Revised Webster's Bible
Jeremiah 2:12
12Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
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
10For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there is such a thing. 11Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. 13For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed out for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. 14IsIsrael a servant? is he a homeborn slave ? why is he laid waste?
Read all of Jeremiah 2Jeremiah 2:12 word by word
שֹׁ֥מּוּ שָׁמַ֖יִם עַל־זֹ֑את וְשַׂעֲר֛וּ חָרְב֥וּ מְאֹ֖ד נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:12
- Jeremiah 6:19Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened to my words, nor to my law, but have rejected it.
- Jeremiah 22:29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Isaiah 1:2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
- Micah 6:2Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.
- Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land to the ninth hour.
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
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