New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 2:6
6They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord Who 1brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who 2led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and of pits, Through a land of drought and of 3deep darkness, Through a land that no one crossed And where no man dwelt?’
Jeremiah 2:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
- New International Version (NIV)They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and utter darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’
- English Standard Version (ESV)They did not say, 'Where is the Lord who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us in the wilderness, in a land of deserts and pits, in a land of drought and deep darkness, in a land that none passes through, where no man dwells?'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Neither did they say, ‘Where is the Lord, Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and pits, Through a land of drought and the shadow of death, Through a land that no one crossed And where no one dwelt?’
Context of Jeremiah 2:6
4Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel. 5Thus says the Lord, “What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty? They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and of pits, Through a land of drought and of deep darkness, Through a land that no one crossed And where no man dwelt?’ 7I brought you into the fruitful land To eat its fruit and its good things. But you came and defiled My land, And My inheritance you made an abomination. 8The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’ And those who handle the law did not know Me; The rulers also transgressed against Me, And the prophets prophesied by Baal And walked after things that did not profit.
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וְלֹ֣א אָמְר֔וּ אַיֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה הַמַּעֲלֶ֥ה אֹתָ֖נוּ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הַמּוֹלִ֨יךְ אֹתָ֜נוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר בְּאֶ֨רֶץ עֲרָבָ֤ה וְשׁוּחָה֙ בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙ צִיָּ֣ה וְצַלְמָ֔וֶת בְּאֶ֗רֶץ לֹֽא־עָ֤בַר בָּהּ֙ אִ֔ישׁ וְלֹֽא־יָשַׁ֥ב אָדָ֖ם שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear
- They did not sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Whereאַיֵּה'ayêh · where?H346
- is the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- broughtעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- us up out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- ledהָלַךְhâlak · to go: takeH1980
- us through the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- of desertsעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · plainH6160
- and of pitsשׁוּחָהshûchâh · pitH7745
- of droughtצִיָּהtsîyâh · drynessH6723
- deepצַלְמָ֫וֶתtsalmâveth · shadowH6757
- that noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- crossedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- And whereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:6
- Jeremiah 2:8The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’ And those who handle the law did not know Me; The rulers also transgressed against Me, And the prophets prophesied by Baal And walked after things that did not profit.
- Jeremiah 5:2And although they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ Surely they swear falsely.”
- Judges 6:13Then Gideon said to him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.”
- 2 Kings 2:14He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and struck the waters and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha crossed over.
- Job 35:10But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night,
- Isaiah 64:7There is no one who calls on Your name, Who arouses himself to take hold of You; For You have hidden Your face from us And have delivered us into the power of our iniquities.
- Exodus 14:1Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
- Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and said, “I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted; The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.
- Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.
- Hosea 12:13But by a prophet the Lord brought Israel from Egypt, And by a prophet he was kept.
- Hosea 13:4Yet I have been the Lord your God Since the land of Egypt; And you were not to know any god except Me, For there is no savior besides Me.
- Jeremiah 2:2“Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I remember concerning you the devotion of your youth, The love of your betrothals, Your following after Me in the wilderness, Through a land not sown.
- Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 32:10He found him in a desert land, And in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.
- Job 3:5Let darkness and black gloom claim it; Let a cloud settle on it; Let the blackness of the day terrify it.
- Job 10:21Before I go--and I shall not return-- To the land of darkness and deep shadow,
Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Through the wilderness - Egypt was the house of their bondage: the desert through which they passed after they came out of Egypt, was a place where the means of life were not to be found; where no one family could subsist, much less a company of 600, 000 men. God mentions these things to show that it was by the bounty of an especial providence that they were fed and preserved alive. Previously to this, it was a land through which no man passed, and in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Modern researches have shown that this description applies only to limited portions of the route of the Israelites through the Sinaitic peninsula.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6By not seeking the Lord, Israel’s ancestors showed they had lost interest in their history. To them, the God of Israel was an illusion. They only cared about immediate pleasures.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Neither said they, Where, &c.--The very words which God uses (Is 63:9, 11, 13), when, as it were, reminding Himself of His former acts of love to Israel as a ground for interposing in their behalf again. When they would not say, Where is Jehovah, &c., God Himself at last said it for them (compare see on Jr 2:2). deserts ... pits--The desert between Mount Sinai and Palestine abounds in chasms and pits, in which beasts of burden often sink down to the…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
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