Catholic Public Domain Version
"Be astonished at this, O heavens, and be utterly desolate, O gates of heaven, says the Lord. "
— Jeremiah 2:12, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.”
“Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah. ”
“"Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate," says Yahweh.”
“Be amazed at this, O heavens! Be shocked and utterly dumbfounded,” says the LORD.”
“Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and ye gates thereof, be very desolate, saith the Lord.”
“Be full of wonder, O heavens, at this; be overcome with fear, be completely waste, says the Lord.”
“Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.”
Because of this, I will still contend in judgment against you, says the Lord, and I will dispute with your sons.
Cross over to the isles of Kittim, and gaze. And send to Kedar, and consider diligently. And see if anything like this has ever been done.
See if a nation has ever changed their gods, though certainly those are not gods. Yet truly, my people have exchanged their glory for an idol.
Be astonished at this, O heavens, and be utterly desolate, O gates of heaven, says the Lord.
For my people have done two evils. They have forsaken me, the Fountain of living water, and they have dug for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns that are unable to hold water.
Is Israel a servant, or one born into slavery? Then why has he become a prey?
The lions have roared over him, and they have uttered their voice. They have set his land in solitude; his cities have been burned up, and there is no one who lives in them.