OET-RV JER chapter 2

This is still a very early look into the unfinished text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

2:1 Yisrael has deviated from Yahweh

2 Then Yahweh gave me a message 2 to proclaim to Yerushalem’s ears:

“Yahweh says: I remember your loyal commitment when you were all young

≈ and your love when you were committed to me.

You all followed after me in the wilderness where no crops were planted.

3 Yisrael was set apart for Yahweh—the firstfruits of his harvest.

All those who devoured it became guilty—calamity came to them.

That is Yahweh’s declaration.

2:4 The turning-away by Yisrael’s ancestors

4 Listen to Yahweh’s message you descendants of Yakov (Jacob),

≈ and all you clans that are part of Yisrael (Israel).

5 Yahweh asks: what injustices did you ancestors find in me,

that caused them to become distant from me.

They chased after vanity and became vain.

6 They didn’t try to find out where Yahweh was—

the one brought led them out of Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim)

then led them through the wilderness with its pits and desert areas.

It was a region of deep darkness without water—

an area that no one passes through, let alone lives in.

7 Then I took you to the Carmel region

to eat its fruit and other good things.

However you came and defiled my land

≈ and made the inheritance that I gave you into something detestable.

8 The priests didn’t ask where Yahweh was,

and the handlers of the law didn’t know me.

The shepherds rebelled against me,

and the prophets prophesied by Ba’al

and they went after things that wouldn’t profit them.

2:9 Yahweh’s case against his people

9 Yahweh declares: I will bring a case against you all,

and I’ll contend against your children and your grandchildren.

10 If you all cross over west to the coasts of Cypress island and look,

or head east to Kedar, ask around and pay careful attention

to see if something like this has ever happened before.

11 Has a country ever swapped out its gods (not that they were actual gods)?

But my people have exchanged their greatness for something of no benefit.

12 You heavens, be appalled and shudder.

≈ Become utterly desolate.

That’s what Yahweh says

13 because my people have done two evil things:

1. They’ve abandoned the spring of living water

and 2. They’ve gone and dug wells for themselves—broken cisterns that can’t hold any water.

2:14 The impangkusan of arguing of Israelis

14 Is Yisrael a slave? Was it born into slavery?

Why has it been carried off as plunder?

15 Young lions roared at it—they’ve made their voice heard.

They’ve made the land into wasteland—its cities have become ruins without any inhabitants.

16 ◙

17 ◙

…

18 ◙

…

19 ◙

…

2:20 Not/None worshipped of God the Israelis

20 ◙

…

21 ◙

…

22 ◙

…

23 ◙

…

24 ◙

…

25 ◙

…

2:26 Eleg punished the people of Yisrael

26 ◙

…

27 ◙

…

28 ◙

…

29 ◙

…

30 ◙

…

31 ◙

…

32 ◙

…

33 ◙

…

34 ◙

…

35 ◙

…

36 ◙

…

37 ◙

…

OET-RV JER Chapter 2