Jeremiah 2:18

New International Reader's Version

Why do you go to Egypt to drink water from the Nile River? Why do you go to Assyria to drink from the Euphrates River?

Cross References

2 Chronicles 28:16

At that time King Ahaz sent men to the king of Assyria to get help.

Isaiah 23:3

Grain from Egypt came across the mighty waters. The harvest of the Nile River brought wealth to Tyre. It became the market place of the nations.

Isaiah 31:1

How terrible it will be for those who go down to Egypt for help! How terrible for those who depend on horses! They trust in how many chariots they have. They trust in how strong their horsemen are. But they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t ask the Lord for his help.

Isaiah 7:20

At that time the Lord will use the Assyrians to punish you. Ahaz had hired them earlier from east of the Euphrates River. Now their king will be like a razor in the Lord’s hand. He will shave the hair from your head and private parts. He will also shave off your beards.

Jeremiah 2:36

Why do you keep on changing your ways so much? Assyria did not help you. And Egypt will not help you either.

Jeremiah 31:22

How long will you wander, my people Israel, who are not faithful to me? I will create a new thing on earth. The woman will return to the man.”

Lamentations 4:17

And that’s not all. Our eyes grew tired. We looked for help that never came. We watched from our towers. We kept looking for a nation that couldn’t save us.

Lamentations 5:6

We put ourselves under the control of Egypt and Assyria just to get enough bread.

Ezekiel 16:28

You also committed shameful acts with the people of Assyria. Nothing ever seemed to satisfy you. You could never get enough.

Ezekiel 17:15

But Zedekiah turned against him. He sent messengers to Egypt. They went there to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does things like that escape? Can he break the peace treaty and still escape?

Ezekiel 23:30

That is why you will be punished. You longed for lovers in other nations. You made yourself impure by worshiping their gods.

Hosea 5:13

“The people of Ephraim saw how sick they were. The people of Judah saw that they were wounded. Then Ephraim turned to Assyria for help. They sent gifts to the great King Tiglath-Pileser. But he is not able to make you well. He can’t heal your wounds.

Hosea 7:11

The Lord says, “The people of Ephraim are like a dove. They are easily tricked. They do not have any sense at all. First they call out to Egypt for help. Then they turn to Assyria.

Joshua 13:3

Those areas begin at the Shihor River in the eastern part of Egypt. They go to the territory of Ekron in the north. All that land is considered Canaanite even though it is controlled by five Philistine rulers. They rule over Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron. The Avvites