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16 As well, the people of Memphis and Tahpanhes
    lay open your scalp.
17 Haven’t you brought this on yourself
    by abandoning the Lord your God,
        who has directed your paths?
18 So why take the path to Egypt
    to drink water from the Nile?
Why travel the path to Assyria
    to drink water from the Euphrates?

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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)

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Footnotes

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