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Jeremiah 2:16-18
Amplified Bible
Jeremiah 2:16-18
Amplified Bible
16
“Moreover, the men of [a]Memphis and [b]Tahpanhes [as powerful enemies]
Have shaved the crown of your head [to degrade you].
17
“Have you not brought this on yourself
By abandoning (rejecting) the Lord your God
When He led you in the way?
18
“Now what are you doing by going to Egypt [in search of an ally],
To drink the [muddy] waters of the Nile?
Or what are you doing by going to Assyria [in search of an ally],
To drink the [muddy] waters of the Euphrates?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:16 The ruins of ancient Memphis are located on the west bank of the Nile River, about twelve miles south of Cairo.
- Jeremiah 2:16 This city was located on the eastern edge of the Nile delta. Known today as Tell Defenneh (Defneh). Memphis and Tahpanhes were the most powerful Egyptian cities at this time.
Jeremiah 2:16-18
New International Version
Jeremiah 2:16-18
New International Version
16 Also, the men of Memphis(A) and Tahpanhes(B)
have cracked your skull.
17 Have you not brought this on yourselves(C)
by forsaking(D) the Lord your God
when he led you in the way?
18 Now why go to Egypt(E)
to drink water from the Nile[a]?(F)
And why go to Assyria(G)
to drink water from the Euphrates?(H)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:18 Hebrew Shihor; that is, a branch of the Nile
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