Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) — Perek 2

Hashem rebukes Yisrael for forsaking the source of living waters to dig broken cisterns.

Hashem remembers the devotion of Yisrael's youth in the wilderness. He expresses astonishment that the nation has abandoned Him for worthless idols. The people are accused of committing two evils: forsaking Hashem, the source of living water, and carving out broken cisterns that cannot hold water. The chapter highlights the tragic absurdity of trusting foreign alliances over Hashem.

• Memory of Yisrael's early devotion
• The metaphor of broken cisterns
• Rebuke of foreign alliances
• Yisrael's deep ingratitude