Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Gaddest

Jeremiah 2:18
“But now what are you doing on the road to Egypt,
To drink the waters of the Nile?
Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria,
To drink the waters of the Euphrates?
Jeremiah 31:22
“How long will you go here and there,
O faithless daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman will encompass a man.”
Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah his wound,
Then Ephraim went to Assyria
And sent to King Jareb.
But he is unable to heal you,
Or to cure you of your wound.
Hosea 7:11
So Ephraim has become like a silly dove, without sense;
They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feeds on wind,
And pursues the east wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is carried to Egypt.

Thou also shalt

Jeremiah 37:7
“Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Thus you are to say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army which has come out for your assistance is going to return to its own land of Egypt.
Isaiah 20:5
Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.
Isaiah 30:1
“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord,
“Who execute a plan, but not Mine,
And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
In order to add sin to sin;
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
And rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!
Lamentations 4:17
Yet our eyes failed,
Looking for help was useless;
In our watching we have watched
For a nation that could not save.
Lamentations 5:6
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
Ezekiel 29:7
“When they took hold of you with the hand,
You broke and tore all their hands;
And when they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their loins quake.”

As thou wast

2 Chronicles 28:16
At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria for help.
Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah his wound,
Then Ephraim went to Assyria
And sent to King Jareb.
But he is unable to heal you,
Or to cure you of your wound.
Hosea 10:6
The thing itself will be carried to Assyria
As tribute to King Jareb;
Ephraim will be seized with shame
And Israel will be ashamed of its own counsel.
Hosea 14:3
“Assyria will not save us,
We will not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘Our god,’
To the work of our hands;
For in You the orphan finds mercy.”

General references

Proverbs 7:12
She is now in the streets, now in the squares,
And lurks by every corner.
Isaiah 30:5
“Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them,
Who are not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach.”
Ezekiel 16:28
Moreover, you played the harlot with the Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied.