Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:10–13

¹⁰Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus^a

and take a look;

send to Kedar and consider carefully;

see if there has ever been anything like this:

¹¹Has a nation ever changed its gods?

(Yet they are not gods at all.)

But My people have exchanged their Glory^b

for useless idols.

¹²Be 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.

Footnotes

a 2:10 Hebrew Kittim
b 2:11 Or their glorious God

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Jeremiah 2:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Cross over	עִבְר֞וּ	‘iḇ·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to the coasts	אִיֵּ֤י	’î·yê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H339 coast, region
of Cyprus	כִתִּיִּים֙	ḵit·tî·yîm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3794 Cypriotes
and take a look	וּרְא֔וּ	ū·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
send	שִׁלְח֥וּ	šil·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7971 send
to Kedar	וְקֵדָ֛ר	wə·qê·ḏār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6938 Kedar
and consider	וְהִֽתְבּוֹנְנ֖וּ	wə·hiṯ·bō·wn·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural	H995 discern
carefully	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
see	וּרְא֕וּ	ū·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
if	הֵ֥ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
there has ever been	הָיְתָ֖ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
anything like this	כָּזֹֽאת׃	kā·zōṯ	Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this

Jeremiah 2:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Has a nation	גּוֹי֙	gō·w	Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
ever changed	הַהֵימִ֥יר	ha·hê·mîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3235 exchange, change places
its gods	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
Yet they	וְהֵ֖מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
gods	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
But My people	וְעַמִּ֛י	wə·‘am·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
have exchanged	הֵמִ֥יר	hê·mîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4171 change
their Glory	כְּבוֹד֖וֹ	kə·ḇō·w·ḏōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
for useless	בְּל֥וֹא	bə·lō·w	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
idols	יוֹעִֽיל׃	yō·w·‘îl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3276 profit, avail, benefit

Jeremiah 2:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be stunned	שֹׁ֥מּוּ	šōm·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
this	זֹ֑את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
O heavens	שָׁמַ֖יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
be shocked	וְשַׂעֲר֛וּ	wə·śa·‘ă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8175 bristle
and utterly	מְאֹ֖ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
appalled	חָרְב֥וּ	ḥā·rə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2717 be dry, dried up
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 2:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
My people	עַמִּ֑י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
have committed	עָשָׂ֣ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
two	שְׁתַּ֥יִם	šə·ta·yim	Number - fd	H8147 two
evils	רָע֖וֹת	rā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H7451 bad, evil
They have forsaken Me	עָזְב֜וּ	‘ā·zə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the fountain	מְק֣וֹר׀	mə·qō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4726 spring, fountain
of living	חַיִּ֗ים	ḥay·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
water	מַ֣יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and they have dug	לַחְצֹ֤ב	laḥ·ṣōḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2672 hew, hew out, cleave
their own	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
cisterns	בֹּאר֔וֹת	bō·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H877 cistern, pit, well
broken	נִשְׁבָּרִ֔ים	niš·bā·rîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H7665 break, break in pieces
cisterns	בֹּארֹת֙	bō·rōṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H877 cistern, pit, well
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
cannot	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hold	יָכִ֖לוּ	yā·ḵi·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3557 comprehend, contain
water	הַמָּֽיִם׃	ham·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine