Jeremiah 2:13 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 2:13

“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The pagan are guilty of but one sin - idolatry; the covenant-people commit two - they abandon the true God; they serve idols. Fountain - Not a spring or natural fountain, but a tank or reservoir dug in the ground (see Jer 6:7), and chiefly intended for storing living waters, i. e., those of springs and rivulets. The cistern was used for storing up rain-water only, and therefore the quantity it contained was limited.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Of living waters - A metaphor taken from springs, called living, because they never cease, or intermit; such had God's care and kindness been over them. Cisterns - Either their idols, which are empty vain things, that never answer expectation, or the Assyrians, and Egyptians. Indeed all other supports, that are trusted to besides God, are but broken vessels.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
שְׁתַּ֥יִם	she.Ta.yim	two	H8147 →
רָע֖וֹת	ra.'ot	evil things	H7451 →
עָשָׂ֣ה	'a.Sah	it has done	H6213 →
עַמִּ֑י	'a.Mi	people my	H5971 →
אֹתִ֨י	'o.Ti	<obj.> me	H853 →
עָזְב֜וּ	'a.ze.Vu	they have forsaken	H5800 →
מְק֣וֹר׀	me.Kor	a spring of	H4726 →
מַ֣יִם	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →
חַיִּ֗ים	chai.Yim	living	H2416 →
לַחְצֹ֤ב	lach.Tzo	to dig	H2672 →
לָהֶם֙	la.Hem	for <the> themselves
בֹּאר֔וֹת	bo.Rot	cisterns	H877 →
בֹּארֹת֙	bo.Rot	cisterns	H877 →
נִשְׁבָּרִ֔ים	nish.ba.Rim	broken	H7665 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יָכִ֖לוּ	ya.Khi.lu	they contain	H3557 →
הַמָּֽיִם׃	ha.Ma.yim	<the> water	H4325 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 17:13
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of…
leads to
- John 4:14
  But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
  Reached by 4 independent paths from here.
- John 4:10
  Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 7:37–38
  On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
John 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
leads to
- John 6:35
  Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 7:38–39
  Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
Through
John 7:37
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
leads to
- Isaiah 55:1
  “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
Through
Psalms 36:9
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
leads to
- John 8:12
  Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jeremiah