Jeremiah 2:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷Have you not brought this on yourselves^(A)
    by forsaking^(B) the Lord your God
    when he led you in the way?
¹⁸Now 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)
¹⁹Your 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.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 2:18 Hebrew Shihor; that is, a branch of the Nile

Jeremiah 2:17-19

King James Version

¹⁷Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?

¹⁸And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?

¹⁹Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see 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 2:17-19

New King James Version

¹⁷^(A)Have you not brought this on yourself,
In that you have forsaken the Lord your God
When ^(B)He led you in the way?
¹⁸And now why take ^(C)the road to Egypt,
To drink the waters of ^(D)Sihor?
Or why take the road to ^(E)Assyria,
To drink the waters of ^[a]the River?
¹⁹Your own wickedness will ^(F)correct you,
And your backslidings will rebuke you.
Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing
That you have forsaken the Lord your God,
And the ^[b]fear of Me is not in you,”
Says the Lord God of hosts.