Jeremiah 18:14
12 But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
13 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Inquire among the nations: Who has ever heard things like these? Virgin Israel has done a most terrible thing.
Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?
15 Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway.
16 They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?
- KJV
- Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
- WEB
- Will the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Will the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
- ASV
- Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? [or] shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
- DARBY
- Shall the snow of Lebanon cease from the rock of the field? Shall the cool flowing waters coming from afar be dried up?
- BLB
- Does it leave its rocky slopes—the snow of Lebanon? Or from a distance be forsaken the cold flowing waters?
- ÅB
- Mon Libanons snø går bort på det høye fjell? Eller uttørkes de fremmede, kjølige, rinnende vann?
- OTB
- Forlater snøen fra Libanon de steinete bakkene? Eller opphører de kjølige vannene fra fjerne kilder noen gang å strømme?
- B1930
- Mon Libanons sne går bort på det høie fjell? Eller uttørkes de fremmede, kjølige, rinnende vann?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 6:68
Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
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