15 aThe young lions roared at him, and growled;
They made his land waste;
His cities are burned, without inhabitant.
They made his land waste;
His cities are burned, without inhabitant.
17 aHave you not brought this on yourself,
In that you have forsaken the Lord your God
When bHe led you in the way?
In that you have forsaken the Lord your God
When bHe led you in the way?
18 And now why take athe road to Egypt,
To drink the waters of1 bSihor?
Or why take the road to cAssyria,
To drink the waters of the River?
To drink the waters of1 bSihor?
Or why take the road to cAssyria,
To drink the waters of the River?
19 Your own wickedness will acorrect you,
And your backslidings will rebuke you.
Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing
That you have forsaken the Lord your God,
And the1 fear of Me is not in you,”
Says the Lord God of hosts.
And your backslidings will rebuke you.
Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing
That you have forsaken the Lord your God,
And the1 fear of Me is not in you,”
Says the Lord God of hosts.
20 “For of old I have abroken your yoke and burst your bonds;
And byou said, ‘I will not transgress,’
When con every high hill and under every green tree
You lay down, dplaying the harlot.
And byou said, ‘I will not transgress,’
When con every high hill and under every green tree
You lay down, dplaying the harlot.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
| << Jeremiah 2:16 | Jeremiah 2:18 >> |
Jeremiah 2:17
When - By the conduct of providence in the wilderness, keeping thee from all dangers.
| << Jeremiah 2:16 | Jeremiah 2:18 >> |
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