Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
to eat its fruit and bounty,
but after you entered, you defiled My land;
you made My inheritance
New American Standard Bible
To eat its fruit and its good things.
But you came and
And My inheritance you made an abomination.
King James Version
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
International Standard Version
"I brought you into the fruitful land to eat its fruit and its good things. But you came in, defiled my land, and made my inheritance into an abomination.
A Conservative Version
And I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat the fruit of it and the goodness of it. But when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
American Standard Version
And I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
Amplified
“I brought you into a plentiful land
To eat its fruit and [enjoy] its good things.
But you came and defiled My land
And you made My inheritance repulsive.
Bible in Basic English
And I took you into a fertile land, where you were living on its fruit and its wealth; but when you came in, you made my land unclean, and made my heritage a disgusting thing.
Darby Translation
And I brought you into a fruitful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof; and ye entered and defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
Julia Smith Translation
And I will bring you to the land of Carmel, to eat its fruit and its goodness; and ye will come and defile my land, and ye set mine inheritance for an abomination.
King James 2000
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat its fruit and its goodness; but when you entered, you defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I brought you to the land of the orchard, to eat its fruit, and its good things. But you entered and defiled my land, and my inheritance you made a detestable thing.
Modern King James verseion
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat its fruit and its goodness; but when you entered, you defiled My land and made My inheritance an abomination.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when I had brought you into a pleasant well builded land, that ye might enjoy the fruits and all the commodities of the same: ye went forth and defiled my land, and brought mine heritage to abomination.
NET Bible
I brought you into a fertile land so you could enjoy its fruits and its rich bounty. But when you entered my land, you defiled it; you made the land I call my own loathsome to me.
New Heart English Bible
I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat its fruit and its goodness; but when you entered, you defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
The Emphasized Bible
Then brought I you into a country of garden land, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof, - and yet when ye entered, then defiled ye my land, and mine inheritance, ye made an abomination
Webster
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit of it, and the goodness of it; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
World English Bible
I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat its fruit and its goodness; but when you entered, you defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
Youngs Literal Translation
Yea, I bring you in to a land of fruitful fields, To eat its fruit and its goodness, And ye come in and defile My land, And Mine inheritance have made an abomination.
Themes
Canaan » Land of » Fruitfulness of
Canaan, land of » Miscellaneous topics » Polluted, by sin
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 2:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unfaithfulness Of Israel's Ancestors
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who brought us from the land of Egypt,
who led us through the wilderness,
through a land of deserts and ravines,
through a land of drought and darkness,
a land no one traveled through
and where no one lived?”
to eat its fruit and bounty,
but after you entered, you defiled My land;
you made My inheritance
The experts in the law no longer knew Me,
and the rulers
The prophets prophesied by
and followed useless idols.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:7-9
For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land,
Jeremiah 16:18
I will first repay them double for their guilt
Numbers 13:27
They reported to Moses: “We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey,
Psalm 106:38-39
the blood of their sons and daughters
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
so the land became polluted with blood.
Leviticus 18:24-28
“Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things.
Numbers 14:7-8
and said to the entire Israelite community: “The land we passed through and explored is an extremely good land.
Numbers 35:33-34
“Do not defile the land where you are,
Deuteronomy 6:10-11
“When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build,
Deuteronomy 6:18
Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so that you may prosper and so that you may enter and possess the good land
Deuteronomy 11:10-12
For the land you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated by hand
Deuteronomy 21:23
you are not to leave his corpse on the tree overnight but are to bury him that day, for anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse.
Nehemiah 9:25
and took possession of well-supplied houses,
cisterns cut out of rock, vineyards,
olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance.
They ate, were filled,
became prosperous, and delighted in Your great goodness.
Psalm 78:58-59
and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.
Jeremiah 3:1
and she leaves him to marry another,
can he ever return to her?
Wouldn’t such a land
But you!
You have played the prostitute with many partners
can you return to Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 3:9
Indifferent to
Ezekiel 20:6
On that day I swore
Ezekiel 36:17
“Son of man, while the house of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it with their conduct and actions.
Micah 2:10
for this is not your place of rest,
because defilement
a grievous destruction!