Jeremiah 2:37

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So you will eventually leave Egypt too, and you will hide your face in shame. You trusted these countries, but the Lord rejected them, so they cannot help you win.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:19

Tamar tore her robe of many colors and put ashes on her head. Then she put her hand on her head and began crying.

Jeremiah 17:5

This is what the Lord says: “Bad things will happen to those who put their trust in people. Bad things will happen to those who depend on human strength. That is because they have stopped trusting the Lord.

Jeremiah 32:5

The king of Babylon will take Zedekiah to Babylon. Zedekiah will stay there until I have punished him.’ This message is from the Lord. ‘If you fight against the army of the Babylonians, you will not succeed.’”

Jeremiah 2:36

You go from one place to another looking for help, always changing your mind. But Egypt will also disappoint you, just as Assyria did.

Isaiah 10:4

You will have to bow down like a prisoner. You will fall down like a dead man, but that will not help you. God will still be angry and ready to punish you.

2 Chronicles 13:12

God himself is with us. He is our ruler, and his priests are with us. God’s priests blow his trumpets to wake you up and make you excited about coming to him. Men of Israel, don’t fight against the Lord, God of your ancestors, because you will not succeed!”

Numbers 14:41

But Moses said, “Why are you not obeying the Lord’s command? You will not be successful!

Jeremiah 14:3

The leaders of the people send their servants to get water. The servants go to the water storage places, but they don’t find any water. The servants come back with empty jars, so they are ashamed and embarrassed. They cover their heads from shame.

Jeremiah 14:4

No one prepares the ground for crops. No rain falls on the land. The farmers are depressed. So they cover their heads from shame.

Jeremiah 22:30

The Lord says, “Write this down about Jehoiachin: ‘He does not have children anymore! Jehoiachin will not be successful because none of his children will sit on the throne of David. None of his children will rule in Judah.’”

2 Samuel 11:12

David said to Uriah, “Stay here today. Tomorrow I will send you back to the battle.” Uriah stayed in Jerusalem until the next morning.

Isaiah 28:18

Your agreement with death will be erased. Your contract with Sheol will not help you. “Someone will come and punish you. He will make you like the dirt he walks on.

Jeremiah 22:20

“Judah, go up to the mountains of Lebanon and cry out. Let your voice be heard in the mountains of Bashan. Cry out in the mountains of Abarim, because all your ‘lovers’ will be destroyed.

Lamentations 4:17

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