American King James Version
"Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of your head. "
— Jeremiah 2:16, American King James Version
“Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.”
“The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of thy head. ”
“The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of your head.”
“Even the soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls, people of Israel.”
“The children also of Memphis, and of Taphnes have defloured thee, even to the crown of the head.”
“Even the children of Noph and Tahpanhes have put shame on you.”
“Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.”
For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. ¶
Is Israel a servant? is he a home born slave? why is he spoiled?
The young lions roared on him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of your head.
Have you not procured this to yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you by the way?
And now what have you to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what have you to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backslidings shall reprove you: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that you have forsaken the LORD your God, and that my fear is not in you, says the Lord GOD of hosts. ¶