Jeremiah 2:36

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Jeremiah 2:36

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.

Jeremiah 31:22

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.

Hosea 5:13

When Ephraim saw his sickness
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.

2 Chronicles 28:16

At that time King Ahaz asked the king of Assyria for help.

2 Chronicles 28:20-21

Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against Ahaz; he oppressed him and did not give him support.

How can you protest, “I am not defiled;
I have not followed the Baals”?
Look at your behavior in the valley;
acknowledge what you have done.
You are a swift young camel
twisting and turning on her way,

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim chases the wind
and pursues the east wind.
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.

Isaiah 20:5

Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

Isaiah 30:1-7

Woe to the rebellious children!
This is the Lord’s declaration.
They carry out a plan, but not Mine;
they make an alliance,
but against My will,
piling sin on top of sin.

Isaiah 31:1-3

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’s help.

Jeremiah 2:18

Now what will you gain
by traveling along the way to Egypt
to drink the waters of the Nile?
What will you gain
by traveling along the way to Assyria
to drink the waters of the Euphrates?

Jeremiah 2:33

How skillfully you pursue love;
you also teach evil women your ways.

Jeremiah 37:7

“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: This is what you will say to Judah’s king, who is sending you to inquire of Me: Watch: Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, is going to return to its own land of Egypt.

Lamentations 4:17

ע AyinAll the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for assistance;
we watched from our towers
for a nation that refused to help.

Lamentations 5:6

We made a treaty with Egypt
and with Assyria, to get enough food.

Ezekiel 29:7

When Israel grasped you by the hand,
you splintered, tearing all their shoulders;
when they leaned on you,
you shattered and made all their hips unsteady.

Hosea 7:11

So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove;
they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.

Hosea 10:6

The calf itself will be taken to Assyria
as an offering to the great king.
Ephraim will experience shame;
Israel will be ashamed of its counsel.

Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not save us,
we will not ride on horses,
and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’
to the work of our hands.
For the fatherless receives compassion in You.”

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Summary

Jeremiah 2:36

Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

Gaddest

Hosea 12:1

Thou also shalt

Ezekiel 29:7

As thou wast

General references

Proverbs 7:12

Isaiah 30:5

Ezekiel 16:28

Bible References

Gaddest

Now what will you gain
by traveling along the way to Egypt
to drink the waters of the Nile?
What will you gain
by traveling along the way to Assyria
to drink the waters of the Euphrates?

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.

When Ephraim saw his sickness
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.

Ephraim chases the wind
and pursues the east wind.
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.

Thou also shalt

Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

Woe to the rebellious children!
This is the Lord’s declaration.
They carry out a plan, but not Mine;
they make an alliance,
but against My will,
piling sin on top of sin.

ע AyinAll the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for assistance;
we watched from our towers
for a nation that refused to help.

We made a treaty with Egypt
and with Assyria, to get enough food.

When Israel grasped you by the hand,
you splintered, tearing all their shoulders;
when they leaned on you,
you shattered and made all their hips unsteady.

As thou wast

At that time King Ahaz asked the king of Assyria for help.

When Ephraim saw his sickness
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.

The calf itself will be taken to Assyria
as an offering to the great king.

Ephraim will experience shame;
Israel will be ashamed of its counsel.

Assyria will not save us,
we will not ride on horses,
and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’
to the work of our hands.
For the fatherless receives compassion in You.”

General references

Now in the street, now in the squares,
she lurks at every corner.

everyone will be ashamed
because of a people who can’t help.
They are of no benefit, they are no help;
they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.

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.