Jeremiah 2:13

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

For my

עַם

ʻam

H5971

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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have

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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שְׁנַיִם

shᵉnayim

H8147

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

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רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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they have

עָזַב

ʻâzab

H5800

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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me the

מָקוֹר

mâqôwr

H4726

properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); f...

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of

חַי

chay

H2416

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...

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מַיִם

mayim

H4325

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

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and

פָּסַל

pâçal

H6458

to carve, whether wood or stone

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them out

בּוֹר

bôwr

H953

a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)

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שָׁבַר

shâbar

H7665

to burst (literally or figuratively)

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בּוֹר

bôwr

H953

a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)

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that can

חָזַק

châzaq

H2388

to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra...

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no

מַיִם

mayim

H4325

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

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Key Terms in This Verse

cisterns H953

בּוֹר bôwr

a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)

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cisterns H953

בּוֹר bôwr

a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)

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evils H7451

רַע raʻ

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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hewed H6458

פָּסַל pâçal

to carve, whether wood or stone

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fountain H4726

מָקוֹר mâqôwr

properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)

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forsaken H5800

עָזַב ʻâzab

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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committed H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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living H2416

חַי chay

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

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hold H2388

חָזַק châzaq

to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer

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broken H7665

שָׁבַר shâbar

to burst (literally or figuratively)

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Cross References

John 4:14 cross-reference

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

John 7:37 cross-reference

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

Revelation 21:6 cross-reference

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Jeremiah 17:13 cross-reference

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.

Psalm 36:9 cross-reference

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

Revelation 22:1 cross-reference

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Revelation 22:17 cross-reference

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Isaiah 55:2 cross-reference

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in f...

Jeremiah 4:22 cross-reference

For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Jeremiah 2:17 cross-reference

Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?

Jeremiah 2:11 cross-reference

Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

2 Peter 2:17 cross-reference

These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

Jeremiah 15:6 cross-reference

Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.

Jeremiah 1:16 cross-reference

And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

Ecclesiastes 2:26 cross-reference

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This a...

Isaiah 5:13 cross-reference

Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

Ecclesiastes 2:11 cross-reference

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

Isaiah 63:8 cross-reference

For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 cross-reference

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

1 Samuel 12:10 cross-reference

And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve th...

Isaiah 1:3 cross-reference

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

Jeremiah 5:31 cross-reference

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Ecclesiastes 4:4 cross-reference

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Jeremiah 2:26 cross-reference

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,

Ecclesiastes 2:21 cross-reference

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

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