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Jeremiah 2:37

Sin

35 you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

36 How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.

Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”
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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
Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”
KJV
Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.
WEB
You will also leave that place with your hands on your head; for the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, and you won’t prosper with them.
ASV
From thence also shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head: for Jehovah hath rejected those in whom thou trustest, and thou shalt not prosper with them.
DARBY
Thou shalt indeed go forth from her with thy hands upon thy head; for Jehovah hath rejected those thou confidest in, and thou shalt not prosper by them.
BLB
“Indeed you will go forth from this place, and with your hands on your head; for YHWH has rejected those you trust, and you shall not prosper in them.”
ÅB
Også derfra skal du gå ut med hendene på hodet[^9]; for Herren har forkastet dem du setter din lit til, og du skal ikke ha noen lykke med dem.
[^1]: JAK 1, 18.
[^2]: d.e. avgudene.
[^3]: JER 2, 8. SLM 106, 20.
[^4]: d.e. Nilens.
[^5]: d.e. Eufrats.
[^6]: JER 7, 31.
[^7]: 2MO 22, 2.
[^8]: d.e. på grunn av dette ditt ugudelige vesen (JER 2, 23 fg.) utøste du deres blod.
[^9]: d.e. med sorg; 2SA 13, 19.
OTB
Du vil også forlate det stedet med hendene på hodet, for Herren har forkastet dem du stoler på; du vil ikke ha fremgang med dem.
B1930
Også derfra skal du gå ut med hendene på hodet; for Herren har forkastet dem du setter din lit til, og du skal ikke ha nogen lykke med dem. / < d.e. med sorg; 2SA 13, 19.>

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  • 2 Samuel 13:19

    And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.

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  • Jeremiah 37:7–10

    “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.

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  • Ezekiel 17:15–20

    But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’

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  • Jeremiah 17:5

    This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 2:36

    How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.

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  • Isaiah 10:4

    Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

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  • Jeremiah 32:5

    He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I attend to him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.’”

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  • Numbers 14:41

    But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!

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