Jeremiah 2:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ “The priests did not ask,\par ‘Where is the Lord?’\par The people that know the law\par did not want to know me.\par The leaders of the people of Israel\par turned against me.\par The prophets prophesied {\cf2\super [5]} in the name\par of the false god Baal. {\cf2\super [6]} \par They worshiped worthless idols.”\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ [Even] the priests did not say, Where is the Lord? And those who handle the law [given by God to Moses] knew Me not. The rulers and secular shepherds also transgressed against Me, and the prophets prophesied by [the authority and in the name of] Baal and followed after things that do not profit.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ The priests said not, Where is Jehovah? and they that handle the law knew me not: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

Common English Bible

⁸ The priests didn’t ask, “Where’s the LORD?” Those responsible for the Instruction didn’t know me; the leaders rebelled against me; the prophets spoke in the name of Baal, going after what has no value.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ The priests have not sad: 'Where is the Lord?' And those who held the law did not know me. And the pastors betrayed me. And the prophets prophesied in Baal and followed idols.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ The priests did not say: Where is the Lord? And they that held the law knew me not, and the pastors transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied in Baal and followed idols.

Jeremiah 2:8 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 18:22

So Elijah said, “I am the only prophet of the Lord here. I am alone. But there are 450 prophets of Baal. [201]

1 Kings 18:29

The afternoon passed but the fire still had not started. The prophets continued to act wild [205] until the time came for the evening sacrifice. But nothing happened—there was no answer from Baal. There was no sound. There was no one listening!

1 Kings 18:40

Then Elijah said, “Get the prophets of Baal! [207] Don’t let any of them escape!” So the people captured all the prophets. Then Elijah led them down to Kishon Creek. At that place he killed all the prophets.

Job 35:10

But those bad people\par will not ask God for help.\par They will not say,\par ‘Where is the God who made me?\par God helps people\par when they are depressed.\par So where is he?\par

Isaiah 28:7

But now those leaders are drunk. The priests and prophets are all drunk with wine and beer. They stumble and fall down. The prophets are drunk when they see their dreams. The judges are drunk when they make their decisions.

Isaiah 29:10

The Lord will make you sleepy.\par The Lord will close your eyes.\par (The prophets are your eyes.)\par The Lord will cover your heads.\par (The prophets are your heads.)\par

Isaiah 30:5

But they will be disappointed. They are depending on a nation that can’t help them. Egypt is useless—Egypt will give no help. Egypt will cause only shame and embarrassment.”

Jeremiah 10:21

The shepherds (leaders) are stupid.\par They don’t try to find the Lord.\par They are not wise,\par so their flocks (people) are scattered and lost.\par

Jeremiah 12:10

Many shepherds (leaders) have ruined\par my field of grapes.\par Those shepherds have walked\par on the plants in my field.\par Those shepherds have made my beautiful field\par into an empty desert.\par

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength\par and my protection.\par You are a safe place to run to\par in time of trouble.\par The nations will come to you\par from all around the world.\par They will say,\par “Our fathers had false gods.\par They worshiped those worthless idols,\par but those idols did not help them at all.”\par

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. And the advice from the wise men will still be with us. We will still have the words of the prophets. So let us tell lies about him. That will ruin him. We will not pay attention to anything he says.”

Jeremiah 2:11

Has any nation ever stopped worshiping their old gods so they could worship\par new gods?\par No! And their gods are not really gods at all!\par But my people\par stopped worshiping their glorious God\par and started worshiping idols\par that are worth nothing.\par

Jeremiah 2:6

Your ancestors did not say,\par ‘The Lord brought us from Egypt.\par The Lord led us through the desert.\par The Lord led us through a dry\par and rocky land.\par The Lord led us through a dark\par and dangerous land.\par No people live there.\par People don’t even travel through\par that land.\par But the Lord led us through that land.\par So where is the Lord now?’\par

Jeremiah 4:22

\{God said,\} “My people are foolish.\par They don’t know me.\par They are stupid children.\par They don’t understand.\par They are skillful at doing evil,\par but they don’t know how to do good.”\par

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets tell lies.\par The priests will not do\par what they were chosen to do. {\cf2\super [36]} \par And my people love it this way!\par But what will you people do\par when your punishment comes?”\par

Jeremiah 7:8

“‘But you are trusting lies. And those lies are worthless.

Jeremiah 9:14

The people of Judah lived their own way.\par They were stubborn.\par They followed the false god Baal. {\cf2\super [76]} \par Their fathers taught them to follow\par those false gods.”\par

Ezekiel 22:26

“The priests have really hurt my teachings. They don’t treat my holy things right—they don’t show they are important. They treat holy things just like things that are not holy. They treat clean {\cf2\super [177]} things just like things that are unclean. They don’t teach the people about these things. They refuse to respect my special days of rest. They treat me like I am not important.

Ezekiel 34:2

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [274]} speak against the shepherds (leaders) of Israel for me. Speak to them for me. Tell them that the Lord and Master says these things, ‘You shepherds of Israel have only been feeding yourselves. It will be very bad for you! Why don’t you shepherds feed the flock?

Hosea 4:6

“My people are destroyed because they have no knowledge. You have refused to learn. So I will refuse to let you be a priest for me. You have forgotten the law of your God, so I will forget your children.

Habakkuk 2:18

That person’s false god will not help him. Why? Because it is only a statue that some man covered with metal. It is only a statue. So the person that made it can’t expect it to help. That statue can’t even speak!

Matthew 16:26

It is worth nothing for a person to have the whole world, if he loses his soul. A person could never pay enough to buy back his soul.

Luke 11:52

“It will be bad for you, you teachers of the law. You have taken away the key to learning about God. You yourselves would not learn, and you stopped others from learning, too.”

John 16:3

People will do these things because they have not known the Father, and they have not known me.

John 8:55

But you don’t really know him. I know him. If I said I did not know him, then I would be a liar like you are liars. But I do know him. And I obey what he says.

2 Corinthians 4:2

But we have turned away from secret and shameful ways. We don’t use trickery, and we don’t change the teaching of God. No! We teach the truth plainly. This is how we show people who we are. And this is how they can know in their hearts what kind of people we are before God.

Deuteronomy 33:10

They will teach your rules to Jacob [222] They will teach your Law to Israel. They will burn incense [223] before you. They will offer burnt offerings on your altar.

1 Samuel 12:21

Idols are only statues—they can’t help you! So don’t worship them. Idols can’t help you or save you. They are nothing!

1 Samuel 2:12

Eli’s sons were bad men. They did not care about the Lord.