Verse 25

Jeremiah 2:25

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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25 Keep thy foot from being bare, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst: I have lost all hope, I will not do it: for I have loved strangers, and I will walk after them.

Original Language Text

hebrew

מִנְעִ֤י רַגְלֵ/ךְ֙ מִ/יָּחֵ֔ף ו/גורנ/ך וּ/גְרוֹנֵ֖/ךְ מִ/צִּמְאָ֑ה וַ/תֹּאמְרִ֣י נוֹאָ֔שׁ ל֕וֹא כִּֽי אָהַ֥בְתִּי זָרִ֖ים וְ/אַחֲרֵי/הֶ֥ם אֵלֵֽךְ

English Translation

Keep your feet from being bare and your throat from thirst, and you say, "I am weary; I will not love strangers, for I have loved foreign men, and after them I will go."

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Chapter 2 Context

1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Focus ↗

2 Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the Lord: I have remembered thee, pitying t... Focus ↗

3 Israel is holy to the Lord, the first fruits of his increase: all they that devour him offend: evils... Focus ↗

4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all ye families of the house of Israel. Focus ↗

5 Thus saith the Lord: What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, an... Focus ↗

6 And they have not said: Where is the Lord, that made us come up out of the land of Egypt? that led u... Focus ↗

7 And I brought you into the land of Carmel, to eat the fruit thereof, and the best things thereof: ad... Focus ↗

8 The priests did not say: Where is the Lord? and they that held the law knew me not, and the pastors... Focus ↗

9 Therefore will I yet contend in judgement with you, saith the Lord, and I will plead with your child... Focus ↗

10 Pass over to the isles of Cethim, and see: and send into Cedar, and consider diligently: and see if... Focus ↗

11 If a nation hath changed their gods, and indeed they are not gods,: but my people have changed their... Focus ↗

12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and ye gates thereof, be very desolate, saith the Lord. Focus ↗

13 For my people have done two evils. They have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and have dig... Focus ↗

14 Is Israel a bondman, or a homeborn slave? why then is he become prey? Focus ↗

15 The lions have roared upon him, and have made a noise, they have made his land a wilderness: his cit... Focus ↗

16 The children also of Memphis, and of Taphnes have deflowered thee, even to the crown of the head. Focus ↗

17 Hath not this been done to thee, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God (Elohim) at that time,... Focus ↗

18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the troubled water? And what hast thou to... Focus ↗

19 Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee. Know thou, and see that i... Focus ↗

20 Of old time thou hast broken my yoke, thou hast burst my bands, and thou saidst: I will not serve. F... Focus ↗

21 Yet I planted thee a chosen vineyard, all true seed: how then art thou turned unto me into that whic... Focus ↗

22 Though thou wash thyself with nitre, and multiply to thyself the herb borith, thou art stained in th... Focus ↗

23 How canst thou say: I am not polluted, and I have not walked after Baalim? see thy ways in the valle... Focus ↗

24 A wild ass accustomed to the wilderness in the desire of his heart, snuffed up the wind of his love:... Focus ↗

25 Keep thy foot from being bare, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst: I have lost all hope, I...

26 As the thief is confounded when he is taken, so is the house of Israel confounded, they and their ki... Focus ↗

27 Saying to a stock: Thou art my father: and to a stone: thou hast begotten me: they have turned their... Focus ↗

28 Where are the gods, whom thou hast made thee? let them arise and deliver thee in the time of thy aff... Focus ↗

29 Why will you contend with me in judgement? you have all forsaken me, saith the Lord. Focus ↗

30 In vain have I struck your children, they have not received correction: your sword hath devoured you... Focus ↗

31 See ye the word of the Lord: Am I become a wilderness to Israel, or a lateward springing land? why t... Focus ↗

32 Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me days wi... Focus ↗

33 Why dost thou endeavor to shew thy way good to seek my love, thou who has also taught thy malices to... Focus ↗

34 And in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor and innocent? not in ditches have I fo... Focus ↗

35 And thou hast said: I am without sin and am innocent: and therefore let thy anger be turned away fro... Focus ↗

36 How exceeding base art thou become, going the same ways over again! and thou shalt be ashamed of Egy... Focus ↗

37 For from thence thou shalt go, and thy hand shall be upon thy head: for the Lord hath destroyed thy... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 2 (37 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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