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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?
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Thine 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.
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For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress;a when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
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Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
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For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
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How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
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A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure*; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
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Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
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As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
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Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
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But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble:b for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
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Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
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In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
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O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
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Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
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Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
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Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
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Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Jeremías 2:18
Y ahora, ¿qué haces en el camino a Egipto para beber las aguas del Nilo? ¿O qué haces en el camino a Asiria para beber las aguas del Eufrates?
English Standard Version ESV
Jeremiah 2:18
And now what do you gain by going to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? Or what do you gain by going to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
Jeremías 2:18
Ahora, pues, ¿qué tienes tú en el camino de Egipto? ¿Para qué bebas agua del Nilo? ¿Y qué tienes tú en el camino de Asiria? ¿Para qué bebas agua del Río (Eufrates)
New King James Version NKJV
Jeremiah 2:18
And now why take the road to Egypt, To drink the waters of Sihor? Or why take the road to Assyria, To drink the waters of the River? c
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Jeremías 2:18
»¿Qué provecho has sacado de tus alianzas con Egipto
y de tus pactos con Asiria?
¿En qué te benefician las corrientes del Nilo
o las aguas del río Éufrates?
y de tus pactos con Asiria?
¿En qué te benefician las corrientes del Nilo
o las aguas del río Éufrates?
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
Jeremías 2:18
Y ahora, ¿qué sacas con ir a Egiptoa beber agua del Nilo?¿Qué sacas con ir a Asiriaa beber agua del Éufrates?
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
Jeremías 2:18
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?
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
Jeremías 2:18
Ahora, pues, ¿qué tienes tú en el camino de Egipto? ¿Para qué bebas agua del Nilo? ¿Y qué tienes tú en el camino de Asiria? ¿Para qué bebas agua del Río (Eufrates )?
Herramientas de Estudio para Jeremiah 2:18-37
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