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 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.
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.
14 Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
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What Does Jeremiah 2:13 Mean?
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