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The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
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Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
10
For pass overa the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
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Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
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Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
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For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
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The young lions roared upon him, and yelled*,b and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
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Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
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And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
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Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
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For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress;c when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
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Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
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For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
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How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
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A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure*; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
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Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
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As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
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Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
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But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble:d for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
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Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
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In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
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O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
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Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
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Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
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Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
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Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Jeremías 2:8
Los sacerdotes no dijeron: "¿Dónde está el SEÑOR?" Los que se ocupaban de la ley no me conocieron, los gobernantes se rebelaron contra mí, y los profetas profetizaban por Baal, y andaban tras cosas que no aprovechan.
English Standard Version ESV
Jeremiah 2:8
The priests did not say, 'Where is the LORD?' Those who handle the law did not know me; the shepherds transgressed against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal and went after things that do not profit.
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
Jeremías 2:8
Los sacerdotes no dijeron: ¿Dónde está el SEÑOR? Y los que tenían la ley no me conocieron; y los pastores se rebelaron contra mí, y los profetas profetizaron por Baal, y anduvieron tras lo que no aprovecha
New King James Version NKJV
Jeremiah 2:8
The priests did not say, 'Where is the Lord?' And those who handle the law did not know Me; The rulers also transgressed against Me; The prophets prophesied by Baal, And walked after things that do not profit.
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Jeremías 2:8
Los sacerdotes no preguntaron:
“¿Dónde está el Señor
?”.
Aquellos que enseñaron mi palabra me ignoraron,
los gobernantes se volvieron en mi contra,
y los profetas hablaron en nombre de Baal,
perdiendo su tiempo con ídolos inútiles.
“¿Dónde está el Señor
?”.
Aquellos que enseñaron mi palabra me ignoraron,
los gobernantes se volvieron en mi contra,
y los profetas hablaron en nombre de Baal,
perdiendo su tiempo con ídolos inútiles.
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
Jeremías 2:8
Nunca preguntaron los sacerdotes:“¿Dónde está el SEÑOR?”Los expertos en la ley jamás me conocieron;los pastores se rebelaron contra mí,los profetas hablaron en nombre de Baaly se fueron tras dioses que para nada sirven.
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
Jeremías 2:8
Los sacerdotes no dijeron: ¿Dónde está Jehová? y los que tenían la ley no me conocieron; y los pastores se rebelaron contra mí, y los profetas profetizaron en Baal, y anduvieron tras lo que no aprovecha.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
Jeremías 2:8
Los sacerdotes no dijeron: ¿Dónde está el SEÑOR? Y los que tenían la ley no me conocieron; y los pastores se rebelaron contra mí, y los profetas profetizaron por Baal, y anduvieron tras lo que no aprovecha.
Herramientas de Estudio para Jeremiah 2:8-37
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