 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.  Notes and Queries - Page 3911887Full view - About this book
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 798 pages
...Be aftoniihed, O ye Heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very defolate, faith the Lord. 13. For my People have committed two EVILS : they...the FOUNTAIN of LIVING WATERS, and hewed them out Cifterns, broken Citterns that can hold no Water. Chap. iv. 4. Ye Adulterers, and Adulterefles, know... | |
 | Jacques Saurin - 1800 - 308 pages
...the rest of the world, and to which he gave his laws, and intrusted his prophecies, yec they forsook the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, 'broken cisterns, that can hold no wa ter, Jer. ii. 13. This was what influenced christians, more inexcusable in this respect than jews... | |
 | 1830 - 334 pages
...obtained from precarious cisterns or wells, we understand the force of Jeremiah, ii. 13. My people have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters; and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that hold no water. The vicinity of Kranidi is cultivated to a considerable extent, being chiefly laid out... | |
 | John Smalley - 1803 - 448 pages
...chief good : the centre and source of all their happiness. The Holy One of Israel says, Jcr. ii. 13, " My people have committed two evils : they have forsaken...them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." And that such is the folly ol" sinners generally, our Saviour has strikingly represented in... | |
 | William Smith - 1803 - 584 pages
...glory for that which doth not profit. Be astonished at this, O ye heavens, and be ye horribly afraid! For my people have committed two evils. They have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewn out for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." Now, for these iniquities... | |
 | Henry Dimock - 1804 - 360 pages
...Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid j be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah ; for, my people have committed two evils; they have...them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." (But, for inn, which, in this place, does not suit the context, it is probable that we should... | |
 | Joseph Bellamy - 1804 - 454 pages
...changed their glory for that which doth not profit: Be astonished, 0 ye heavens, at this. They have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed...them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. And, from the whole, we may see there is the greatest contrariety between the nature of God... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 474 pages
...-veil his face at the sight, and the lights ofheai:13 en shrink away and vanish from their places : For my people have committed two evils ; they have...them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water ; by worshipping idols and forming alliances with idolatrous princes, they have acted as Joolishly... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pages
...face at the sight, and the lights rf heal 13 en shrink аи-ay and -vanish from their fitacts : Jror my people have committed two evils ; they have forsaken...them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water ; by worshi/iping idols and forming alliances with idolatrous firincts, they have acted as foolishly... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...Israel to anger. Ver. 28. They that forsake the Lord shall be consumed. Jer. ii. 13. My people have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed...them out cisterns, broken cisterns that can hold no water. See threats to ver. 19. Ver. 19. Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings... | |
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