Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible
And shudder, be very desolate,” declares the Lord.
King James Version
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
Holman Bible
be shocked and utterly appalled.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
International Standard Version
Heavens, be appalled at this, be shocked, be utterly devastated," declares the LORD.
A Conservative Version
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid. Be ye very desolate, says LORD.
Amplified
“Be appalled, O heavens, at this;
Be shocked and shudder with horror [at the behavior of the people],” says the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Be full of wonder, O heavens, at this; be overcome with fear, be completely waste, says the Lord.
Darby Translation
Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, and shudder; be amazed very much, saith Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, and shudder; be ye greatly desolate, says Jehovah.
King James 2000
Be astonished, O you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be you very desolate, says the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Be appalled, heavens, at this, and shudder; be utterly desolate," {declares} Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Be amazed, O heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid; be completely desolated, says Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be astonished, O ye heavens, be afraid, and abashed at such a thing, sayeth the LORD.
NET Bible
Be amazed at this, O heavens! Be shocked and utterly dumbfounded," says the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
"Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate," says the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Be amazed, O ye heavens, at this, - And shudder, be dried up utterly, Urgeth Yahweh.
Webster
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
"Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate," says Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, Yea, be frightened, be greatly wasted, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Themes
Idolatry » A virtual forsaking of God
Jews, the » National character of » Prone to backsliding
Living waters » The lord being the fountain of living waters
Topics
Interlinear
Sa`ar
M@`od
Charab
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 2:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unfaithfulness Of Contemporary Israel
11 Hath a nation changed its gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. 12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah. 13 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.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 1:2
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.
Jeremiah 22:29
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Jehovah.
Micah 6:2
Hear, O ye mountains, Jehovah's controversy, and ye enduring foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.
Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Matthew 27:50-53
And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.