Jeremiah 2:31
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?
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 2 connects to 10 cross-references. God brings a legal case against Israel: they have exchanged his glory for worthless idols, a unique sin among nations. Israel is like a choice vine that has become a wild vine, a wayward camel or wild donkey in heat. …
Other Translations
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?
O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah: A wilderness have I been to Israel? A land of thick darkness? Wherefore have My people said, `We mourned, We come not in again unto Thee.'
O generation, see the word of the Lord. Have I been a waste land to Israel? or a land of dark night? why do my people say, We have got loose, we will not come to you again?
Cross References
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of …
Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and …
Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us …
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of …
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou …
Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God …
Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither …
And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall …