Jeremiah 2:13
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 2:13 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn zweifach Böses hat mein Volk begangen: Mich, den Born lebendigen Wassers, haben sie verlassen, um sich Zisternen auszuhauen, geborstene Zisternen, die kein Wasser halten.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
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.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
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.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois Meu povo cometeu dois males contra Mim: eles abandonaram a Mim, a fonte de águas vivas, e cavaram cisternas para si mesmos, cisternas quebradas que não podem reter água.
📖 Jeremiah 2:13 in Context
11Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
12Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.
13For 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.
14Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
15The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
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