Jeremiah 2:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Now what will you gain by travelling along the way to Egypt to drink the water of the Nile? What will you gain by travelling along the way to Assyria to drink the water of the Euphrates? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And now what have you to gain by allying yourself with Egypt and going her way, to drink the [black and roiled] waters of the Nile? Or what have you to gain in going the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the Euphrates? American Standard Version (1901) And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River? Common English Bible So why take the path to Egypt to drink water from the Nile? Why travel the path to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates? Catholic Public Domain Version And now what do you want from the way of Egypt, but to drink their turbid water? And what do you want from the way of the Assyrians, but to drink the water of their river? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the troubled water? And what hast thou to do with the way of the Assyrians, to drink the water of the river? |
over deep water. Tyre’s revenue was the grain from Shihor – the harvest of the Nile. She was the merchant among the nations.
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and who depend on horses! They trust in the abundance of chariots and in the large number of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and they do not seek the Lord.
On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the River Euphrates #– #the king of Assyria #– #to shave the hair on your heads, the hair on your legs, and even your beards.
How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be put to shame by Egypt just as you were put to shame by Assyria.
How long will you turn here and there, faithless daughter? For the Lord creates something new in the land – a female will shelter a man.
All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help; we watched from our towers for a nation that would not save us.
Then you engaged in prostitution with the Assyrian men because you were not satisfied. Even though you did this with them, you were still not satisfied.
However, this king revolted against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape?
These things will be done to you because you acted like a prostitute with the nations, defiling yourself with their idols.
When Ephraim saw his disease and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent a delegation to the great king. , But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove; they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.
from the Shihor east of Egypt to the border of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory) #– #the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvites