Jeremiah 2:31
You people of this generation, consider the word of the Lord: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
Note We are…: Heb. We have dominion
Generation, consider the Lord’s word. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? Or a land of thick darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We have broken loose. We will come to you no more’?
O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? wherefore say my people, We are broken loose; we will come no more unto thee?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- see ye
- Amos 1:1; Micah 6:9
- Have I been
- Jeremiah 2:5, 6; 2 Samuel 12:7–9; 2 Chronicles 31:10; Nehemiah 9:21–25; Hosea 2:7, 8; Malachi 3:9–11
- We are lords
- Heb. We have dominion.
- Deuteronomy 8:12–14; Deuteronomy 31:20; Deuteronomy 32:15; Psalm 10:4; Psalm 12:4; Proverbs 30:9; Hosea 13:6; 1 Corinthians 4:8; Revelation 3:15–17