Jeremiah 2:18-20
American Standard Version
18 And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the [a]Shihor? or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of [b]the River? 19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
20 For of old time [c]I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bonds; and thou saidst, I will not [d]serve; for upon every high hill and under every green tree thou didst bow thyself, playing the harlot.
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- Jeremiah 2:18 That is, the Nile.
- Jeremiah 2:18 That is, the Euphrates.
- Jeremiah 2:20 Or, thou hast
- Jeremiah 2:20 Another reading is, transgress
Jeremiah 2:18-20
New International Version
18 Now why go to Egypt(A)
to drink water from the Nile[a]?(B)
And why go to Assyria(C)
to drink water from the Euphrates?(D)
19 Your wickedness will punish you;
your backsliding(E) will rebuke(F) you.
Consider then and realize
how evil and bitter(G) it is for you
when you forsake(H) the Lord your God
and have no awe(I) 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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