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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.
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The verse 13 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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Compare Jeremiah 2:13 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Deutsch · L1912 Denn mein Volk tut eine zwiefache Sünde: mich, die lebendige Quelle, verlassen sie und machen sich hier und da ausgehauenen Brunnen, die doch löcherig sind und kein Wasser geben.
Español · RVR1909 Porque dos males ha hecho mi pueblo: dejáronme a mí, fuente de agua viva, por cavar para sí cisternas, cisternas rotas que no detienen aguas.
Español · NTBT Porque mi pueblo ha cometido dos males: me han abandonado a mí, la fuente de aguas vivas, para cavarse cisternas, cisternas agrietadas que no pueden retener el agua.
Français · LSG Car mon peuple a commis un double péché: Ils m'ont abandonné, moi qui suis une source d'eau vive, Pour se creuser des citernes, des citernes crevassées, Qui ne retiennent pas l'eau.
Italiano · DIO1885 Perciocchè il mio popolo ha fatti due mali: hanno abbandonato me, fonte d’acqua viva, per cavarsi delle cisterne, cisterne rotte, che non ritengono l’acqua
Português · ARC Porque o meu povo fez duas maldades: a mim me deixaram, o manancial de águas vivas, e cavaram cisternas, cisternas rotas, que não retêm águas.
中文 · RCUV 因為我的百姓做了兩件惡事： 離棄我這活水的泉源； 又為自己鑿出水池， 卻是破裂不能儲水的池子。」
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