Jeremiah 2:6

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

4Now listen to what the Lord has to say, you descendants of Jacob, all you family groups from the nation of Israel. 5This is what the Lord says: “What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me. They did not ask: ‘Where is the Lord who delivered us out of Egypt, who brought us through the wilderness, through a land of desert sands and rift valleys, through a land of drought and deep darkness, through a land in which no one travels, and where no one lives?’ 7I brought you into a fertile land so you could enjoy its fruits and its rich bounty. But when you entered my land, you defiled it; you made the land I call my own loathsome to me. 8Your priests did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’ Those responsible for teaching my law did not really know me. Your rulers rebelled against me. Your prophets prophesied in the name of the god Baal. They all worshiped idols that could not help them.

Jeremiah 2:6 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that brought us upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• that ledיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• us through the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• of desertsעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · plainH6160
• and of pitsשׁוּחָהshûchâh · pitH7745
• of droughtצִיָּהtsîyâh · drynessH6723
• and of the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֫וֶתtsalmâveth · shadowH6757
• that no manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• passed throughעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• and where no manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:6

• Jeremiah 2:8Your priests did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’ Those responsible for teaching my law did not really know me. Your rulers rebelled against me. Your prophets prophesied in the name of the god Baal. They all worshiped idols that could not help them.
• Jeremiah 5:2These people make promises in the name of the Lord. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie.”
• Judges 6:13Gideon said to him, “Pardon me, but if the Lord is with us, why has such disaster overtaken us? Where are all his miraculous deeds our ancestors told us about? They said, ‘Did the Lord not bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.”
• 2 Kings 2:14He took the cloak that had fallen off Elijah, hit the water with it, and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” When he hit the water, it divided and Elisha crossed over.
• Job 35:10But no one says, ‘Where is God, my Creator, who gives songs in the night,
• Isaiah 64:7No one invokes your name, or makes an effort to take hold of you. For you have rejected us and handed us over to our own sins.
• Exodus 14:1The Lord spoke to Moses:
• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said, “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.
• Isaiah 63:9Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.
• Hosea 12:13The Lord brought Israel out of Egypt by a prophet, and due to a prophet Israel was preserved alive.
• Hosea 13:4But I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Therefore, you must not acknowledge any God but me; except me there is no Savior.
• Jeremiah 2:2“Go and declare in the hearing of the people of Jerusalem: ‘This is what the Lord says: “I have fond memories of you, how devoted you were to me in your early years. I remember how you loved me like a new bride; you followed me through the wilderness, through a land that had never been planted.
• Deuteronomy 8:14be sure you do not feel self-important and forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery,
• Deuteronomy 32:10The Lord found him in a desolate land, in an empty wasteland where animals howl. He continually guarded him and taught him; he continually protected him like the pupil of his eye.
• Job 3:5Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!
• Job 10:21before I depart, never to return, to the land of darkness and the deepest 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 2:6

• Church
• Desert
• Ingratitude

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Shadow of Death
• Attire
• Bitter
• Cry
• Death
• Degenerate
• Handle
• Hold

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