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Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves; at mating time they will find her. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> You are like a wild donkey, sniffing the wind at mating time. Who can restrain her lust? Those who desire her don’t need to search, for she goes running to them! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> a wild donkey used to the wilderness, in her heat sniffing the wind! Who can restrain her lust? None who seek her need weary themselves; in her month they will find her. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a> A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a> A wild donkey used to the wilderness, That sniffs at the wind in her desire; In her time of mating, who can turn her away? All those who seek her will not weary themselves; In her month they will find her. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> A wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, That sniffs the wind in her passion. Who can turn her away in her mating season? None who seek her will grow weary; In her month they will find her. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> A wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, That sniffs the wind in her passion. In the time of her heat who can turn her away? All who seek her will not become weary; In her month they will find her. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> A wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, That sniffs the wind in her passion. In the time of her heat who can turn her away? All who seek her will not become weary; In her month they will find her. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> A wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, That sniffs the wind in her passion. In the time of her heat who can turn her away? All who seek her will not become weary; In her month they will find her. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Or [you have the untamed and reckless nature of] a wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, That sniffs the wind in her passion [for the scent of a mate]. In her mating season who can restrain her? No males seeking her need to weary themselves; In her month they will find her [looking for them]. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> a wild donkey at home in the wilderness. She sniffs the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can control her passion? All who look for her will not become weary; they will find her in her mating season. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> a wild donkey at home in the wilderness. She sniffs the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can control her passion? All who look for her will not become tired; they will find her in her mating season. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You are a female donkey sniffing the desert air, wanting to mate with just anyone. You are an easy catch! <a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You are like a wild donkey that is used to the desert, sniffing the wind while in heat. All who look for you won't get tired. They will find you during your monthly period. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> rushing into the desert. When she is in heat, who can control her? No male that wants her has to trouble himself; she is always available in mating season. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her passion. When she's in heat, who can turn her away? None of the males who pursue her need to tire themselves out, for in her month they'll find her." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her. <a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a> You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness. In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. No one can hold her back when she is in heat. None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her. At mating time she is easy to find. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> a wild donkey used to the wilderness, that snuffs up the wind in her desire. 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. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. <a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a> a 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> A wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness, "" She has swallowed up wind in the desire of her soul, "" Her meeting—who turns her back? None seeking her weary themselves, "" In her month they find her. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A wild ass accustomed to a wilderness, In the desire of her soul she hath swallowed up wind, Her meeting -- who doth turn her back? None seeking her do weary themselves, In her month they find her. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> A wild ass accustomed to the desert in gratifying her soul, panting after the wind in her heat; who shall turn her back? all seeking her will not be wearied; in her new moon they shall find her.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> A wild ass accustomed to the wilderness in the desire of his heart, snuffed up the wind of his love: none shall turn her away: all that seek her shall not fail: in her monthly filth they shall find her. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> A wild donkey accustomed to solitude, out of the desire in his soul, caught the scent of his lover. Now nothing will turn him away from her. All those who seek her will not cease. But they will find her in her menstruation. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a> a wild donkey bred in the wilderness, Sniffing the wind in her desire— who can restrain her lust? None seeking her need tire themselves; in her time they will find her. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> a wild ass at home in the wilderness, in her heat sniffing the wind! Who can restrain her lust? None who seek her need weary themselves; in her month they will find her.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> You are like a wild ass which is untrained in the wilderness and follows her own will; you have snuffed up the wind, who can bring you back? Whoever seeks her shall weary himself, he shall find her only by means of her footprints. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Like a wild donkey which is taught by the wilderness in the pleasures of his soul, you sniffed the wind like a jackal. Who will bring her back? Everyone who seeks her unwearied in his ways will find her<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> A wild ass used to the wilderness, That snuffeth up the wind in her desire; Her lust, who can hinder it? All they that seek her will not weary themselves; In her month they shall find her. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> she has extended her ways over the waters of the desert; she was hurried along by the lusts of her soul; she is given up to them, who will turn her back? none that seek her shall be weary; at the time of her humiliation they shall find her. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=477" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Israel's Unfaithfulness</a> 23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there, 24<a href="/hebrew/6501.htm" title="6501: pe·reh (N-ms) -- A wild donkey. Or pereh; from para' in the secondary sense of running wild; the onager.">a wild donkey</a> <a href="/hebrew/3928.htm" title="3928: lim·muḏ (Adj-msc) -- Taught. Or limmud; from lamad; instructed.">at home in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bār (N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7602.htm" title="7602: šā·’ă·p̄āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten.">sniffing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">the wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/8385.htm" title="8385: ta·’ă·nā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Occasion or time of copulation. Or tonanah; from 'anah; an opportunity or purpose.">in the heat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šō (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">of her</a> <a href="/hebrew/185.htm" title="185: bə·’aw·waṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Desire. From 'avah; longing.">desire.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yə·šî·ḇen·nāh (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">can restrain her passion?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: mə·ḇaq·še·hā (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3fs) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">who seek her</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">need not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3286.htm" title="3286: yî·‘ā·p̄ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be weary, faint. A primitive root; to tire.">weary themselves;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: bə·ḥā·ḏə·šāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">in mating season</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: yim·ṣā·’ū·nə·hā (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: 3fs, Pn) -- To attain to, find. ">they will find her.</a> 25You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Hosea 2:6-7</a> Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way. / She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’ <a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12-14</a> My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin. <a href="/ezekiel/16-25.htm">Ezekiel 16:25-26</a> At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by. / You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger. <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5-8</a> who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? / Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these? / On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices. ... <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Ezekiel 23:19-21</a> Yet she multiplied her promiscuity, remembering the days of her youth, when she had prostituted herself in the land of Egypt / and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions. / So you revisited the indecency of your youth, when the Egyptians caressed your bosom and pressed your young breasts. <a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10-23</a> Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart. / She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home. / Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner. ... <a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a> See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! <a href="/hosea/5-4.htm">Hosea 5:4</a> Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/16-30.htm">Ezekiel 16:30-34</a> How weak-willed is your heart, declares the Lord GOD, while you do all these things, the acts of a shameless prostitute! / But when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment. / You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband! ... <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a> So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!” <a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-25</a> Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. <a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a> You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God. <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a> Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a> Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” <a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a> Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffs up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.a wild ass.<a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Jeremiah 14:6</a> And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.<a href="/job/11-12.htm">Job 11:12</a> For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.<a href="/job/39-5.htm">Job 39:5-8</a> Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? … used.<a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Jeremiah 2:27</a> Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.<a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a> I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">Accustomed</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Breathing</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-26.htm">Craving</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Find</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-13.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-6.htm">Lust</a> <a href="/ezra/8-14.htm">Males</a> <a href="/genesis/31-12.htm">Mating</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Month</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/119-165.htm">Occasion</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-12.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-10.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Tire</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Untrained</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">Used</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-28.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-33.htm">Accustomed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Breathing</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-4.htm">Craving</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-22.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Lust</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Males</a> <a href="/genesis/30-41.htm">Mating</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-25.htm">Need</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-3.htm">Occasion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-31.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-16.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-33.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-2.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Tire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Untrained</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-38.htm">Used</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 2</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">God having shown his former kindness, </a> 5. <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">expostulates with the people on their causeless and unexampled revolt</a> 14. <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">They are the causes of their own calamities</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">The sins and idolatries of Judah</a> 35. <a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Her confidence is rejected.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, these animals were known for their ability to survive in harsh desert conditions, representing a life unrestrained by societal norms or divine law. This imagery is used to describe Israel's spiritual state, highlighting their rebellion and pursuit of idolatry. The wilderness signifies a place of desolation and spiritual barrenness, contrasting with the promised land of blessing and abundance.sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire This phrase captures the intensity and impulsiveness of Israel's idolatrous pursuits. The act of "sniffing the wind" suggests a restless and instinctual search for satisfaction, akin to an animal driven by primal urges. In the context of Israel, it reflects their relentless pursuit of foreign gods and alliances, ignoring the covenant relationship with Yahweh. This behavior is reminiscent of the Israelites' frequent lapses into idolatry, as seen in their worship of Baal and other deities, which often led to their downfall.Who can restrain her passion? The rhetorical question emphasizes the uncontrollable nature of Israel's infidelity. Just as a wild donkey cannot be easily tamed, Israel's passion for idolatry seems beyond restraint. This reflects the broader biblical theme of human sinfulness and the need for divine intervention. The inability to restrain such passion underscores the depth of Israel's spiritual adultery and the futility of human efforts to curb sin without God's help.All who seek her need not weary themselves; This phrase suggests that Israel's idolatrous behavior is so blatant and pervasive that those who seek to engage with her in this sin will find it easy. It implies a lack of resistance or shame in their pursuit of false gods. Historically, Israel's alliances with pagan nations often led to the adoption of their religious practices, further entrenching them in idolatry. This ease of access to sin highlights the nation's spiritual decline and the consequences of forsaking God.in mating season they will find her. The reference to "mating season" indicates a time of heightened activity and desire, paralleling Israel's eager participation in idolatrous practices. This seasonal imagery suggests a cyclical pattern of sin, where Israel repeatedly falls into the same traps. It also points to the predictability of their unfaithfulness, as they continually turn away from God to pursue other loves. This cycle of sin and repentance is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, illustrating the need for a Savior to break the pattern and restore the relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, warning them of their idolatry and calling them to repentance. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which had turned away from God and was engaging in idolatrous practices. 3. <a href="/topical/w/wild_donkey.htm">Wild Donkey</a> A metaphor used to describe the unrestrained and rebellious nature of Judah's pursuit of idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a> Symbolic of the spiritual barrenness and desolation resulting from Judah's departure from God. 5. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a> The act of worshiping false gods, which was prevalent in Judah and led to their spiritual downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_unrestrained_desires.htm">The Danger of Unrestrained Desires</a> Just as the wild donkey is driven by its desires, we must be cautious of allowing our own desires to lead us away from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Judah's pursuit of false gods led to spiritual desolation. We must guard against modern forms of idolatry that can take God's place in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Jeremiah's message was a call to return to God. We are reminded of the importance of repentance and turning back to God when we stray. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_seeking_fulfillment_outside_of_god.htm">The Futility of Seeking Fulfillment Outside of God</a> The wild donkey's pursuit is ultimately unfulfilling. True satisfaction and peace are found only in a relationship with God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a> While God is patient, there is a time when He allows people to face the consequences of their choices. We must not take His patience for granted.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 2</a> <a href="/q/bible_events'_chronological_order.htm">What is the chronological order of events in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/can_jeremiah_24_2_be_historically_verified.htm">Jeremiah 24:2 - How can we verify historically or archaeologically that this vision of two baskets of figs corresponds to real events involving the people of Judah?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_jer_2_6_with_no_migration_proof.htm">In Jeremiah 2:6, how can we reconcile the claim of God leading Israel through the wilderness with the lack of definitive archaeological evidence supporting such a mass migration?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) A wild ass . . .--One image of animal desire suggests another, and the "wild ass" appears (as in the Hebrew of <a href="/genesis/16-12.htm" title="And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brothers.">Genesis 16:12</a>; <a href="/job/11-12.htm" title="For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.">Job 11:12</a>; <a href="/job/39-5.htm" title="Who has sent out the wild ass free? or who has loosed the bands of the wild ass?">Job 39:5</a>) as even a stronger type of passion that defies control. The description is startling in its boldness, but has a parallel in that of Virgil (Georg. iii. 250).That snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure.--Better, in the desire of her heart, as it bears to her the scent that draws her on. The "occasion" and the "month" are, of course, the season when the stimulus of animal desire is strongest. There is no need for the stallion to seek her with a weary search, she presents herself and pursues him. So there was in Israel what we should describe as a mania for the hateful worship of the heathen.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - A wild ass, etc. The type of wildness and independence (comp. <a href="/genesis/16-12.htm">Genesis 16:12</a>; <a href="/job/39-5.htm">Job 39:5-8</a>). That snuffeth up the wind; to cool the heat of her passion. In her occasion... in her month; i.e. at the pairing-time. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>a wild donkey פֶּ֣רֶה ׀ (pe·reh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6501.htm">Strong's 6501: </a> A wild donkey at home in לִמֻּ֣ד (lim·muḏ) Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3928.htm">Strong's 3928: </a> Instructed the wilderness, מִדְבָּ֗ר (miḏ·bār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech sniffing שָׁאֲפָ֣ה (šā·’ă·p̄āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7602.htm">Strong's 7602: </a> To inhale eagerly, to cover, to be angry, to hasten the wind ר֔וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit in the heat תַּאֲנָתָ֖הּ (ta·’ă·nā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8385.htm">Strong's 8385: </a> Occasion or time of copulation of her נַפְשָׁהּ֙ (nap̄·šāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion desire. בְּאַוַּ֤ת (bə·’aw·waṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_185.htm">Strong's 185: </a> Longing Who מִ֣י (mî) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix can restrain her passion? יְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּה (yə·šî·ḇen·nāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again All כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every who seek her מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ (mə·ḇaq·še·hā) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> To search out, to strive after need not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no weary themselves; יִיעָ֔פוּ (yî·‘ā·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3286.htm">Strong's 3286: </a> To be weary, faint in mating season בְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּ (bə·ḥā·ḏə·šāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month they will find her. יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃ (yim·ṣā·’ū·nə·hā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular, Paragogic nun <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:24 A wild donkey used to the wilderness (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/2-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/2-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>