Jeremiah 2:30-32
New American Standard Bible
30 “(A)In vain I have struck your sons;
They did not accept discipline.
Your (B)sword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.
31 You generation, look to the word of the Lord.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
Or a (C)land of thick darkness?
Why do My people say, ‘(D)We are free to roam;
We will no longer come to You’?
32 Can a virgin forget her jewelry,
Or a bride her attire?
Yet My people have (E)forgotten Me
For days without number.
Jeremiah 2:30-32
Lexham English Bible
30 “For in vain[a] I have struck your children.
They accepted no discipline.
Your sword devoured your prophets,
like a ravening[b] lion.
31 O generation, you see the word of Yahweh.
Have I been a desert[c] to Israel? Or a land of great darkness?
Why do my people say, ‘We roam about freely,
we will not come again to you’?
32 Can a young woman forget her ornaments?[d] Or a bride her sashes?
Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:30 Literally “the vanity”
- Jeremiah 2:30 Or “destroying”
- Jeremiah 2:31 Or “wilderness”
- Jeremiah 2:32 Or “jewelry”
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