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Jeremiah 2:11

Has a nation ever changed its gods, though they are no gods at all? Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַהֵימִ֥ירha.hei.Mir¿ has it exchangedH3235 →
גּוֹי֙goya nationH1471 →
אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimgodsH430 →
וְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.Him[are] godsH430 →
וְעַמִּ֛יve.'a.Miand people myH5971 →
הֵמִ֥ירhe.Mirit has exchangedH4171 →
כְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.Doglory itsH3519 →
בְּל֥וֹאbe.Lo'for [that which] notH3808 →
יוֹעִֽיל׃yo.'Ilit profitsH3276 →

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Romans 1:23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.Isaiah 37:19They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.Psalms 106:20They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.Jeremiah 16:20Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”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.Psalms 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah1 Samuel 4:21And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.Micah 4:5Though each of the peoples may walk in the name of his god, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.Jeremiah 5:7“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.Jeremiah 2:8The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.1 Corinthians 8:4So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.Psalms 115:4Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.Jeremiah 2:32Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.1 Corinthians 8:5For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),2 Chronicles 13:9But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.Galatians 4:8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.Isaiah 44:9All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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