Jeremiah 2:25
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.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 2 connects to 10 cross-references. God brings a legal case against Israel: they have exchanged his glory for worthless idols, a unique sin among nations. Israel is like a choice vine that has become a wild vine, a wayward camel or wild donkey in heat. …
Other Translations
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.
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.'
Do not let your foot be without shoes, or your throat dry from need of water: but you said, There is no hope: no, for I have been a lover of strange gods, and after them I will go.
Cross References
Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers …
At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from …
So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and …
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found …
Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the …
And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are …
Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore …
And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one …
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen …
The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, …