Jeremiah 2:12

Jeremiah 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the Lord,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Be astonished, O heavens, at this, And be horribly afraid; Be very desolate,” says the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 2:12

10Go over to the coasts of Cyprus, and see. Send ⌞someone⌟ to Kedar, and observe closely. See if there has ever been anything like this. 11Has any nation ever exchanged gods? (Their gods aren’t really gods.) Yet, my people have exchanged their Glory for something that doesn’t help them. Be horrified over this, heaven. Be terribly afraid,” declares the Lord. 13“My people have done two things wrong. They have abandoned me, the fountain of life-giving water. They have also dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that can’t hold water. 14“Are the people of Israel slaves? Were they born into slavery? Why, then, have they become someone’s property?

Jeremiah 2:12 word by word

שֹׁ֥מּוּ שָׁמַ֖יִם עַל־זֹ֑את וְשַׂעֲר֛וּ חָרְב֥וּ מְאֹ֖ד נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Be astonishedשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: appalledH8074
• O ye heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• at this, and be horribly afraidשָׂעַרώâ‛ar · to shudderH8175
• be ye veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• desolateחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to destroyH2717
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:12

• Jeremiah 6:19Listen, earth! I’m going to bring disaster on these people. It is the result of their own plots, because they won’t pay attention to my words. They reject my teachings.
• Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land! Listen to the Lord’s word.
• Deuteronomy 32:1Listen, heaven, and I will speak. Earth, hear the words from my mouth.
• Isaiah 1:2Listen, heaven, and pay attention, earth! The Lord has spoken, “I raised ⌞my⌟ children and helped them grow, but they have rebelled against me.
• Micah 6:2Listen to the Lord’s lawsuit, you mountains. Listen, you strong foundations of the earth. The Lord has filed a lawsuit against his people. He is arguing his case against Israel.
• Matthew 27:45At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Be astonished, O ye heavens - Or, the heavens are astonished. The original will admit either sense. The conduct of this people was so altogether bad, that among all the iniquities of mankind, neither heaven nor earth had witnessed any thing so excessively sinful and profligate.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Be astonished - The King James Version uses this word as equivalent “to be stupefied.” Desolate - Or, “be dry.” In horror at Israel‘s conduct the heavens shrivel and dry up.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Before God punishes sinners, he pleads with them, to bring them to repentance. He pleads with us, what we should plead with ourselves. Be afraid to think of the wrath and curse which will be the portion of those who throw themselves out of God's grace and favour. Grace in Christ is compared to water from a fountain, it being cooling and refreshing, cleansing and making fruitful: to living water, because it quickens dead sinners, revives…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The heavens and the earth often serve as witnesses to human events (see Jeremiah 51:48; Deuteronomy 32:1, 43; 1 Chronicles 16:31; Psalm 96:11; Isaiah 1:2; 44:23; 49:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Impassioned personification (Is 1:2). horribly afraid--rather, be horrified." be ... very desolate--rather, "be exceedingly aghast" at the monstrous spectacle. Literally, "to be dried up," or "devastated," (places devastated have such an unsightly look) [Maurer].Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings