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Jeremiah 2:17-19
1599 Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 2:17-19
1599 Geneva Bible
17 Hast not thou procured this unto thyself, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he [a]led thee by the way?
18 And what hast thou now to do in the way of [b]Egypt? to drink the water of Nilus? or what makest thou in the way of Assyria? to drink the water of the [c]River?
19 Thine own wickedness shall [d]correct thee, and thy turnings back shall reprove thee: know therefore and behold, that it is an evil thing, and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.
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- Jeremiah 2:17 Showing that God would have still led them aright, if they would have followed him.
- Jeremiah 2:18 To seek help of man, as though God were not able enough to defend thee, which is to drink of the puddles, and to leave the fountain, read Isa. 31:1.
- Jeremiah 2:18 To wit, Euphrates.
- Jeremiah 2:19 Meaning, that the wicked are insensible, till the punishment for their sin waken them as verse 26; Isa. 3:9.
Jeremiah 2:17-19
New International Version
Jeremiah 2:17-19
New International Version
17 Have you not brought this on yourselves(A)
by forsaking(B) the Lord your God
when he led you in the way?
18 Now why go to Egypt(C)
to drink water from the Nile[a]?(D)
And why go to Assyria(E)
to drink water from the Euphrates?(F)
19 Your wickedness will punish you;
your backsliding(G) will rebuke(H) you.
Consider then and realize
how evil and bitter(I) it is for you
when you forsake(J) the Lord your God
and have no awe(K) of me,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:18 Hebrew Shihor; that is, a branch of the Nile
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