Jeremiah 2:18 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁸ But now, what is on the road to Egypt? Drinking the waters of the Nile? Or what is on the road to Assyria? Drinking the waters of the Euphrates?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ 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

¹⁸ 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)

¹⁸ 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

¹⁸ 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

¹⁸ 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?

Jeremiah 2:18 Tagairtí Cros

2 Chronicles 28:16

About that time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria for help.

Isaiah 23:3

On many waters the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile was her revenue and a marketplace of nations.

Isaiah 31:1

Oy , those going down to Egypt for help. They are relying on horses, trusting in chariots since they are many, and in horsemen since they are very mighty, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel nor seek Adonai!

Isaiah 7:20

In that day Adonai will shave— with a razor hired beyond the River— with the king of Assyria— the head and the hair of the legs, and even clip off the beard.

Jeremiah 2:36

Why do you make light of changing your way? You will be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.

Jeremiah 31:22

Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel: “Yet again will they use this expression in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I will return them from exile: ‘Adonai bless you, O dwelling of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.’

Lamentations 4:17

Even now our eyes waste away looking in vain for our help. From our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.

Lamentations 5:6

We have held out our hand to Egypt and Assyria to be satisfied with bread.

Ezekiel 16:28

Then you also played the harlot with the Assyrians, never being satisfied; you played the harlot with them, and still you were not satisfied.

Ezekiel 17:15

“However, he rebelled against him in sending his messengers into Egypt, so they might give him horses and many people. Will he succeed? Will one doing such things escape? Will he break a covenant and escape?

Ezekiel 23:30

These things will be done to you, for you have gone as a harlot after the nations, so you are defiled with their idols.

Hosea 5:13

When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent envoys to a warring king. But he cannot heal you nor will he cure your wound.

Hosea 7:11

Ephraim is like a senseless silly dove, they call to Egypt; they go to Assyria.

Joshua 13:3

from the Shihor which is near Egypt to the territory of Ekron northward (counted as Canaanite); the five Philistine lords of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron; also the Avvim