Jeremiah 2:16-18

New Century Version

¹⁶ The men from the cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes
    have disgraced you by shaving the top of your head.
¹⁷ Haven’t you brought this on yourselves
    by turning away from the Lord your God
    when he was leading you in the right way?
¹⁸ It did not help to go to Egypt
    and drink from the Shihor River.
It did not help to go to Assyria
    and drink from the Euphrates River.