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| Jeremiah 2:1 | And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, | And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, | The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, | Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| Jeremiah 2:2 | Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. | `Go, and thou hast called in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus said Jehovah: I have remembered for thee The kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, Thy going after Me in a wilderness, in a land not sown. | Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says Yahweh, I remember for you the kindness of your youth, the love of your weddings; how you went after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. | Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. |
| Jeremiah 2:3 | Israel [was] holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah. | Holy [is] Israel to Jehovah, The first-fruit of His increase, All consuming him are guilty, Evil cometh in unto them, an affirmation of Jehovah. | Israel [was] holiness to Yahweh, the first-fruits of his increase: all who devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come on them, says Yahweh. | Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD. |
| Jeremiah 2:4 | Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: | Hear a word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, And all ye families of the house of Israel. | Hear you the word of Yahweh, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: | Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: |
| Jeremiah 2:5 | thus saith Jehovah, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? | Thus said Jehovah: What have your fathers found in Me perversity, That they have gone far off from Me, And go after the vanity, and become vain, | thus says Yahweh, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? | Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? |
| Jeremiah 2:6 | Neither said they, Where is Jehovah that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that none passed through, and where no man dwelt? | And have not said, Where [is] Jehovah, Who bringeth us up out of the land of Egypt, Who leadeth us in a wilderness, In a land of deserts and pits, In a dry land, and of death-shade, In a land none hath passed through it, Nor dwelt hath man there?` | Neither said they, Where is Yahweh who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that none passed through, and where no man lived? | Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? |
| Jeremiah 2:7 | And I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination. | Yea, I bring you in to a land of fruitful fields, To eat its fruit and its goodness, And ye come in and defile My land, And Mine inheritance have made an abomination. | I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat the fruit of it and the goodness of it; but when you entered, you defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination. | And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. |
| Jeremiah 2:8 | The priests said not, Where is Jehovah? and they that handle the law knew me not: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. | The priests have not said, `Where [is] Jehovah?` And those handling the law have not known Me. And the shepherds transgressed against Me, And the prophets have prophesied by Baal, And after those who profit not have gone. | The priests didn't say, Where is Yahweh? and those who handle the law didn't know me: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. | The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. |
| Jeremiah 2:9 | Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children's children will I contend. | Therefore, yet I plead with you, An affirmation of Jehovah, And with your sons` sons I plead. | Therefore I will yet contend with you, says Yahweh, and with your children's children will I contend. | Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead. |
| Jeremiah 2:10 | For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there hath been such a thing. | For, pass to the isles of Chittim, and see, And to Kedar send, and consider well, And see if there hath been like this: | For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there has been such a thing. | For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. |
| Jeremiah 2:11 | Hath a nation changed [its] gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. | Hath a nation changed gods? (And they [are] no gods!) And My people hath changed its honour For that which doth not profit. | Has a nation changed [its] gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit. | Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. |
| Jeremiah 2:12 | Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah. | Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, Yea, be frightened, be greatly wasted, An affirmation of Jehovah. | Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be you very desolate, says Yahweh. | Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. |
| Jeremiah 2:13 | 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. | 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. | For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. | 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 2:14 | Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born [slave]? why is he become a prey? | A servant [is] Israel? Is he a child of the house? Wherefore hath he been for a prey? | Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born [slave]? why is he become a prey? | Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled? |
| Jeremiah 2:15 | The young lions have roared upon him, and yelled; and they have made his land waste: his cities are burned up, without inhabitant. | Against him roar do young lions, They have given forth their voice, And make his land become a desolation, His cities have been burnt without inhabitant. | The young lions have roared on him, and yelled; and they have made his land waste: his cities are burned up, without inhabitant. | The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. |
| Jeremiah 2:16 | The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of thy head. | Also sons of Noph and Tahapanes Consume thee the crown of the head! | The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of your head. | Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head. |
| Jeremiah 2:17 | Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, when he led thee by the way? | Dost thou not do this to thyself? [By] thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, At the time He is leading thee in the way? | Haven't you procured this to yourself, in that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, when he led you by the way? | Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way? |
| Jeremiah 2:18 | And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River? | And now, what to thee in the way of Egypt, To drink the waters of Sihor? And what to thee in the way of Asshur, To drink the waters of the River? | Now what have you to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what have you to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River? | And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? |
| Jeremiah 2:19 | Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. | Instruct thee doth thy wickedness, And thy backslidings reprove thee, Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing [Is] thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, And My fear not being on thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts. | Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backsliding shall reprove you: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, and that my fear is not in you, says the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts. | Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts. |
| Jeremiah 2:20 | For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bonds; and thou saidst, I will not serve; for upon every high hill and under every green tree thou didst bow thyself, playing the harlot. | For from of old thou hast broken thy yoke, Drawn away thy bands, and sayest, `I do not serve,` For, on every high height, and under every green tree, Thou art wandering a harlot. | For of old time I have broken your yoke, and burst your bonds; and you said, I will not serve; for on every high hill and under every green tree you did bow yourself, playing the prostitute. | For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot. |
| Jeremiah 2:21 | Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine unto me? | And I planted thee a choice vine, wholly a true seed, And how hast thou been turned to Me, To the degenerate shoots of a strange vine? | Yet I had planted you a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then are you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me? | Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me? |
| Jeremiah 2:22 | For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah. | But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah. | For though you wash you with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me, says the Lord Yahweh. | For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD. |
| Jeremiah 2:23 | How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: [thou art] a swift dromedary traversing her ways; | How sayest thou, `I have not been defiled, After the Baalim I have not gone?` See thy way in a valley, know what thou hast done, A swift dromedary winding her ways, | How can you say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baals? see your way in the valley, know what you have done: [you are] a swift dromedary traversing her ways; | How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways; |
| Jeremiah 2:24 | a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. | A wild ass accustomed to a wilderness, In the desire of her soul she hath swallowed up wind, Her meeting who doth turn her back? None seeking her do weary themselves, In her month they find her. | a wild donkey used to the wilderness, that snuffs up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all those who seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. | A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. |
| Jeremiah 2:25 | Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, It is in vain; no, for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. | Withhold thy foot from being unshod, And thy throat from thirst, And thou sayest, `It is incurable, No, for I have loved strangers, and after them I go.` | Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst: but you said, It is in vain; no, for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. | Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. |
| Jeremiah 2:26 | As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets; | As the shame of a thief when he is found, So put to shame have been the house of Israel, They, their kings, their heads, And their priests, and their prophets, | As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets; | As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, |
| Jeremiah 2:27 | who say to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face; but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. | Saying to wood, `My father [art] thou!` And to a stone, `Thou hast brought me forth,` For they turned unto me the back and not the face, And in the time of their vexation, They say, `Arise Thou, and save us.` | who tell a stock, You are my father; and to a stone, You have brought me forth: for they have turned their back to me, and not their face; but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. | Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. |
| Jeremiah 2:28 | But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. | And where [are] thy gods, that thou hast made to thyself? Let them arise, if they may save thee, In the time of thy vexation, For the number of thy cities have been thy gods, O Judah, | But where are your gods that you have made you? let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble: for according to the number of your cities are your gods, Judah. | But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. |
| Jeremiah 2:29 | Wherefore will ye contend with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah. | Why do ye strive with Me? All of you have transgressed against Me, An affirmation of Jehovah. | Why will you contend with me? you all have transgressed against me, says Yahweh. | Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD. |
| Jeremiah 2:30 | In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. | In vain I have smitten your sons, Instruction they have not accepted, Devoured hath your sword your prophets, As a destroying lion. | In vain have I struck your children; they received no correction: your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. | In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. |
| Jeremiah 2:31 | O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? wherefore say my people, We are broken loose; we will come no more unto thee? | O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah: A wilderness have I been to Israel? A land of thick darkness? Wherefore have My people said, `We mourned, We come not in again unto Thee.` | Generation, see the word of Yahweh. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? or a land of thick darkness? why say my people, We are broken loose; we will come no more to you? | O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? |
| Jeremiah 2:32 | Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. | Doth a virgin forget her ornaments? A bride her bands? And My people have forgotten Me days without number. | Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. | Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. |
| Jeremiah 2:33 | How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women hast thou taught thy ways. | What dost thou make pleasing thy ways to seek love? Therefore even the wicked thou hast taught thy ways. | How trimmest you your way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women have you taught your ways. | Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways. |
| Jeremiah 2:34 | Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor: thou didst not find them breaking in; but it is because of all these things. | Also in thy skirts hath been found the blood of innocent needy souls, Not by digging have I found them, but upon all these. | Also in your skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor: you did not find them breaking in; but it is because of all these things. | Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these. |
| Jeremiah 2:35 | Yet thou saidst, I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned. | And thou sayest, `Because I have been innocent, Surely turned back hath His anger from me?` Lo, I have been judged with thee, Because of thy saying, `I have not sinned.` | Yet you said, I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with you, because you say, I have not sinned. | Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned. |
| Jeremiah 2:36 | Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt also, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. | What? thou art very vile to repeat thy way, Even of Egypt thou art ashamed, As thou hast been ashamed of Asshur, | Why go you about so much to change your way? you shall be ashamed of Egypt also, as you were ashamed of Assyria. | Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. |
| Jeremiah 2:37 | From thence also shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head: for Jehovah hath rejected those in whom thou trustest, and thou shalt not prosper with them. | Also from this thou goest out, And thy hands on thy head, For Jehovah hath kicked at thy confidences, And thou dost not give prosperity to them! | From there also shall you go forth, with your hands on your head: for Yahweh has rejected those in whom you trust, and you shall not prosper with them. | Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them. |
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