Jeremiah 2:36

How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a

When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he can

Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.

“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge w

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

Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant w

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

Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands.

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.

“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an allian

How skillfully you pursue love! Even the most immoral of women could learn from your ways.

“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Phar

Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria t

All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could no

When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you

Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be asham

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their mu