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

10Cross to the coasts of Kittim and see! Send to Kedar, and observe carefully. See if there has been anything like this. 11Has a nation changed its gods— even though they are not gods? Yet My people have exchanged their glory for worthless things. Be appalled at this, O heavens! Be utterly horrified and dumbfounded.” It is a declaration of Adonai. 13“My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me —the spring of living water— and they dug their own cisterns— cracked cisterns that hold no water. 14Is Israel a servant—a slave by birth? Then why has he become plunder?

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 6:19Hear, O earth! See, I will bring disaster on this people —fruit of their schemes— for they did not listen to My words and rejected My Torah.
• Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, hear the word of Adonai!
• Deuteronomy 32:1“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak! Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
• Isaiah 1:2Listen! Heavens, and hear, earth, for Adonai has spoken: “Sons I have raised and brought up, but they have rebelled against Me.
• Micah 6:2Hear, Adonai ‘s dispute, O mountains— the enduring foundations of the earth. For Adonai has a dispute with His people and He will argue His case with Israel.
• Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour, darkness fell upon all the land until 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