Jeremiah 2:18

God's Word

You won’t gain anything by going to Egypt to drink water from the Nile River. You won’t gain anything by going to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates River.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 28:16

At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the kings of Assyria.

Isaiah 23:3

The grain of Shihor is on the Mediterranean. The harvest of the Nile River is brought to Tyre. Tyre became the marketplace for the nations.

Isaiah 31:1

How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who depend on many chariots, who depend on very strong war horses. They don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t seek the Lord.

Isaiah 7:20

“On that day the Lord will hire the king of Assyria from beyond the Euphrates River to be a razor to shave the hair on your head, the hair on your legs, and even your beard.

Jeremiah 2:36

You change your mind so easily. You will be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.

Jeremiah 31:22

How long will you wander around, you unfaithful people? The Lord will create something new on earth: A woman will protect a man.

Lamentations 4:17

“We are still straining our eyes, trying in vain to find help. We waited and waited for a nation that didn’t save us.

Lamentations 5:6

We had to beg Egypt and Assyria for food.

Ezekiel 16:28

“ ‘You had sex with the Assyrians because you weren’t satisfied. You still weren’t satisfied.

Ezekiel 17:15

But the king of Judah rebelled against the king of Babylon by sending his messengers to Egypt to get horses and many soldiers. Will the king of Judah succeed? Will anyone who does such things escape? He can’t break a treaty and go unpunished.

Ezekiel 23:30

Your sinning and your prostitution have done this to you, because you lusted after the nations and dishonored yourself with their idols.

Hosea 5:13

“When Ephraim saw that he was sick and when Judah saw his own wounds, Ephraim went to Assyria to ask the great king for help. But the king couldn’t cure them or heal their wounds.

Hosea 7:11

Ephraim, you are like a silly, senseless dove. You call for Egypt and run to Assyria for help.

Joshua 13:3

It extends from the Shihor River, east of Egypt, northward as far as the border of Ekron. This is considered to be Canaanite territory, even though there are five Philistine rulers over Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvim people