Jeremiah 2:24

Young's Literal Translation 1898

A wild ass accustomed to a wilderness, In the desire of her soul she hath swallowed up wind, Her meeting — who doth turn her back? None seeking her do weary themselves, In her month they find her.

Cross References

Job 11:12

And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.

Job 39:2

Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!

Jeremiah 14:6

And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have been their eyes, for there is no herb.

Jeremiah 2:27

Saying to wood, ‘My father [art] thou!’ And to a stone, ‘Thou hast brought me forth,’ For they turned unto me the back and not the face, And in the time of their vexation, They say, ‘Arise Thou, and save us.’

Ezekiel 16:33

To all whores they give a gift, And — thou hast given thy gifts to all thy lovers, And dost bribe them to come in unto thee, From round about — in thy whoredoms.

Hosea 5:15

I go — I turn back unto My place, Till that they are desolate, and have sought My face. In their distress they do seek Me speedily!’

Hosea 8:9

For they — they have gone up [to] Asshur, A wild ass alone by himself [is] Ephraim, They have hired lovers!