Jeremiah 2:30-32
Authorized (King James) Version
30 In vain have I smitten your children;
they received no correction:
your own sword hath devoured your prophets,
like a destroying lion.
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?
32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?
yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Jeremiah 2:30-32
American Standard Version
30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no [a]correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. 31 O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of [b]thick darkness? wherefore say my people, We are broken loose; we will come no more unto thee? 32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
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- Jeremiah 2:30 Or, instruction
- Jeremiah 2:31 Or, darkness from Jah
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