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be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Be astonished, O heavens, at this, And be horribly afraid; Be very desolate,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Be appalled at this, you heavens, And shudder, be very desolate,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Be appalled, O heavens, at this, And shudder, be very desolate,&#8221 declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Be appalled, O heavens, at this, And shudder, be very desolate,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Be appalled, O heavens, at this, And be horribly afraid, be very devastated,” declares Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Be appalled, O heavens, at this; Be shocked <i>and</i> shudder with horror [at the behavior of the people],” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be appalled at this, heavens; be shocked and utterly desolated! This is the LORD’s declaration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be horrified at this, heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled. This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Tell the heavens to tremble with fear! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Be horrified over this, heaven. Be terribly afraid," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And so I command the sky to shake with horror, to be amazed and astonished, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Heavens, be appalled at this, be shocked, be utterly devastated," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,? declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Be amazed at this, O heavens! Be shocked and utterly dumbfounded," says the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Be astonished, you heavens, at this and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Be astonished, you heavens, at this, "" Indeed, be frightened, be greatly desolated,” "" A declaration of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, Yea, be frightened, be greatly wasted, An affirmation of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, and shudder; be ye greatly desolate, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and ye gates thereof, be very desolate, saith the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Be astonished at this, O heavens, and be utterly desolate, O gates of heaven, says the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Be horrified at this, heavens; shudder, be appalled—oracle of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Be appalled, O heavens, at this, be shocked, be utterly desolate, says the LORD,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Be astonished, O heavens, at this, and tremble and be exceedingly afraid, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Be stupefied, Heaven, over this, and tremble and be very afraid, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, And be horribly afraid, be ye exceeding amazed, Saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The heaven is amazed at this, and is very exceedingly horror-struck, saith the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=339" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Israel has Forsaken God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Has a nation ever changed its gods, though they are no gods at all? Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: šōm·mū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">Be stunned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">O heavens;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8175.htm" title="8175: wə·śa·‘ă·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To storm, to shiver, fear. A primitive root; to storm; by implication, to shiver, i.e. Fear.">be shocked</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">and utterly</a> <a href="/hebrew/2717.htm" title="2717: ḥā·rə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill. Or chareb; a primitive root; to parch i.e. to desolate, destroy, kill.">appalled,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</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> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a></span><br />Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></span><br />Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14-15</a></span><br />I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by. / So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-3</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. / Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Micah 6:1-2</a></span><br />Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. / Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a></span><br />Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-4.htm">Psalm 50:4</a></span><br />He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Isaiah 24:19-20</a></span><br />The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. / The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1-2</a></span><br />Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it. / The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-9.htm">Amos 3:9</a></span><br />Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a></span><br />We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Revelation 18:15-17</a></span><br />The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Be astonished, O you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be you very desolate, said the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Jeremiah 6:19</a></b></br> Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, <i>even</i> the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-29.htm">Jeremiah 22:29</a></b></br> O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a></b></br> Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-8.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-5.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-5.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Frightened</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-22.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-10.htm">Horribly</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-19.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-8.htm">Shocked</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-11.htm">Shudder</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-22.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-32.htm">Frightened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Full</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Horribly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/matthew/15-12.htm">Shocked</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Shudder</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-10.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">God having shown his former kindness, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">expostulates with the people on their causeless and unexampled revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">They are the causes of their own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">The sins and idolatries of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Her confidence is rejected.</a></span><br></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'; 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In biblical literature, the heavens often serve as witnesses to God's covenant with His people (<a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19</a>). The invocation of the heavens underscores the gravity of Israel's actions, as they have violated the covenant relationship with God. The heavens, representing the created order, are called to be astonished at the rebellion of God's chosen people, highlighting the cosmic significance of their sin.<p><b>be shocked and utterly appalled,”</b><br>The language here is strong, indicating a profound sense of horror and disbelief. The Hebrew words used convey a sense of desolation and devastation, often associated with the aftermath of divine judgment (<a href="/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14</a>). This reaction is not just emotional but reflects the moral and spiritual bankruptcy of Israel's idolatry. The shock and appallment are due to the unnaturalness of Israel's actions, as they have exchanged their glory for worthless idols (<a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Jeremiah 2:11</a>), a theme that echoes the folly of idolatry found throughout the prophets.<p><b>declares the LORD.</b><br>This phrase affirms the authority and certainty of the message. The declaration of the LORD (Yahweh) emphasizes that this is not merely a human observation but a divine pronouncement. The use of "declares" (Hebrew: נאם, ne'um) is a prophetic formula that underscores the seriousness and authenticity of the message. It is a reminder that the words spoken are not Jeremiah's own but are delivered under divine inspiration, carrying the weight of God's unchanging truth and justice. This declaration serves as a warning and a call to repentance, consistent with the prophetic tradition.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through Jeremiah to express His dismay at the people's unfaithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens.htm">Heavens</a></b><br>Symbolically called upon as witnesses to the shocking behavior of God's people, emphasizing the gravity of their actions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which had turned away from God, prompting His call for the heavens to witness their spiritual adultery.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel's_apostasy.htm">Israel's Apostasy</a></b><br>The event of Israel turning away from God to worship idols, which is the central issue addressed in this passage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_gravity_of_apostasy.htm">The Gravity of Apostasy</a></b><br>God calls the heavens to witness the shocking betrayal of His people, underscoring the seriousness of turning away from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_witness_of_creation.htm">The Witness of Creation</a></b><br>The heavens, as part of God's creation, are called to testify against Israel, reminding us that all creation is under God's authority and aware of His covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The shock and desolation expressed by God serve as a call for His people to recognize their sin and return to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Israel's idolatry leads to spiritual desolation, a warning to us about the dangers of placing anything above God in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_nature.htm">God's Unchanging Nature</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God remains constant in His character, offering hope for restoration to those who repent.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_kings_25_8_and_jer_52_12.htm">In 2 Kings 25:8, the city falls on the seventh day of the fifth month, while Jeremiah 52:12 reports the tenth day--how can these differing dates be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_second_exodus_rarely_recorded.htm">Why is the second exodus from 'the land of the north' in Jeremiah 16:14-15 rarely mentioned in historical records or archaeological findings compared to the first Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_12_13_with_history.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 foretells a ruler's capture, yet some historical accounts appear to conflict with the exact manner of King Zedekiah's downfall; how can these differences be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_23's_imagery_reconciled.htm">How can the graphic sexual imagery in Ezekiel 23:3 and 20 be reconciled with the holiness and purity usually attributed to Scripture?</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>(12) <span class= "bld">Be astonished, O ye heavens.</span>--The adjuration had been made familiar by a like utterance in <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm" title="Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD has spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.">Isaiah 1:2</a>; Deut. 32 1 "Astonished"--in the old sense, "thunder-stricken," stupefied. The whole universe is thought of as shocked and startled at the offence against its Creator.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Be astonished</span>. "Be appalled" would more nearly express the force of the Hebrew (so <a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Be ye very desolate</span>; literally, become dry; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. not so much "shrivel and roll up" (on the analogy of <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a>), as "become stiff with horror." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Be stunned</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁ֥מּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šōm·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stun, devastate, stupefy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this,</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">O heavens,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be shocked</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׂעֲר֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śa·‘ă·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8175.htm">Strong's 8175: </a> </span><span class="str2">To storm, to shiver, fear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and utterly</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">appalled,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָרְב֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·rə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2717.htm">Strong's 2717: </a> </span><span class="str2">To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Jeremiah 2:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Jeremiah 2:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Jeremiah 2:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Jeremiah 2:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Jeremiah 2:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Jeremiah 2:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Jeremiah 2:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Jeremiah 2:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Jeremiah 2:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Jeremiah 2:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/2-12.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:12 Be astonished you heavens at this (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:13" /></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>