Jeremiah 2:16-18

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁶ Moreover, the people of Memphis and Tahpanhes
    have broken the crown of your head.
¹⁷ Have you not brought this upon yourself
    by forsaking the Lord your God,
    while he led you in the way?
¹⁸ What then do you gain by going to Egypt,
    to drink the waters of the Nile?
Or what do you gain by going to Assyria,
    to drink the waters of the Euphrates?