But they continued to remain dry and thirsty, and could not seem to get enough of this new water to satisfy them because their cisterns were broken (2:13). So, because they forsook God and refused to return to their Fountain of Living Waters, a never ending scenario was initiated of continually going back to Egypt and Babylon to receive of their dark waters, yet discovering that they never seemed to have enough with which to quench and satisfy their thirst.
Ngunit sila’y nanatiling tuyo’t at uhaw, at hindi makakuha ng sapat sa bagong tubig na ito upang masiyahan sila sapagkat ang kanilang mga balon ay nangasira (2:13) Kung kaya, dahil sa kanilang iniwan ang Diyos at tumangging manumbalik sa kanilang Bukal ng Buhay na Tubig, ang walang katapusang tanawin ay pinasimulan ng patuloy na pagbalik sa Egipto at Babilonia upang tumanggap ng kanilang maiitim na tubig, ngunit natuklasang na kailanman sila’y hindi magkaroon ng sapat na makapapawi sa kanilang kauhawan.