Jeremiah 2:18 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁸ People of Judah, think about this:\par Did it help to go to Egypt?\par Did it help to drink\par from the Nile River? No!\par Did it help to go to Assyria?\par Did it help to drink from\par the Euphrates River? No!\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And now what have you to gain by allying yourself with Egypt and going her way, to drink the [black and roiled] waters of the Nile? Or what have you to gain in going the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the Euphrates?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?

Common English Bible

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?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And now what do you want from the way of Egypt, but to drink their turbid water? And what do you want from the way of the Assyrians, but to drink the water of their river?

Jeremiah 2:18 Referencias Cruzadas

Joshua 13:3

You have not yet taken the area from the Shihor River [53] at Egypt to the border of Ekron and the land further north. That land still belongs to the Canaanite people. You must still defeat the five Philistine leaders at Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. You must also defeat the Avvite people

Hosea 7:11

So Ephraim has become like a silly dove without understanding.\par The people called to Egypt for help.\par The people went to Assyria for help.\par

Jeremiah 2:36

It is so easy for you to change your mind.\par Assyria disappointed you,\par \{so you left Assyria\par and went to Egypt for help.\}\par But Egypt will also disappoint you.\par

Isaiah 31:1

Look at the people going down to Egypt for help. The people ask for horses. They think horses will save them. The people hope the chariots {\cf2\super [289]} and horse soldiers from Egypt will protect them. The people think they are safe because that army is very big. The people don’t trust the Holy One of Israel (God). The people don’t ask the Lord for help.

Hosea 5:13

Ephraim saw his sickness,\par and Judah saw his wound.\par So they went to Assyria for help.\par They told their problems to the great king.\par But that king can’t heal you.\par He can’t cure your wound.\par

Ezekiel 17:15

But this new king tried to rebel against Nebuchadnezzar anyway! He sent messengers to Egypt to ask for help. The new king asked for many horses and soldiers. Now, do you think the new king of Judah will succeed? Do you think the new king will have enough power to break the agreement and escape punishment?”

Lamentations 4:17

We have worn out our eyes\par looking for help.\par But no help comes.\par We kept on looking for a nation to save us.\par We kept watch from our watchtower,\par But no nation came to us.\par

Isaiah 7:20

The Lord will use Assyria to punish Judah. Assyria will be hired and used like a razor. It will be like the Lord is shaving the hair from Judah’s head and legs. It will be like the Lord is shaving off Judah’s beard. {\cf2\super [91]}

Isaiah 23:3

Those men traveled the seas looking for grain. Those men from Tyre bought the grain that grows near the Nile River, and they sold the grain to other nations.

Ezekiel 16:28

Then you went to have sex with Assyria. {\cf2\super [124]} You could not get enough. You were never satisfied.

Jeremiah 31:22

Unfaithful daughter,\par how long will you wander around?\par \{When will you come home?\}”\par

Lamentations 5:6

We made an agreement with Egypt.\par We also made an agreement with Assyria {\cf2\super [34]} \par to get enough bread.\par

Ezekiel 23:30

“I asked the people to \{change their lives and\} protect their country. I asked people to fix the walls. I wanted them to stand by those holes in the wall and fight to protect their city. But no person came to help!