Jeremiah 2:11 - Compare All Versions

Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols.

Has a nation changed its gods, even though they are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.

Has any nation ever traded its gods for new ones, even though they are not gods at all? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols!

Has a nation ever exchanged its gods?  (But they were not gods!  ) Yet my people have exchanged their   Glory for useless idols.

Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

Has a nation changed its gods, Which are not gods? But My people have changed their Glory For what does not profit.

“Because of all this, I’m bringing charges against you” —GOD’s Decree— “charging you and your children and your grandchildren. Look around. Have you ever seen anything quite like this? Sail to the western islands and look. Travel to the Kedar wilderness and look. Look closely. Has this ever happened before, That a nation has traded in its gods for gods that aren’t even close to gods? But my people have traded my Glory for empty god-dreams and silly god-schemes.

“Has a nation changed gods, When they were not gods? But My people have exchanged their glory For that which is of no benefit.

“Has a nation [ever] changed gods Even though they were not gods [but merely man-made objects]? But My people have exchanged their Glory (the true God) For that [man-made idol] which does not benefit [them].

Has a nation ever changed its gods (even though they are not really gods at all)? But my people have exchanged me, their glorious God, for a god that cannot help them at all!