Jeremiah 2:30-32
World English Bible
30 “I have struck your children in vain.
They received no correction.
Your own sword has devoured your prophets,
like a destroying lion.
31 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’?
32 “Can a virgin forget her ornaments,
or a bride her attire?
Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.
Jeremiah 2:30-32
Holman Christian Standard Bible
30 I have struck down your children in vain;
they would not accept discipline.(A)
Your own sword has devoured your prophets(B)
like a ravaging lion.
31 Evil generation,
pay attention to the word of the Lord!
Have I been a wilderness to Israel
or a land of dense darkness?(C)
Why do My people claim,
“We will go where we want;[a]
we will no longer come to You”?
32 Can a young woman forget her jewelry(D)
or a bride her wedding sash?
Yet My people have forgotten Me(E)
for countless days.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:31 Or We have taken control, or We can roam
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