Jeremiah 2:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Jeremiah 2:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 2:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 2:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut out cisterns for themselves: broken cisterns that can’t hold water.”

Jeremiah 2:13 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 2:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Jeremiah 2:13 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 2:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For two evils hath My people done, Me they have forsaken, a fountain of living waters, To hew out for themselves wells--broken wells, That contain not the waters.”

Jeremiah 2:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Jeremiah 2:13 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 2:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For my people haue committed two euils: they haue forsaken mee the fountaine of liuing waters, to digge them pittes, euen broken pittes, that can holde no water.”

Jeremiah 2:13 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 2:13 in Context — Jeremiah 2

11 Si [alguna] gente ha mudado [sus] dioses, bien que ellos no son dioses. Pero mi pueblo ha trocado su gloria por lo que no aprovecha.

12 Espantaos, cielos, sobre esto, y horrorizaos; desolaos en gran manera, dijo Jehová.

13 Porque dos males ha hecho mi pueblo: dejáronme á mí, fuente de agua viva, por cavar para sí cisternas, cisternas rotas que no detienen aguas.

14 ¿Es Israel siervo? ¿es esclavo? ¿por qué ha sido [dado] en presa?

15 Los cachorros de los leones bramaron sobre él, dieron su voz; y pusieron su tierra en soledad; quemadas están sus ciudades, sin morador.

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What Does Jeremiah 2:13 Mean?

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