Jeremiah 2:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.”

Jeremiah 2:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 2:25 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 2:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Keep your feet from being bare, and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It is in vain. No, for I have loved strangers, and I will go after them.’”

Jeremiah 2:25 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 2:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst, It is in vain; no, for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. ”

Jeremiah 2:25 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 2:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Withhold thy foot from being unshod, And thy throat from thirst, And thou sayest, `It is incurable, No, for I have loved strangers, and after them I go.'”

Jeremiah 2:25 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst, There is no hope; no, for I love strangers, and after them will I go. ”

Jeremiah 2:25 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 2:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Keepe thou thy feete from barenes, and thy throte from thirst: but thou saidest desperately, No, for I haue loued strangers, and them will I follow.”

Jeremiah 2:25 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 2:25 in Context — Jeremiah 2

23 How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

24 A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,

27 Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

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What Does Jeremiah 2:25 Mean?

Jeremiah 2:25 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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