Jeremiah 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.”

Jeremiah 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of your head.”

Jeremiah 2:16 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of thy head.”

Jeremiah 2:16 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Also sons of Noph and Tahapanes Consume thee--the crown of the head!”

Jeremiah 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Even the children of Noph and Tahapanes have fed on the crown of thy head.”

Jeremiah 2:16 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes haue broken thine head.”

Jeremiah 2:16 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 2:16 in Context — Jeremiah 2

14 Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?

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?

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What Does Jeremiah 2:16 Mean?

Jeremiah 2:16 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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