15 The [a]Lions roared upon him and yelled, and they have made his land waste: his cities are burnt without [b]an inhabitant.

16 Also the children of [c]Noph and Tahapanes have [d]broken thine head.

17 Hast not thou procured this unto thyself, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he [e]led thee by the way?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:15 The Babylonians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians.
  2. Jeremiah 2:15 Not one shall be left to dwell there.
  3. Jeremiah 2:16 That is, the Egyptians: for these were two great cities in Egypt.
  4. Jeremiah 2:16 Have grievously vexed thee at sundry times.
  5. Jeremiah 2:17 Showing that God would have still led them aright, if they would have followed him.

15 Lions(A) have roared;
    they have growled at him.
They have laid waste(B) his land;
    his towns are burned(C) and deserted.(D)
16 Also, the men of Memphis(E) and Tahpanhes(F)
    have cracked your skull.
17 Have you not brought this on yourselves(G)
    by forsaking(H) the Lord your God
    when he led you in the way?

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