KJV ORIGINAL
Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Has any nation ever changed their gods, even though those gods aren't real gods at all? But my people have traded away their glory for things that don't help them at all.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is expressing shock that His people abandoned Him for worthless idols, when even pagan nations stay loyal to their fake gods.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah prophesied during the final decades before Jerusalem's destruction in 586 BC, when the people of Judah had turned to worship Canaanite gods like Baal and Asherah. Unlike other nations who remained devoted to their deities (even false ones), God's chosen people had abandoned the true God who had delivered them from Egypt and given them the Promised Land.
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