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Jeremiah 2:18

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?

KJV

Et nunc quid tibi vis in via Ægypti, ut bibas aquam turbidam ? et quid tibi cum via Assyriorum, ut bibas aquam fluminis ?

Vulgate

καὶ νῦν τί σοι καὶ τῇ ὁδῷ Αἰγύπτου τοῦ πιεῖν ὕδωρ Γηών; καὶ τί σοι καὶ τῇ ὁδῷ Ἀσσυρίων τοῦ πιεῖν ὕδωρ ποταμῶν;

LXX

And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?

ASV

וְ/עַתָּ֗ה מַה לָּ/ךְ֙ לְ/דֶ֣רֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִ/שְׁתּ֖וֹת מֵ֣י שִׁח֑וֹר וּ/מַה לָּ/ךְ֙ לְ/דֶ֣רֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לִ/שְׁתּ֖וֹת מֵ֥י נָהָֽר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַשּׁ֔וּר
'shvr
noun · 151×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
נְהַר
nhr
noun · 119×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
שְׁתּ֖וֹת
shtvt
verb · 216×
שִׁיח֥וֹר
shychvr
proper_noun · 4×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 19:9 — And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
  • Ezek 16:28 — Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.
  • Hos 7:11 — Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
  • Hos 7:11 — Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
  • Isa 23:3 — And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
  • Isa 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Isra
  • Jer 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.
  • Jer 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.
  • Jer 31:22 — How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
  • Josh 13:3 — From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, th
  • Josh 13:3 — From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, th
  • Lam 5:6 — We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.