Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.
Jeremiah 2:12 - English Standard Version 2016 Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the Lord, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be astonished and appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked and shrivel up with horror, says the Lord [at the behavior of the people]. American Standard Version (1901) Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah. Common English Bible Be stunned at such a thing, you heavens; shudder and quake, declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version Be astonished at this, O heavens, and be utterly desolate, O gates of heaven, says the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this: and, ye gates thereof, be very desolate, saith the Lord. |
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.
Astonish yourselves and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with strong drink!
“Therefore thus says the Lord: Ask among the nations, Who has heard the like of this? The virgin Israel has done a very horrible thing.
I looked on the earth, and behold, it was without form and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light.
Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people, the fruit of their devices, because they have not paid attention to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.
Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for the Lord has an indictment against his people, and he will contend with Israel.
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.