Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
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The verse 12 is found in chapter 2 of Jeremiah. Yahweh recalls Israel’s initial love in the wilderness and contrasts that relationship with its later unfaithfulness. The people abandoned the fountain of living water to make broken cisterns. The metaphor shows that idolatry is not simply an alternative religious practice, but the abandonment of the only source truly capable of sustaining life.
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Sollte sich doch der Himmel davor entsetzen, erschrecken und sehr erbeben, spricht der HERR.
Espantaos, cielos, sobre esto, y horrorizaos; desolaos en gran manera, dijo Jehová.
¡Espántense por esto, cielos! ¡Estremézcanse, queden completamente desolados! —declara Jehová—.
Cieux, soyez étonnés de cela; Frémissez d'épouvante et d'horreur! dit l'Eternel.
Cieli, siate attoniti di questo, ed abbiatene orrore; siatene grandemente desolati, dice il Signore.
Espantai-vos disto, ó céus, e horrorizai-vos! Ficai verdadeiramente desolados, diz o SENHOR.
諸天哪,要因此震驚, 顫慄,極其淒涼! 這是耶和華說的。
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