Jeremiah 2:18 Cross References

Jeremiah 2:18

18: "What have you gained by your alliances with Egypt and Assyria? What good to you are the waters of the Nile and the Euphrates?

Joshua 13:3

  1. territory that belongs to the Canaanites. This land extends from the stream of Shihor, which is on the boundary of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron,

Isaiah 31:1

  1. Destruction is certain for those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their cavalry and chariots instead of looking to the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 2:36

  1. "First here, then there--you flit from one ally to another asking for help. But your new friends in Egypt will let you down, just as Assyria did before.

Hosea 7:11

  1. "The people of Israel have become like silly, witless doves, first calling to Egypt, then flying to Assyria.

Jeremiah 37:5

  1. At this time the army of Pharaoh Hophra of Egypt appeared at the southern border of Judah. When the Babylonian army heard about it, they withdrew from their siege of Jerusalem.
  2. Then the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah:
  3. "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to ask me what is going to happen, that Pharaoh's army is about to return to Egypt, though he came here to help you.
  4. Then the Babylonians will come back and capture this city and burn it to the ground.
  5. The LORD says: Do not fool yourselves that the Babylonians are gone for good. They aren't!

2 Kings 16:7

  1. King Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria with this message: "I am your servant and your vassal. Come up and rescue me from the attacking armies of Aram and Israel."
  2. Then Ahaz took the silver and gold from the Temple of the LORD and the palace treasury and sent it as a gift to the Assyrian king.
  3. So the Assyrians attacked the Aramean capital of Damascus and led its population away as captives, resettling them in Kir. They also killed King Rezin.

Hosea 5:13

  1. "When Israel and Judah saw how sick they were, Israel turned to Assyria, to the great king there, but he could neither help nor cure them.

Ezekiel 17:15

  1. "Nevertheless, this man of Israel's royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it?

Isaiah 30:1

  1. "Destruction is certain for my rebellious children," says the LORD. "You make plans that are contrary to my will. You weave a web of plans that are not from my Spirit, thus piling up your sins.
  2. For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt to find help. You have put your trust in Pharaoh for his protection.
  3. But in trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated and disgraced.
  4. For though his power extends to Zoan and Hanes,
  5. it will all turn out to your shame. He will not help you even one little bit."

Lamentations 4:17

  1. We looked in vain for our allies to come and save us, but we were looking to nations that could offer no help at all.

2 Chronicles 28:20

  1. So when King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria arrived, he oppressed King Ahaz instead of helping him.
  2. Ahaz took valuable items from the LORD's Temple, the royal palace, and from the homes of his officials and gave them to the king of Assyria as tribute. But even this did not help him.
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