Jeremiah 2:13

"“Be astonished, you heavens, at this and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate,” says the LORD."

Key Reflection

This verse calls for a profound response from the heavens, reflecting God's judgment on Israel’s idolatry as a matter of utmost seriousness and fear. It underscores the gravity of their actions and the impending consequences, urging even the inanimate heavens to be awestruck by divine wrath.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The pagan are guilty of but one sin - idolatry; the covenant-people commit two - they abandon the true God; they serve idols. Fountain -Not a spring or natural fountain, but a tank or reservoir dug in the ground (seeJeremiah 6:7), and chiefly intended for storing living waters, i. e., those of springs and rivulets. The cistern was used for storing up rain-water only, and therefore the quantity it contained was limited.

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