New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 2:14-19
14“Is IsraelH3478 1a slaveH5650? OrH518 is he a servantH3211 bornH3211 in the homeH1004? WhyH4069 has he becomeH1961 plunderH957?15The youngH3715 2lionsH3715 have roaredH7580 at him, They have 3roaredH5414H6963 loudlyH5414H6963. And they have 4madeH7896 his landH776 a wasteH8047; His citiesH5892 have been destroyedH5327, withoutH1097 inhabitantH3427.16AlsoH1571 the 5menH1121 of 6MemphisH5297 and TahpanhesH8471 Have 7shavedH7462 8your headH6936.17Have you not 9doneH6213 thisH2088 to yourself By your abandoningH5800 the LordH3068 your GodH430 WhenH6256 He 10ledH1980 you in the wayH1870?18But nowH6258 whatH4100 are you doing 11on the roadH1870 to EgyptH4714, Except to drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the 1213NileH7883? Or whatH4100 are you doing on the roadH1870 to AssyriaH804, Except to drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the Euphrates RiverH5104?1914Your own wickednessH7463 will correctH3256 you, And your 15apostasiesH4878 will punishH3198 you; KnowH3045 therefore and seeH7200 that it is evilH7451 and 16bitterH4751 For you to abandonH5800 the LordH3068 your GodH430, And 17the fearH6345 of Me is not in you,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 18GodH3068 of armiesH6635.
Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 2:14 Jer 5:19; 17:4 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 2:15 Jer 50:17 ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 2:15 Lit given their voice ↩
- 4. Jeremiah 2:15 Jer 4:7 ↩
- 5. Jeremiah 2:16 Lit sons ↩
- 6. Jeremiah 2:16 Is 19:13; Jer 44:1; Hos 9:6 ↩
- 7. Jeremiah 2:16 Lit grazed ↩
- 8. Jeremiah 2:16 Deut 33:20; Jer 48:45 ↩
- 9. Jeremiah 2:17 Deut 32:10; Jer 4:18 ↩
- 10. Jeremiah 2:17 Deut 32:10; Jer 4:18 ↩
- 11. Jeremiah 2:18 Is 30:2 ↩
- 12. Jeremiah 2:18 Heb Shihor ↩
- 13. Jeremiah 2:18 Josh 13:3 ↩
- 14. Jeremiah 2:19 Is 3:9; Jer 4:18; Hos 5:5 ↩
- 15. Jeremiah 2:19 Jer 3:6, 8, 11, 14; Hos 11:7 ↩
- 16. Jeremiah 2:19 Job 20:12-16; Amos 8:10 ↩
- 17. Jeremiah 2:19 Ps 36:1; Jer 5:24 ↩
- 18. Jeremiah 2:19 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
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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