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?

Joshua 13:3

(from the Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is counted as Canaanite; there are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron), and those of the Avvim,

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the LORD!

Jeremiah 2:36

How much you go about, changing your way! You shall be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.

Hosea 7:11

Ephraim is like a dove, silly and without sense, calling to Egypt, going to Assyria.

2 Kings 16:7-9

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me."

2 Chronicles 28:20-21

So Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.

Isaiah 30:1-7

"Ah, stubborn children," declares the LORD, "who carry out a plan, but not mine, and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;

Jeremiah 37:5-10

The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.

Lamentations 4:17

Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.

Ezekiel 17:15

But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape?

Hosea 5:13

When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king. But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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?

Bible References

What hast

Jeremiah 2:36
How much you go about, changing your way! You shall be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.
Jeremiah 37:5
The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
Isaiah 30:1
"Ah, stubborn children," declares the LORD, "who carry out a plan, but not mine, and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the LORD!
Lamentations 4:17
Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.
Ezekiel 17:15
But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape?
Hosea 7:11
Ephraim is like a dove, silly and without sense, calling to Egypt, going to Assyria.

Or what hast

2 Kings 16:7
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me."
2 Chronicles 28:20
So Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.
Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king. But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound.

General references

Jeremiah 5:25
Your iniquities have turned these away, and your sins have kept good from you.
Jeremiah 22:9
And they will answer, "Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and worshiped other gods and served them."'"
Ezekiel 16:28
You played the whore also with the Assyrians, because you were not satisfied; yes, you played the whore with them, and still you were not satisfied.

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.