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They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: “What did your ancestors find wrong with me that led them to stray so far from me? They worshiped worthless idols, only to become worthless themselves. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: “What wrong did your fathers find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthlessness, and became worthless? <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Thus says the LORD: “What injustice have your fathers found in Me, That they have gone far from Me, Have followed idols, And have become idolaters? <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: “What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me, And walked after emptiness and became empty? <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Thus says the LORD, &#8220What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty? <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thus says the LORD, “What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty? <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Thus says Yahweh, “What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after vanity and became vain? <a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, “What injustice or unrighteousness did your fathers find in Me, That they have wandered far from Me And [habitually] walked after emptiness and futility and became empty? <a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: What fault did your ancestors find in me that they went so far from me, followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves? <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: What fault did your fathers find in Me that they went so far from Me, followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves? <a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thus saith Jehovah, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? <a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and I, the LORD, will speak. I was never unfair to your ancestors, but they left me and became worthless by following worthless idols. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> thus saith the LORD, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: What did your ancestors find wrong with me that they went so far away from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD says: "What accusation did your ancestors bring against me? What made them turn away from me? They worshiped worthless idols and became worthless themselves. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what the LORD says: "What did your ancestors find wrong with me that they left me, and pursued worthless things, and so they became worthless? <a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: ?What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves. <a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a> This is what the Lord says: "What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, "What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and have become vain? <a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh says, “What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after worthless vanity, and have become worthless? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Thus said YHWH: “What perversity have your fathers found in Me, "" That they have gone far off from Me, "" And go after vanity, and become vain, <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah: What -- have your fathers found in Me perversity, That they have gone far off from Me, And go after the vanity, and become vain, <a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah, What iniquity found your fathers in me that they removed far off from me, and went after vanity, and they became vain?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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? <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus says the Lord: “What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they would draw far away from me, and would walk after emptiness, and would become empty? <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a> thus says the LORD: What fault did your ancestors find in me that they withdrew from me, Went after emptiness, and became empty themselves? <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: What wrong did your ancestors find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthless things, and became worthless themselves?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me and have walked after vanity and have profited nothing? <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Thus says LORD JEHOVAH: “What is the evil your fathers found in me who removed themselves far from me, and they went after nothing and they have gained nothing?<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thus saith the LORD: What unrighteousness have your fathers found in Me, That they are gone far from Me, And have walked after things of nought, and are become nought? <a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus saith the Lord, What trespass have your fathers found in me, that they have revolted far from me, and gone after vanities, and become vain? <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=246" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Israel has Forsaken God</a> …4Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel. 5<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“What</a> <a href="/hebrew/5766.htm" title="5766: ‘ā·wel (N-ms) -- Injustice, unrighteousness. Or lavel; and lavlah; or owlah; or.olah; from aval; evil.">fault</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">did your fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To attain to, find. ">find</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">in Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm" title="7368: rā·ḥă·qū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be or become far or distant. A primitive root; to widen, i.e. recede or remove.">they strayed so far</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·lāy (Prep-m:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and followed</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="1892: ha·he·ḇel (Art:: N-ms) -- Or Habel; from habal; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb.">worthless idols,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1891.htm" title="1891: way·yeh·bā·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To act emptily, become vain. A primitive root; to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray.">and became worthless themselves?</a> 6They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a> I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved. <a href="/micah/6-3.htm">Micah 6:3</a> ‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you! <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Isaiah 5:4</a> What more could have been done for My vineyard than I have done for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit? <a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21</a> They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding. <a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a> They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. <a href="/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8</a> Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them. <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” <a href="/ezekiel/20-18.htm">Ezekiel 20:18</a> In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols. <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a> Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a> All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ... <a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">1 Peter 4:3</a> For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. <a href="/judges/2-12.htm">Judges 2:12-13</a> Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. <a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8</a> Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said 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?what<a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Jeremiah 2:31</a> 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?<a href="/isaiah/5-3.htm">Isaiah 5:3,4</a> And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard… <a href="/isaiah/43-22.htm">Isaiah 43:22,23</a> But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel… are gone<a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2</a> Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.<a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a> Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:<a href="/ezekiel/11-15.htm">Ezekiel 11:15</a> Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.walked<a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Jeremiah 10:8,14,15</a> But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities… <a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a> Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21</a> They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.and are<a href="/jeremiah/51-17.htm">Jeremiah 51:17,18</a> Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them… <a href="/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8</a> They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9</a> They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Emptiness</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-9.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/psalms/73-10.htm">Fault</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Injustice</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Perversity</a> <a href="/psalms/119-176.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-23.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Worthlessness</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Emptiness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-16.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-18.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Fault</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-22.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Injustice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Perversity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-25.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Worthlessness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 2</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">God having shown his former kindness, </a> 5. <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">expostulates with the people on their causeless and unexampled revolt</a> 14. <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">They are the causes of their own calamities</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">The sins and idolatries of Judah</a> 35. <a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Her confidence is rejected.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>This is what the LORD says: This phrase introduces a direct message from God, emphasizing the divine authority and importance of the words that follow. It is a common prophetic formula used to assert that the message is not from the prophet's own mind but from God Himself. This establishes the seriousness and authenticity of the message.What fault did your fathers find in Me Here, God is questioning the Israelites about the reasons their ancestors turned away from Him. Historically, this reflects the period of the Judges and the early monarchy when Israel frequently turned to idolatry despite God's faithfulness. The rhetorical question implies that there was no legitimate reason for their apostasy, highlighting God's consistent righteousness and the people's ingratitude.that they strayed so far from Me? This phrase indicates a significant departure from God, both spiritually and physically, as the Israelites pursued other gods. The language of "straying" suggests a willful and deliberate choice to abandon the covenant relationship. This reflects the broader biblical theme of Israel's unfaithfulness, seen in books like Hosea, where Israel is depicted as an unfaithful spouse.They followed worthless idols, The term "worthless idols" underscores the futility and emptiness of idol worship. In the ancient Near Eastern context, idols were often made of wood or stone and represented various deities. The Bible consistently portrays these idols as powerless and lifeless, contrasting them with the living God. This phrase connects to passages like <a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a>, which mock the impotence of idols.and became worthless themselves. This statement suggests that people become like what they worship. By following worthless idols, the Israelites lost their value and purpose, reflecting the biblical principle that idolatry dehumanizes and degrades. This concept is echoed in <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a>, where Paul describes how idolatry leads to moral and spiritual corruption. The transformation into worthlessness is a consequence of abandoning the true God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking through the prophet Jeremiah. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers (Ancestors) of Israel</a> The previous generations of Israelites who turned away from God. 4. <a href="/topical/w/worthless_idols.htm">Worthless Idols</a> The false gods and idols that the Israelites pursued, leading them away from the true God. 5. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel (Judah)</a> The nation to whom Jeremiah is prophesying, specifically the southern kingdom of Judah during a time of spiritual decline.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes the place of God in our lives. Reflect on what modern "idols" might be drawing you away from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_straying_from_god.htm">The Consequences of Straying from God</a> Just as Israel became "worthless" by following worthless idols, we too can lose our sense of purpose and value when we stray from God. Consider how staying close to God can bring true worth and fulfillment. <a href="/topical/t/the_faithfulness_of_god.htm">The Faithfulness of God</a> Despite Israel’s unfaithfulness, God remains faithful and continues to call His people back to Him. Reflect on God’s faithfulness in your own life and how He calls you back when you stray. <a href="/topical/g/generational_influence.htm">Generational Influence</a> The actions and faith of one generation can significantly impact the next. Consider how you can positively influence future generations in their walk with God. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> Regularly examine your life for areas where you might be straying from God. Use this as an opportunity for repentance and realignment with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 2</a> <a href="/q/what's_hebron's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What were fertility cults in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_vanity.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on vanity?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_hinduism_and_christianity_differ.htm">How do Hinduism and Christianity differ fundamentally?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_'one_god'_with_other_'gods'.htm">If, according to 1 Corinthians 8:6, there is only 'one God,' how do we reconcile this with other passages where divine beings or 'gods' are mentioned (e.g., Psalm 82)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) Vanity.--In the special sense, as a synonym for idol-worship (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm" title="They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.">Deuteronomy 32:21</a>; <a href="/1_kings/16-13.htm" title="For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.">1Kings 16:13</a>). As in the character of a husband wronged by his wife's desertion Jehovah pleads with His people, and asks whether He has failed in anything.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - What iniquity, etc.; rather, what unrighteousness, etc. (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>, "a God of faithfulness, and without unrighteousness," alluding to the "covenant" between Jehovah and Israel). God's condescending grace (his 'anavah, <a href="/psalms/18-36.htm">Psalm 18:36</a>). As if he were under an obligation to Israel (comp. <a href="/micah/6-3.htm">Micah 6:3</a>, etc.; <a href="/isaiah/5-3.htm">Isaiah 5:3</a>). Vanity; i.e. the idols; literally, a breath (so <a href="/jeremiah/10-15.htm">Jeremiah 10:15</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/16-19.htm">Jeremiah 16:19</a>). Are become vain. The whole being of man is affected by the want of solid basis to his religion (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8</a>); and the evident allusion to our passage in <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a> (St. Paul has ἐματαιώθησαν, as Septuagint here). The clause is verbally repeated in <a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a>, with reference to the ten tribes. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is what כֹּ֣ה ׀ (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “What מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what fault עָ֔וֶל (‘ā·wel) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5766.htm">Strong's 5766: </a> Injustice, unrighteousness did your fathers אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father find in Me מָּצְא֨וּ (mā·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present that כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they strayed so far רָחֲק֖וּ (rā·ḥă·qū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7368.htm">Strong's 7368: </a> To be or become far or distant from Me, מֵעָלָ֑י (mê·‘ā·lāy) Preposition-m | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against and followed וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk worthless idols, הַהֶ֖בֶל (ha·he·ḇel) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1892.htm">Strong's 1892: </a> Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory and became worthless themselves? וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ (way·yeh·bā·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1891.htm">Strong's 1891: </a> To act emptily, become vain <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:5 Thus says Yahweh What unrighteousness have your (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/2-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>