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Jeremiah 2:18 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Now what have you to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what have you to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And now, why—to you, to the road of Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? And why—to you, to the road of Assyria to drink the waters of River?

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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