Jeremiah 2:12

10 Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:

11 Has a nation ever changed its gods, though they are no gods at all? Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.

Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.

13 “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

14 Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?

Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Forskrekkes, dere himler, over dette, og gys, bli storlig forferdet, sier Herren.
OTB
Bli forbløffet over dette, dere himler, og skjelv av stor frykt," erklærer Herren.
B1930
Forskrekkes, I himler, over dette, og gys, bli storlig forferdet, sier Herren.
BSB
Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.
KJV
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
WEB
“Be astonished, you heavens, at this and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate,” says the LORD.
ASV
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah.
DARBY
Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, and shudder; be amazed very much, saith Jehovah.
BLB
Be dismayed, O heavens, by this, and shudder, Be very desolate,” a declaration of YHWH.

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