Jeremiah 2:36

Jeremiah 2:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
• New International Version (NIV)Why do you go about so much, changing your ways? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria.
• English Standard Version (ESV)How much you go about, changing your way! You shall be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why do you gad about so much to change your way? Also you shall be ashamed of Egypt as you were ashamed of Assyria.

Context of Jeremiah 2:36

34Also on your skirts is found The lifeblood of the innocent poor; You did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things, 35You said, ‘I am innocent; Surely His anger is turned away from me.’ Behold, I will enter into judgment with you Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’ Why do you go around so much Changing your way? Also, you will be put to shame by Egypt, Just as you were put to shame by Assyria. 37From this place as well you will go out With your hands on your head; For the Lord has rejected those in whom you trust, And you will not prosper with them.”

Jeremiah 2:36 word by word

מַה־תֵּזְלִ֥י מְאֹ֖ד לְשַׁנּ֣וֹת אֶת־דַּרְכֵּ֑ךְ גַּ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ תֵּב֔וֹשִׁי כַּאֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֖שְׁתְּ מֵאַשּֽׁוּר׃Read the interlinear

• Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• goאָזַל'âzal · be goneH235
• around soמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• Changingשָׁנָאshânâ' · to changeH8132
• your wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• Alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• you will be putבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• by Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:36

• Jeremiah 2:18But now what are you doing on the road to Egypt, Except to drink the waters of the Nile? Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria, Except to drink the waters of the Euphrates River?
• Jeremiah 31:22How long will you waver, You rebellious daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth: A woman will shelter a man.”
• Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah his sore, Ephraim then went to Assyria And sent word to King Jareb. But he is unable to heal you, Or to cure you of your sore.
• Hosea 7:11So Ephraim has become like a gullible dove, without sense; They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
• Hosea 12:1Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is brought to Egypt.
• Jeremiah 37:7“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘This is what you are to say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, is going to return to its own land of Egypt.
• Isaiah 20:5Then they will be terrified and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their pride.
• Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord, “Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin;
• Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help And rely on horses, And trust in chariots because they are many And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!
• Lamentations 4:17Yet our eyes failed, Looking for help was useless; At our observation point we have watched For a nation that could not save.
• Lamentations 5:6We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
• Ezekiel 29:7When they took hold of you with the hand, You broke and tore all their hands; And when they leaned on you, You broke and made all their hips shake.”
• 2 Chronicles 28:16At that time King Ahaz sent word to the kings of Assyria for help.
• Hosea 10:6The thing itself will be brought to Assyria As a gift of tribute to King Jareb; Ephraim will be seized with shame, And Israel will be ashamed of its own plan.
• Hosea 14:3Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, ‘Our god’ To the work of our hands; For in You the orphan finds mercy.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Why gaddest thou about - When they had departed from the Lord, they sought foreign alliances for support. The Assyrians 2 Chronicles 28:13-21; but they injured instead of helping them. The Egyptians: but in this they were utterly disappointed, and were ashamed of their confidence. See Jeremiah 37:7-8; (note), for the fulfillment of this prediction.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36To change thy way - The rival parties at Jerusalem looked one to Assyria, the other to Egypt, for safety. As one or other for the time prevailed, the nation “changed its way,” sending its embassies now eastward to Nineveh, now westward to Memphis. Thou also … - literally, also of Egypt “shalt thou be ashamed.” This was literally fulfilled by the failure of the attempt to raise the siege of Jerusalem Jeremiah 37:5.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-37Verses 29-37 The nation had not been wrought upon by the judgements of God, but sought to justify themselves. The world is, to those who make it their home and their portion, a wilderness and a land of darkness; but those who dwell in God, have the lines fallen to them in pleasant places. Here is the language of presumptuous sinners. The Jews had long thrown off serious thoughts of God. How many days of our lives pass without suitable remembrance of him!…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36Judah, in its unfaithfulness to the Lord, chose unreliable allies. The leaders sought political help from neighbors like Egypt, which was as false a friend as Assyria had been a century earlier.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. gaddest--runnest to and fro, now seeking help from Assyria (2Ch 28:16-21), now from Egypt (Jr 37:7, 8; Is 30:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 2:36

• Character
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In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Egypt
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Attire
• Bitter
• Cry
• Degenerate
• Handle
• Hold

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings