Jeremiah 2:26
As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so the house of Israel is ashamed— they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets,Jeremiah 2:26 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — યર્મિયા ૨:૨૬
- ચોર પકડાય અને તે લજવાય છે, તેમ ઇઝરાયલના લોકોને, એટલે તેઓ, તેઓના રાજાઓ, તેઓના રાજકુમારો, તેઓના યાજકો અને તેઓના પ્રબોધકોને શરમ લાગે છે.
- हिन्दी — यिर्मयाह २:२६
- “जैसे चोर पकड़े जाने पर लज्जित होता है, वैसे ही इस्राएल का घराना, राजाओं, हाकिमों, याजकों और भविष्यद्वक्ताओं समेत लज्जित होगा।
In context
24a 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.
25“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.’
26As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so the house of Israel is ashamed— they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets,
27who tell wood, ‘You are my father,’ and a stone, ‘You have given birth to me,’ for they have turned their back to me, and not their face, but in the time of their trouble they will say, ‘Arise, and save us!’
28“But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves? Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble, for you have as many gods as you have towns, O Judah.
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