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?
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