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 Se alguma nação tenha mudado de deuses, ainda que eles não sejam deuses. Mas meu povo trocou sua glória pelo que não tem proveito algum.

12 Espantai-vos, céus, por causa disto, e horrorizai-vos; ficai bastante desolados, diz o SENHOR.

13 Pois meu povo fez dois males: deixaram a mim, [que sou] fonte de água viva, para cavarem para si cisternas, cisternas rachadas, que não retêm águas.

14 Por acaso Israel é um servo? É um escravo de nascimento? Por que, [então] ,ele se tornou uma presa?

15 Os filhotes de leão bramaram sobre ele, deram sua voz; e tornaram sua terra uma assolação; suas cidades estão queimadas, sem morador;

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What Does Jeremiah 2:13 Mean?

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