Jeremiah 2:8
“The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 2:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The priests said not, Where is Jehovah? and they that handle the law knew me not: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Priester sprachen nicht: Wo ist Jehova? Und die das Gesetz handhabten, kannten mich nicht, und die Hirten fielen von mir ab; und die Propheten weissagten durch den Baal und sind denen nachgegangen, welche nichts nützen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Los sacerdotes no dijeron: ¿Dónde está Jehová? y los que tenían la ley no me conocieron; y los pastores se rebelaron contra mí, y los profetas profetizaron en Baal, y anduvieron tras lo que no aprovecha.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Os sacerdotes não disseram: Onde está o SENHOR? E os que teriam de usar a lei não me conheceram; e os líderes se rebelaram contra mim, e os profetas profetizaram em nome de Baal, e seguiram aquilo que não tem proveito algum
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O sacerdote não perguntou: 'Onde está Yahweh?' Mas os intérpretes da lei não se importaram Comigo! Os pastores se rebelaram contra Mim. Os profetas profetizaram por Baal e andaram atrás de coisas sem proveito.
📖 Jeremiah 2:8 in Context
6Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
7And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
8The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
9Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.
10For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
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