Verse List for JER 2:25

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OET (OET-RV) Keep your feet from becoming bare, and your throat from thirst, ⇔ but you’ve said that it’s hopeless, ⇔ as you love foreign gods and feel obliged to follow them.

OET-LV Restrain foot _of_your from_barefoot and_throat _of_your[fn] from_thirst and_you _said despairing no if/because I _love strange_gods and_after_them I _will _walk.

ULT Restrain your foot from, becoming bare ⇔  and your throat from thirst! ⇔ But you have said, ‘It is hopeless! ⇔  No, for I love strangers ⇔  and after them I shall go!’

UST I told you to stop running here and there to find idols to worship, with the result that your sandals have become worn out, ⇔  and your throats have become dry. ⇔ I told you to stop doing that but you said, ⇔  ‘We cannot stop, because we love foreign gods, ⇔  and we must worship them!

BSB & MSB 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.’

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB “Keep your feet from being bare, ⇔  and your throat from thirst. ⇔ But you said, ‘It is in vain. ⇔  No, for I have loved strangers, ⇔  and I will go after them.’

NET Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out ⇔ and your throats become dry. ⇔ But you say, ‘It is useless for you to try and stop me ⇔ because I love those foreign gods and want to pursue them!’

LSV Withhold your foot from being unshod,
And your throat from thirst,
And you say, It is incurable,
No, for I have loved strangers, and I go after them.

FBV You don't have to run around barefoot or have your throat go dry. But you reply, “No, it's impossible! I'm in love with foreign gods—I must go to them.”

T4T You constantly run here and there to find idols to worship, with the result that your sandals are worn out, ⇔  and your throats have become dry. ⇔ I told you to stop doing that, ⇔  but you said, ‘We cannot stop, because we love foreign gods, ⇔  and we must worship them.’ ”

LEB • Restrain your foot from being barefoot,
  • and your throat from thirst.
• But you said, ‘ It is hopeless.
  • No! For I have loved strangers,
  • and after them I will go.’[fn]

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS 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.'

ASV 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.

DRA Keep thy foot from being bare, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst: I have lost all hope, I will not do it: for I have loved strangers, and I will walk after them.

YLT 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.'

Drby Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst, There is no hope; no, for I love strangers, and after them will I go.

RV 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.
(Withhold thy/your foot from being unshod, and thy/your throat from thirst: but thou/you saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.)

SLT Withhold thy foot from being barefoot, and thy throat from thirst: and thou wilt say, Despairing, no; for I loved strangers, and after them will I go.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(Withhold thy/your foot from being unshod, and thy/your throat from thirst: but thou/you saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.)

KJB-1611 [fn]Withhold thy foote from being vnshod, and thy throte from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope. No, for I haue loued strangers, and after them will I goe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps Kepe thy foote from nakednesse, and thy throte from thirst, and thou thinkest in thy selfe: tushe, I wil take no sorowe, for I haue loued the straungers, and them wyll I folowe.
(Keep thy/your foot from nakedness, and thy/your throat from thirst, and thou/you thinkest/think in thyself/yourself: tushe, I will take no sorrow, for I have loved the strangers, and them will I folowe.)

Gnva Keepe thou thy feete from barenes, and thy throte from thirst: but thou saidest desperately, No, for I haue loued strangers, and them will I follow.
(Keep thou/you thy/your feet from barenes, and thy/your throat from thirst: but thou/you saidst desperately, No, for I have loved strangers, and them will I follow.)

Cvdl Thou kepest thy fote from nakednes, and thy throte from thurste, and thinkest thus in thy self: tush, I wil take no sorowe, I wil loue the straunge goddes, & hange vpon them.
(Thou/You keepest/keep thy/your foot from nakedness, and thy/your throat from thirste, and thinkest/think thus in thy/your self: tush, I will take no sorrow, I will love the strange gods, and hang upon them.)

Wycl Forbede thi foot fro nakidnesse, and thi throte fro thirst; and thou seidist, Y dispeiride, Y schal not do; for Y louede brennyngli alien goddis, and Y schal go aftir hem.
(Forbid thy/your foot from nakedness, and thy/your throat from thirst; and thou/you said, I dispeiride, I shall not do; for I loved burningli alien/foreign(er) gods, and I shall go after hem.)

Luth Lieber, halte doch und lauf dich nicht so hellig! Aber du sprichst: Das lasse ich; ich muß mit den Fremden buhlen und ihnen nachlaufen.
(love(n)r, hold/stop though/but and run you/yourself not so bright! But you(sg) speak: The let I; I must with the strangers woo and to_them chasing_after.)

ClVg Prohibe pedem tuum a nuditate, et guttur tuum a siti. Et dixisti: Desperavi: nequaquam faciam: adamavi quippe alienos, et post eos ambulabo.][fn]
(Forbid foot your(sg) from nakedness, and throat your(sg) from thirst. And you_said: I_despaired: by_no_means I_will_do: I_fell_in_love indeed/sure strangers, and after them I_will_walk.])

UHB מִנְעִ֤י רַגְלֵ⁠ךְ֙ מִ⁠יָּחֵ֔ף ו⁠גורנ⁠ך מִ⁠צִּמְאָ֑ה וַ⁠תֹּאמְרִ֣י נוֹאָ֔שׁ ל֕וֹא כִּֽי־אָהַ֥בְתִּי זָרִ֖ים וְ⁠אַחֲרֵי⁠הֶ֥ם אֵלֵֽךְ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀπόστρεψον τὸν πόδα σου ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ τραχείας, καὶ τὸν φάρυγγά σου ἀπὸ δίψους· ἡ δὲ εἶπεν ἀνδριοῦμαι, ὅτι ἠγαπήκει ἀλλοτρίους, καὶ ὀπίσω αὐτῶν ἐπορεύετο.

BrTr Withdraw thy foot from a rough way, and thy throat from thirst: but she said, I will strengthen myself: for she loved strangers, and went after them.