Yirmeyah 2:12

12 Be appalled, O ye Shomayim, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Hashem.

Yirmeyah 2:12 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 2:12

Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this
Meaning either the angels in heaven, or the heavens themselves, by a personification: and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord;
all which may be signified by storms and tempests, by thunder and lightning, and by the sun's withdrawing its light. This is said to aggravate the wickedness committed, as if the heavens blushed and were ashamed, and were confounded and amazed at it; and as if, on account of it, the Jews deserved not the benefit of the heavens, and the orbs in them.

Yirmeyah 2:12 In-Context

10 For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and look; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there has ever been anything like this.

11 Hath ever a nation changed elohim, and these no elohim at all? But My people have exchanged their kavod for that which is worthless.

12 Be appalled, O ye Shomayim, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Hashem.

13 For Ami have committed shtayim ra’ot (two evils); they have forsaken Me, the fountain of Mayim Chayim, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no mayim.

14 Is Yisroel an eved? Is he a homeborn slave? Why has he become plunder?