Jeremiah 2:37
Even from this one, shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head,—For Yahweh hath rejected those in whom thou confidest, and thou shalt not prosper with them.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Numbers 14:41But Moses said, Wherefore is it that, ye, are going beyond the bidding of Yahweh,—since that cannot prosper?
2 Samuel 13:19And Tamar put ashes upon her head, and, the long tunic that was upon her, she rent,—and put her hand upon her head, and went her way, crying out as she went.
Isaiah 10:4Without me, one hath bowed under a prisoner Yea under the slain, do they fall! For all this, hath his anger, not turned back, But still, is his hand outstretched.
Jeremiah 2:36How vigorously, thou goest about changing thy way! Even of Egypt, shalt thou be ashamed, just as thou wast ashamed of Assyria:
Jeremiah 22:20Ascend the Lebanon and make outcry, And in Bashan, put forth thy voice,—And make outcry from Abarim, For all thy lovers are torn in pieces.
Jeremiah 37:7Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Thus, shall ye say unto the king of Judah, who sent you unto me to enquire of me,—Lo! the force of Pharaoh which is coming out to you to help is about to return to its own land to Egypt;
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 2:30-37
Expostulations with Israel. ( b. c. 629.) 29 Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord . 30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. 31 O generation, see ye the word of the Lord . Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? 32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people… Read the whole commentary →