Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Why wilt thou despise greatly to do the second time thy way? also thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt as thou wert ashamed of Assur.
New American Standard Bible
Changing your way?
Also,
As you were put to shame by
King James Version
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
Holman Bible
constantly changing your ways!
You will be put to shame by Egypt
just as you were put to shame by Assyria.
International Standard Version
Why do you go about changing your mind so much? You will also be disappointed by Egypt, just as you were disappointed by Assyria.
A Conservative Version
Why do thou gad about so much to change thy way? Thou shall be ashamed of Egypt also, as thou were ashamed of Assyria.
American Standard Version
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt also, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
Amplified
“Why do you go around and wander so much
Changing your way?
Also, you will be shamed by Egypt
As you were shamed by Assyria.
Bible in Basic English
Why do you go about so much for the purpose of changing your way? you will be shamed on account of Egypt, as you were shamed on account of Assyria.
Darby Translation
Why dost thou gad about so much, and change thy way? Thou shalt also be brought to shame by Egypt, as thou wast brought to shame by Assyria.
King James 2000
Why gad you about so much to change your way? you also shall be ashamed of Egypt, as you were ashamed of Assyria.
Lexham Expanded Bible
How you go about so much changing your way! Also by Egypt you will be put to shame, just as you were put to shame by Assyria.
Modern King James verseion
Why do you go about so much to change your way? You also shall be ashamed of Egypt, as you were ashamed of Assyria.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O how evil will it be for thee to abide it, when it shall be known how oft thou hast gone backward? For thou shalt be confounded as well of Egypt, as thou wast of the Assyrians.
NET Bible
Why do you constantly go about changing your political allegiances? You will get no help from Egypt just as you got no help from Assyria.
New Heart English Bible
Why do you go about so much to change your way? You will be ashamed of Egypt also, as you were ashamed of Assyria.
The Emphasized Bible
How vigorously, thou goest about changing thy way! Even of Egypt, shalt thou be ashamed, just as thou wast ashamed of Assyria:
Webster
Why dost thou go about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
World English Bible
Why do you go about so much to change your way? You will be ashamed of Egypt also, as you were ashamed of Assyria.
Youngs Literal Translation
What? thou art very vile to repeat thy way, Even of Egypt thou art ashamed, As thou hast been ashamed of Asshur,
Interlinear
M@`od
Buwsh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 2:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Deserves To Be Punished
35 And thou wilt say, Because I was innocent his anger turned back from me. Behold me judging thee for thy saying, I sinned not 36 Why wilt thou despise greatly to do the second time thy way? also thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt as thou wert ashamed of Assur. 37 Also from this thou wilt go forth and thy hands upon thy head: for Jehovah rejected thy trusts and thou shalt not give success to them.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 31:22
How long wilt thou wander about, O daughter turning away? for Jehovah created a new thing in the earth: A female shall go about a male.
Hosea 5:13
And Ephraim will see his disease and Judah his wound, and Ephraim will go to Assur, and he will send to king Jareb: and he will not be able to heal for you, and he will not remove from you the wound.
2 Chronicles 28:16
In that time king Ahaz sent for the kings of Assur for help to him.
2 Chronicles 28:20-21
And Tilgath-Pileser king of Assur, will come to him and he will press upon him, and he strengthened him not.
Jeremiah 2:23
How wilt thou say, I was not defiled? I went not after the Baalims? See thy way in the valley, know what thou didst; a young she camel entangling her ways;
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim fed upon the wind, and he pursued the east wind: all the day he multiplied falsehood and destruction; and they will cut out a covenant with Assur, and oil will be brought to Egypt
Isaiah 20:5
And they were dismayed and ashamed of Cush their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Isaiah 30:1-7
Wo to sons turning aside, says Jehovah, to make counsel and not from me; and to cover a covering, and not my spirit so as to add sin upon sin:
Isaiah 31:1-3
Wo to those going down to Egypt for help; and they will look upon horses, and trust upon chariots, because they are many; and upon horsemen because they were strong greatly; and they looked not upon the Holy One of Israel, and sought not Jehovah.
Jeremiah 2:18
And now what to thee for the way of Egypt, to drink the water of Sihor? and what to thee to the way of Amur, to drink the water of the river?
Jeremiah 2:33
How wilt thou make good thy way to seek love? for this also thou didst teach the evil ones thy ways.
Jeremiah 37:7
Thus said Jehovah God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah. sending you to me to seek me out, Behold the army of Pharaoh coming forth to you for help, turning back to its land of Egypt
Lamentations 4:17
Continuing, yet our eyes will fail, for our help in vain: in our watching we watched for a nation it will not save us.
Lamentations 5:6
We gave the hand to Egypt, to Assur, to be filled with bread.
Ezekiel 29:7
In their taking hold upon thee by the hand, thou wilt run and rend for them all the shoulder: and in their leaning upon thee, thou: wilt break, and because to them the loins to stand.
Hosea 7:11
And Ephraim will be as an enticed dove, not a heart: they called Egypt, they went to Assur.
Hosea 10:6
Also it shall be brought to Assur a gift to king Jareb: Ephraim shall take shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his counsel.
Hosea 14:3
Assur will not save us; we will not ride upon a horse, and we will no more say, Our God, to the work of our hands, for in thee the orphan shall be compassionated.