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Jeremiah 2:16-18
EasyEnglish Bible
Jeremiah 2:16-18
EasyEnglish Bible
16 Soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken your skulls![a]
17 You Israelites have caused this to happen.
The Lord your God was leading you on the right way.
But you decided not to follow him any longer.
18 So what help will you get from Egypt?
If you drink water from the Nile river,
will that make you strong? No!
And what help will you get from Assyria?
If you drink water from the Euphrates river,
will that make you strong? No!
Footnotes
- 2:16 ‘Memphis’ and ‘Tahpanhes’ were cities in Egypt.
Jeremiah 2:16-18
New International Version
Jeremiah 2:16-18
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:18 Hebrew Shihor; that is, a branch of the Nile
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