Jeremiah 2:13

“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns — broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

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11 songs meet this passage

  • “You could try and numb the pain, but it'll never go away”

    Swim in the Light · Kid Cudi

    resonates with Jeremiah 2:13

    The song recognizes that false comforts (numbing) are broken cisterns that can't actually heal what's broken, a point Scripture makes about misplaced sources of relief.

  • “I don't believe in God, but I believe that you're my savior”

    Sailor Song · Gigi Perez

    strains against Jeremiah 2:13

    Swapping God for a human beloved as 'savior' echoes Israel's trading the living water for a broken cistern; it feels satisfying but cannot hold what it promises.

  • “Who won't leave a hole in my heart”

    Love Somebody · Morgan Wallen

    strains against Jeremiah 2:13

    He's seeking a person to fill what only a deeper well could ever satisfy; the song doesn't name that well.

  • “Let you cut me open”

    The Emptiness Machine (Instrumental) · LINKIN PARK

    resonates with Jeremiah 2:13

    The song describes chasing something that promises fullness but delivers only bleeding and loss, echoing the broken cistern that cannot hold water.

  • Blinding Lights · The Weeknd

    strains against Jeremiah 2:13

    The song places all trust in a human presence to fill the void. Scripture warns that broken cisterns cannot hold what only the living water can, a tension worth sitting with here.

  • “I guess I kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain”

    Someone You Loved · Lewis Capaldi

    strains against Jeremiah 2:13

    Leaning on another person to numb pain echoes the broken cistern that cannot hold water, a substitute for the true source of comfort.

  • “Sippin' on straight chlorine”

    Chlorine · twenty one pilots

    strains against Jeremiah 2:13

    The image of drinking something poisonous as if it were life-giving echoes the prophet's warning against cisterns that cannot hold water; the song names this tension rather than resolving it.

  • “Can't feel anything, when will I learn?”

    Chandelier · Sia

    strains against Jeremiah 2:13

    The numbness sought through partying mirrors the broken cisterns Israel dug for itself, substitutes that can't hold the living water the soul actually needs.

  • “Waiting on some beautiful boy to”

    When You Were Young · The Killers

    strains against Jeremiah 2:13

    The song's character searches for rescue in a person, echoing Israel's pursuit of broken cisterns instead of the living water.

  • “We all need some kinda fix”

    Pretty Little Poison · Warren Zeiders

    strains against Jeremiah 2:13

    The lyric names a universal craving for something to fill the void; Jeremiah names the deeper error of seeking broken wells instead of the living water.

  • “Something strong like a drug that gets me high”

    Cold · Crossfade

    strains against Jeremiah 2:13

    Describing a person as a substance-like 'antidote' hints at a misplaced dependency, echoing Israel's chasing of broken cisterns instead of the true source of life.

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