can hold no water.

14 Is Israel a slave? Is he a homeborn servant?

Why then has he become plunder?

13 “For my people have committed two evils:

they have forsaken me, the source of living water,

to hew out for themselves cisterns, cracked cisterns that can hold no water.

14 Is Israel a slave? Or a slave born in a house?

Why has he become plunder?

13 “My people have sinned twice.

They have deserted me,

even though I am the spring of water that gives life.

And they have dug their own wells.

But those wells are broken.

They can’t hold any water.

14 Are you people of Israel servants?

You were not born as slaves, were you?

Then why have you been carried off like stolen goods?

13 “For My people have committed two evils:

They have forsaken Me,

The fountain of living waters,

To hew for themselves cisterns,

Broken cisterns

That can hold no water.

14 “Is Israel a slave? Or is he a homeborn servant?

Why has he become a prey?