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Jeremiah 2:16-18
King James Version
Jeremiah 2:16-18
King James Version
16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?
18 And 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?
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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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