Jeremiah 2:26 Cross References - Rotherham

²⁶ As the shame of a thief when he is found, So, hath been put to shame, the house of Israel,––They, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their, prophets:

⁷ Since the days of our fathers, we, have been in great guilt, until this day,––and, for our iniquities, have we been given up––we, our kings, our priests,––into the hand of the kings of the lands, by sword and by captivity and by spoiling and by a turning pale of face, as at this day.

³² Now, therefore, O our God––the GOD great, mighty, and fearful––keeping the covenant and the lovingkindness, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, which hath come upon us––on our kings, on our rulers, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people,––from the days of the kings of Assyria, until this day. ³³ But, thou, art righteous, as to all that hath fallen upon us,––for, faithfulness, hast thou wrought, whereas, we, have been lawless; ³⁴ and, our kings, our rulers, our priests, and our fathers, have not kept thy law,––nor given heed unto thy commandments, or unto thy testimonies, wherewith thou hast testified against them.

³⁰ Men despise not a thief, when he stealeth, to satisfy his appetite, because he is famished; ³¹ Yet, if found, he must pay back sevenfold, All the substance of his house, must he give:

²⁹ For they shall turn pale on account of the oaks, which ye desired,––And ye shall blush on account of the gardens, which ye had chosen;

³⁶ How vigorously, thou goest about, changing thy way! Even of Egypt, shalt thou be ashamed, just as thou wast ashamed of Assyria:

²⁴ But, the Shameful thing, hath devoured the labour of our fathers, from our youth: Their flocks, and, their herds, their sons, and their daughters. ²⁵ We must lie down in our shame, And our reproach, be our covering, For, against Yahweh our God, have we sinned, We, and our fathers, from our youth, even until this day,––Neither have we hearkened, unto the voice of Yahweh our God.

³² because of all the wickedness of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem:

²⁷ And was it not, a derision, that Israel, became to thee? And was it not, among thieves, he was found? For, as often as thou didst speak of him, thou didst wag the head!

⁶ and have not hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, who spake in thy name, unto our kings, our rulers, and our fathers,––and unto all the people of the land. ⁷ To thee, O Lord, belongeth righteousness, but, to us, the shame of faces, as at this day,––to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, the near and the far off, throughout all the lands whither thou hast driven them, in their treachery, wherewith they had been treacherous against thee. ⁸ O Yahweh, to us, belongeth the shame of faces, to our kings, to our rulers, and to our fathers,––in that we have sinned against thee.

²¹ What fruit, therefore, had ye then––in things for which ye now are taking shame to yourselves? For, the end of those things, is death.