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Jeremiah 2:5

This is what the Lord says:

“What fault did your ancestors find in me,

that they strayed so far from me?

They followed worthless idolsv

and became worthlessw themselves.

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Jeremiah 2:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Thus says the Lord:

“What wrong did your fathers find in me

that they went far from me,

and went after worthlessness, and became worthless?

Jeremiah 2:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

Jeremiah 2:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

This is what the Lord says:

“What did your ancestors find wrong with me

that led them to stray so far from me?

They worshiped worthless idols,

only to become worthless themselves.

Jeremiah 2:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Thus says the Lord:

“What injustice have your fathers found in Me,

That they have gone far from Me,

Have followed idols,

And have become idolaters?

Jeremiah 2:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

This is what the Lord says:

“I was fair to your ancestors,

so why did they turn away from me?

Your ancestors worshiped useless idols

and became useless themselves.

Jeremiah 2:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Thus saith Jehovah, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

Jeremiah 2:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Thus saith Jehovah: What injustice have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and become vain?

Jeremiah 2:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

This is what the Lord says: 

What did your ancestors find wrong with me 

that they went so far away from me? 

They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. 

Jeremiah 2:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

This is what the Lord says:

What fault did your fathers find in Me

that they went so far from Me,

followed worthless idols,

and became worthless themselves?

Jeremiah 2:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Thus says the Lord:

What wrong did your ancestors find in me

that they went far from me,

and went after worthless things, and became worthless themselves?

Jeremiah 2:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Thus says Yahweh:

“What injustice did your ancestors find in me

that they were far from me,

and they went after the vanity,

and they became vain?

Jeremiah 2:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord says,

“What did your people find wrong with me?

Why did they wander so far away from me?

They worshiped worthless statues of gods.

Then they themselves became worthless.

Jeremiah 2:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Thus says the Lord,

What injustice did your fathers find in Me,

That they went far from Me

And walked after emptiness and became empty?


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