Jeremiah 2:24

New Living Translation

You are like a wild donkey, sniffing the wind at mating time. Who can restrain her lust? Those who desire her don’t need to search, for she goes running to them!

Cross References

Job 11:12

An empty-headed person won’t become wise any more than a wild donkey can bear a human child.

Job 39:2

Do you know how many months they carry their young? Are you aware of the time of their delivery?

Jeremiah 14:6

The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass, but there is none to be found.”

Jeremiah 2:27

To an image carved from a piece of wood they say, ‘You are my father.’ To an idol chiseled from a block of stone they say, ‘You are my mother.’ They turn their backs on me, but in times of trouble they cry out to me, ‘Come and save us!’

Ezekiel 16:33

Prostitutes charge for their services—but not you! You give gifts to your lovers, bribing them to come and have sex with you.

Hosea 5:15

Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me.”

Hosea 8:9

Like a wild donkey looking for a mate, they have gone up to Assyria. The people of Israel have sold themselves— sold themselves to many lovers.