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Jeremiah 2:16

Even the sons of Noph and Tahpanhes have been crushing the crown of the head.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15Against him, have been roaring wild lions, They have uttered their voice,—and have made his land a desolation, His cities, have been burned, so as to have no inhabitant.

17Is not this what thou wast certain to do for thyself,—in that thou didst forsake Yahweh thy God, when he was leading thee by the way?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:20And, of Gad, he said: Blessed, be he that hath made room for Gad,—As a lioness, hath he laid himself down, And hath torn an arm likewise the crown of the head;

2 Kings 23:33And Pharaoh-necoh put him in bonds at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem,—and he laid a fine upon the land, a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

Isaiah 8:8and roll on throughout Judah—overflow and pass along, till unto the neck, he shall reach,—and it shall be, that, the stretching out of his wings, shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel!

Isaiah 30:1Alas! for sons who are rebellious, Declareth Yahweh. Executing a purpose, but not from me, And pouring out a libation but not from my spirit,—That they may add sin to sin:

Isaiah 59:13Transgressing, and denying Yahweh, And turning away from following our God,—Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving, and muttering from the heart, words of falsehood.

Jeremiah 44:1The word which came to Jeremiah, against all the Jews who were dwelling in the land of Egypt,—who were dwelling in Migdol and in Tahpanhes, and in Noph, and in the land of Pathros saying:

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 2:15-20

Expostulations with Israel. ( b. c. 629.) 14 Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born 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… Read the whole commentary →

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