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What does Jeremiah 2:13 mean?

My people have done two terrible things: They’ve abandoned me, the source of living water, and they’ve dug their own cracked wells that can’t hold any water. Jeremiah 2:13 - Modern Text Bible

(Israel rejected God, who gives life, and tried to find satisfaction elsewhere—but their efforts are empty and broken.)