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?
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
- 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.
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 1:2
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Read in contextMicah 6:2
Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
Read in contextJeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
Read in contextJeremiah 22:29
O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
Read in contextMatthew 27:45
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Read in contextMatthew 27:50–53
When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
Read in context