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Jeremiah 2:24

Sin

22 Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.

23 “How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,

a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.

25 You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’

26 As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.
KJV
A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
WEB
a wild donkey used to the wilderness, that sniffs the wind in her craving. When she is in heat, who can turn her away? All those who seek her will not weary themselves. In her month, they will find her.
ASV
a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
DARBY
a wild ass, used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire! In her ardour, who shall turn her away? All they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
BLB
a wild donkey, a pupil of the wilderness, sniffing the wind of her desire; in her heat, who can turn her away? All those seeking her will not weary themselves; in her month, they will find her.
ÅB
Lik et villesel som er vant til ørkenen, snapper hun etter været i sin sjels attrå; hennes brynde - hvem kan dempe den? Alle de som søker henne, slipper å løpe seg trette; i hennes måned finner de henne.
OTB
et vilt esel vant til ørkenen, som snuser vinden i sin trang— i sin brunst, hvem kan holde henne tilbake? Enhver hann som forfølger henne trenger ikke å trette seg; på hennes tid vil de finne henne.
B1930
Lik et villesel som er vant til ørkenen, snapper hun efter været i sin sjels attrå; hennes brynde - hvem kan dempe den? Alle de som søker henne, slipper å løpe sig trette; i hennes måned finner de henne.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 14:6

    Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”

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  • Hosea 5:15

    Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

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  • Job 39:5–8

    Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?

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  • Jeremiah 2:27

    say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their backs to Me and not their faces, yet in the time of trouble they beg, ‘Rise up and save us!’

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  • Job 11:12

    But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!

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