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 Y a-t-il une nation qui change ses dieux, Quoiqu’ils ne soient pas des dieux? Et mon peuple a changé sa gloire contre ce qui n’est d’aucun secours!
12 Cieux, soyez étonnés de cela; Frémissez d’épouvante et d’horreur! Dit l’Éternel.
13 Car mon peuple a commis un double péché: Ils m’ont abandonné, moi qui suis une source d’eau vive, Pour se creuser des citernes, des citernes crevassées, Qui ne retiennent pas l’eau.
14 Israël est-il un esclave acheté, ou né dans la maison? Pourquoi donc devient-il une proie?
15 Contre lui les lionceaux rugissent, poussent leurs cris, Et ils ravagent son pays; Ses villes sont brûlées, il n’y a plus d’habitants.
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What Does Jeremiah 2:13 Mean?
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