28 But where are thy gods, that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can help thee in the time of thy trouble: for according [a]to the number of thy cities, are thy gods, O Judah.

29 Wherefore will [b]ye plead with me? ye all have rebelled against me, saith the Lord.

30 I have smitten your children in vain, they received no correction: your own [c]sword hath devoured your Prophets like a destroying lion.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:28 Thou thoughtest that thy gods of blocks and stones could have helped thee, because they were many in number and present in every place: but now let us see whether either the multitude, or their presence can deliver thee from my plague, Jer. 11:13.
  2. Jeremiah 2:29 As though I did you injury in punishing you, seeing that your faults are so evident.
  3. Jeremiah 2:30 That is, you have killed your Prophets, that exhorted you to repentance, as Zechariah, Isaiah, etc.

28 Where then are the gods(A) you made for yourselves?
    Let them come if they can save you
    when you are in trouble!(B)
For you, Judah, have as many gods
    as you have towns.(C)

29 “Why do you bring charges against me?
    You have all(D) rebelled against me,”
declares the Lord.
30 “In vain I punished your people;
    they did not respond to correction.(E)
Your sword has devoured your prophets(F)
    like a ravenous lion.

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