Bible Chapter Summary
Jeremiah 2 Summary
Israel's Unfaithfulness to the Lord
The Lord sends Jeremiah to cry out against Jerusalem, reminding them of their youth when they followed Him faithfully in the wilderness. Israel was holy to the Lord, but they have defiled His land with their abominations and forsaken the fountain of living waters for broken cisterns. The priests, pastors, and prophets have all transgressed, serving Baal instead of the Lord. Though the Lord threatens to contend with them and their children's children, Israel has become shameless, following strangers and worshipping idols despite their wickedness being marked before God.
Key themes
Key verses
Jeremiah 2:5
“Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?”
Jeremiah 2:13
“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”
Jeremiah 2:19
“Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.”
Jeremiah 2:35
“Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.”
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