Jeremiah 2:18
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 2:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und nun, was hast du mit dem Wege nach Ägypten zu schaffen, um die Wasser des Sichor zu trinken? Und was hast du mit dem Wege nach Assyrien zu schaffen, um die Wasser des Stromes zu trinken?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ahora pues, ¿qué tienes tú en el camino de Egipto, para que bebas agua del Nilo? ¿y qué tienes tú en el camino de Asiria, para que bebas agua del río?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ora, o que tu tens a ver com o caminho do Egito, para que bebas água do Nilo? E o que tens a ver com o caminho de Assíria, para que bebas água do rio Eufrates ?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, agora, por que pegar a estrada para o Egito e beber as águas de Sior? Por que pegar a estrada para a Assíria e beber as águas do rio Eufrates?
📖 Jeremiah 2:18 in Context
16Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
17Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?
18And 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?
19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.
20For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
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