Jeremiah 2:11

NET ©

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, 1  for a god that cannot help them at all! 2 

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

"Has a nation changed gods When they were not gods? But My people have changed their glory For that which does not profit.

NLT ©

Has any nation ever exchanged its gods for another god, even though its gods are nothing? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols!

MSG ©

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.

BBE ©

Has any nation ever made a change in their gods, though they are no gods? but my people have given up their glory in exchange for what is of no profit.

NRSV ©

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

NKJV ©

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

KJV
Hath a nation
<01471>
changed
<03235> (8689)
[their] gods
<0430>_,
which [are] yet no gods
<0430>_?
but my people
<05971>
have changed
<04171> (8689)
their glory
<03519>
for [that which] doth not profit
<03276> (8686)_.
HEBREW
lyewy
<03276>
awlb
<01094>
wdwbk
<03519>
rymh
<04171>
ymew
<05971>
Myhla
<0430>
al
<03808>
hmhw
<01992>
Myhla
<0430>
ywg
<01471>
rymyhh (2:11)
<04171>
LXXM
ei
<1487>  
CONJ
allaxontai
<236>  
V-FMI-3P
eynh
<1484>  
N-NPN
yeouv
<2316>  
N-APM
autwn
<846>  
D-GPN
kai
<2532>  
CONJ
outoi
<3778>  
D-NPM
ouk
<3364>  
ADV
eisin
<1510>  
V-PAI-3P
yeoi
<2316>  
N-NPM
o
<3588>  
T-NSM
de
<1161>  
PRT
laov
<2992>  
N-NSM
mou
<1473>  
P-GS
hllaxato
<236>  
V-AMI-3S
thn
<3588>  
T-ASF
doxan
<1391>  
N-ASF
autou
<846>  
D-GSM
ex
<1537>  
PREP
hv
<3739>  
R-GSF
ouk
<3364>  
ADV
wfelhyhsontai
<5623>  
V-FPI-3P
NET © [draft] ITL
Has a nation
<01471>
ever changed
<04171>
its gods
<0430>
(even though they
<01992>
are not
<03808>
really gods
<0430>
at all
<03808>
)? But my people
<05971>
have exchanged
<04171>
me, their glorious
<03519>
God, for a god
<01094>
that cannot help
<03276>
them at all!
NET © Notes

1 tn Heb “have exchanged their glory [i.e., the God in whom they glory].” This is a case of a figure of speech where the attribute of a person or thing is put for the person or thing. Compare the common phrase in Isaiah, the Holy One of Israel, obviously referring to the Lord, the God of Israel.

2 tn Heb “what cannot profit.” The verb is singular and the allusion is likely to Baal. See the translator’s note on 2:8 for the likely pun or wordplay.