Jeremiah 2:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ “And did not they say, ‘Where is יהוה, who brought us up out of the land of Mitsrayim, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, through a land of drought and the shadow of death, a land that no one passed through and where no one dwelt?’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Nor did they say, Where is the Lord, Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death and deep darkness, through a land that no man passes through and where no man dwells?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Neither said they, Where is Jehovah that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that none passed through, and where no man dwelt?

Common English Bible

⁶ They didn’t ask, “Where’s the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, in a land of deserts and ravines, in a land of drought and darkness, in a land of no return, where no one survives?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And they have not said: 'Where is the Lord, who caused us to ascend from the land of Egypt; who led us through the desert, through an uninhabited and impassable land, through a land of drought and of the image of death, through a land in which no one walked and in which no man lived?'

Jeremiah 2:6 Cross References

2 Kings 2:14

And he took the mantle of Ě

Job 3:5

Let darkness and the shadow of death buy it back, let a cloud dwell on it, let all that blackens the day frighten it.

Job 35:10

And no one says, ‘Where is Eloah my Maker, who gives songs in the night,

Psalm 23:4

When I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil. For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 77:5

I have thought about the days of old, The years long past.

Exodus 20:2

“I am יהוה  your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, out of the house of slavery.

Isaiah 63:9

In all their distress He was distressed, and the Messenger of His Presence saved them. In His love and in His compassion He redeemed them, and He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Isaiah 64:7

And there is no one who calls on Your Name, who stirs himself up to take hold of You; for You have hidden Your face from us, and have consumed us because of our crookednesses.

Jeremiah 13:16

Give esteem to יהוה  your Elohim before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and while you are looking for light. He turns it into the shadow of death, makes it gross darkness.

Jeremiah 2:2

“Go, and you shall cry in the hearing of Yerushalayim, saying, ‘Thus said יהוה, “I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your bridehood, when you went after Me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

Jeremiah 2:8

“The priests did not say, ‘Where is יהוה ?’ And those who handle the Torah did not know Me, and the shepherds transgressed against Me, and the prophets prophesied by Baʽ

Jeremiah 5:12

They have been untrue to יהוה, and said, “It is not He. No evil comes upon us, nor do we see sword or scarcity of food.”

Jeremiah 5:2

“Even when they say, ‘As יהוה  lives,’ they swear falsely, for certain.”

Jeremiah 51:43

“Her cities have become a ruin, a dry land and a desert, a land where no one dwells, neither does son of man pass by it.

Hosea 12:13

And by a prophet יהוה  brought Yisra’ĕ

Hosea 13:4

“But I am יהוה  your Elohim since the land of Mitsrayim, and an Elohim besides Me you shall not know, for there is no Saviour besides Me.

Amos 2:10

“And I brought you up from the land of Mitsrayim, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

Matthew 4:16

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and upon those who sat in the land and shadow of death, light arose to them.”

Deuteronomy 1:19

“Then we set out from Ḥ

Deuteronomy 32:10

“He found him in a wilderness, And in a wasted, howling desert. He encompassed him, He made him understand, He watched over him as the apple of His eye.

Deuteronomy 8:2

“And you shall remember that יהוה  your Elohim led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, prove you, to know what is in your heart, whether you guard His commands or not.

Judges 6:13

And Giḏ