Hear ye the word of the Lord: thus saith the Lord, Have I been a wilderness or a dry land to Israel? wherefore has my people said, We will not be ruled over, and will not come to thee any more?
KJV
Jeremiah 2:31
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?
Parallel Translations
Hear you⌃ the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord, Have I been a wilderness or a dry land to Israel? therefore has my people said, We will not be ruled over, and will not come to you any more?
Generation, consider Yahweh’s word. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? Or a land of thick darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We have broken loose. We will come to you no more’?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:152 Samuel 12:7–9Malachi 3:9–11Hosea 13:6Micah 6:9Jeremiah 2:5–6Revelation 3:15–17Isaiah 45:19Nehemiah 9:21–252 Chronicles 31:10Deuteronomy 8:12–14Proverbs 30:91 Corinthians 4:8Deuteronomy 31:20Psalms 12:4
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