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What does the Bible say about broken cisterns?

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The Bible describes broken cisterns as symbols of man's futile attempts to achieve righteousness through self-effort, in contrast to God's abundant grace.

In Jeremiah 2:13, broken cisterns represent the misguided efforts of Israel and mankind to seek fulfillment and salvation in their own works, which ultimately cannot satisfy. God, depicted as the fountain of living waters, highlights the foolishness of forsaking Him for self-made solutions. This metaphor emphasizes that reliance on human strategies, like works or false gods, leads only to spiritual emptiness. Just as a broken cistern cannot hold water, so too can human efforts not secure salvation or true contentment.
Scripture References: Jeremiah 2:13

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