Parallel Verses New Living Translation "For my people have done two evil things: They have abandoned me--the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all! King James Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation 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. World English Bible "For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. Young's Literal Translation 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 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible2:13 Of living waters - A metaphor taken from springs, called living, because they never cease, or intermit; such had God's care and kindness been over them. Cisterns - Either their idols, which are empty vain things, that never answer expectation, or the Assyrians, and Egyptians. Indeed all other supports, that are trusted to besides God, are but broken vessels. Jeremiah 2:13 Parallel Commentaries Library 'The God of the Amen''He who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth.'--ISAIAH lxv. 16. The full beauty and significance of these remarkable words are only reached when we attend to the literal rendering of a part of them which is obscured in our version. As they stand in the original they have, in both cases, instead of the vague expression, 'The God of truth,' the singularly picturesque one, 'The God of the Amen.' I. Note … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Harbinger "All Our Righteousnesses are as Filthy Rags, and we all do Fade as a Leaf, and Our Iniquities, Like the Wind, have Taken us Away. " How Christ is the Way in General, "I am the Way. " Cross References John 4:10 Jesus replied, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water." John 4:11 "But sir, you don't have a rope or a bucket," she said, "and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? John 4:14 But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life." Deuteronomy 31:16 The LORD said to Moses, "You are about to die and join your ancestors. After you are gone, these people will begin to worship foreign gods, the gods of the land where they are going. They will abandon me and break my covenant that I have made with them. Judges 10:13 Yet you have abandoned me and served other gods. So I will not rescue you anymore. Psalm 36:9 For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see. Isaiah 12:3 With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation! Jump to Previous Broken Cisterns Committed Contain Cut Dug Evils Forsaken Fountain Hew Hewed Hold Rock Sins Spring Themselves Use Water Waters WellsJump to Next Broken Cisterns Committed Contain Cut Dug Evils Forsaken Fountain Hew Hewed Hold Rock Sins Spring Themselves Use Water Waters WellsLinks Jeremiah 2:13 NIVJeremiah 2:13 NLT Jeremiah 2:13 ESV Jeremiah 2:13 NASB Jeremiah 2:13 KJV Jeremiah 2:13 Bible Apps Jeremiah 2:13 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 2:13 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 2:13 French Bible Jeremiah 2:13 German Bible Jeremiah 2:13 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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