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Jeremiah 2:12–13

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12Be appalled, jO heavens, at this;

be shocked, be utterly desolate,

declares the Lord,

13for my people have committed two evils:

kthey have forsaken lme,

the fountain of mliving waters,

and hewed out cisterns for themselves,

broken cisterns that can hold no water.

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Jeremiah 2:13: … for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.

Cross references

  1. jIsa. 1:2
  2. kch. 17:13
  3. lPs. 36:9
  4. mJohn 4:10

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Be appalled at this, you heavens,

and shudder with great horror,”

declares the Lord.

“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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Be appalled at this, heavens;

be shocked and utterly desolated!

This is the Lord’s declaration.

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

The heavens are shocked at such a thing

and shrink back in horror and dismay,”

says the Lord.

“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!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Be appalled, O heavens, at this, and shudder;

be utterly desolate,” declares Yahweh.

“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.

KJV 1900King James Version

Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord. 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.