Having abandoned their God, Jehovah ​ — “the fountain of living waters ” — ​ the Israelites had turned to shaky military alliances with pagan nations and to the worship of impotent, false deities.
تركوني انا ينبوع المياه الحية لينقروا لأنفسهم ابارا ابارا مشقَّقة لا تضبط ماء » .‏ —‏ ارميا ٢ :‏ ١٣‏ .‏