Verse 21
Jeremiah 2:21
American Standard Version
21
Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine unto me?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אָֽנֹכִי֙ נְטַעְתִּ֣י/ךְ שֹׂרֵ֔ק כֻּלֹּ֖/ה זֶ֣רַע אֱמֶ֑ת וְ/אֵיךְ֙ נֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּ לִ֔/י סוּרֵ֖י הַ/גֶּ֥פֶן נָכְרִיָּֽה
English Translation
And I have planted you, a choice vine, completely true seed; how have you turned to me into the degenerate shoots of a foreign vine?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
1
And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
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Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I remember for thee the kindness o...
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Israel [was] holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be h...
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Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
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thus saith Jehovah, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from...
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Neither said they, Where is Jehovah that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through...
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And I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when...
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The priests said not, Where is Jehovah? and they that handle the law knew me not: the rulers also tr...
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Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children`s children will I conte...
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10
For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently; and see...
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11
Hath a nation changed [its] gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for...
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12
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah.
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13
For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and he...
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14
Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born [slave]? why is he become a prey?
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15
The young lions have roared upon him, and yelled; and they have made his land waste: his cities are...
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16
The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of thy head.
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Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God (Elohim), when...
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18
And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what hast th...
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19
Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and...
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20
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bonds; and thou saidst, I will not serve; for...
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21
Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenera...
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For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me,...
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How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim? see thy way in the valley, k...
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a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can...
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25
Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, It is in vain; no,...
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As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, thei...
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who say to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have tu...
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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 o...
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29
Wherefore will ye contend with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah.
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30
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your...
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31
O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick d...
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32
Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days witho...
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33
How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women hast thou taught thy ways.
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34
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor: thou didst not find them br...
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Yet thou saidst, I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into j...
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Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt also, as thou wast...
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From thence also shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head: for Jehovah hath rejected those...
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