Jeremiah 2:13
For two wicked things, have my people committed,—Me, have they forsaken a fountain of living water, To hew out for themselves cisterns broken cisterns, that cannot hold water.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
12Be amazed, O ye heavens, at this,—And shudder, be dried up utterly, Urgeth Yahweh.
14Was Israel a servant? Born in the house, was he? Wherefore hath he become a prey?
Cross References
Judges 10:13Yet have, ye, forsaken me, and served other gods,—therefore will I not again save you.
2 Kings 22:17Because they have forsaken me, and burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger, with all the workmanship of their hands; and so my wrath shall fire up against this place, and shall not be quenched:
Psalms 81:11But my people, hearkened not, unto my voice, Even, Israel, inclined not unto me.
Psalms 146:3Do not ye trust in nobles, in a son of man who hath no deliverance:
Ecclesiastes 1:14I saw all the works which were done under the sun,—and lo! all, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:21For here is a man, whose toil hath been with wisdom and with knowledge and with skill,—yet, to a man who hath not toiled therein, shall he leave it as his portion, even this, was vanity and a great vexation.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 2:10-14
Expostulations with Israel. ( b. c. 629.) 9 Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord , and with your children's children will I plead. 10 For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. 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… Read the whole commentary →