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They will not help you at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />From it too you will come away with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, and you will not prosper by them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Indeed you will go forth from him With your hands on your head; For the LORD has rejected your trusted allies, And you will not prosper by them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“From this <i>place</i> as well you will go out With your hands on your head; For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, And you will not prosper with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220From this place also you will go out With your hands on your head; For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, And you will not prosper with them.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“From this <i>place</i> also you shall go out With your hands on your head; For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, And you shall not prosper with them.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />From this <i>place</i> also you will go out With your hands on your head; For Yahweh has rejected those in whom you trust, And you will not succeed with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“From Egypt also you will come away [as captives] With your hands on your head; For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust (confide), And you will not be successful with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, you will be led out from here with your hands on your head since the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not succeed even with their help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, you will be led out from here with your hands on your head since the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not succeed even with their help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />From thence also shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head: for Jehovah hath rejected those in whom thou trustest, and thou shalt not prosper with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and you will leave in great sadness. I won't let you find help from those you trust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />From him also shalt thou go forth, with thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will also leave this place with your hands over your head, because the LORD has rejected those you trust. You will not be helped by them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will turn away from Egypt, hanging your head in shame. I, the LORD, have rejected those you trust; you will not gain anything from them." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You will also go out from this place with your hands over your heads. For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, and you won't prosper through them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, you will come away from Egypt with your hands covering your faces in sorrow and shame because the LORD will not allow your reliance on them to be successful and you will not gain any help from them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />From there also you shall go forth, with your hands on your head; for the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, and you shall not prosper with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yes, thou shalt go forth from him, and thy hands upon thy head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will also leave that place with your hands on your head; for Yahweh has rejected those in whom you trust, and you won’t prosper with them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Also you go out from this, "" And your hands on your head, "" For YHWH has kicked at your confidences, "" And you do not give prosperity to them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Also from this thou goest out, And thy hands on thy head, For Jehovah hath kicked at thy confidences, And thou dost not give prosperity to them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also from this thou wilt go forth and thy hands upon thy head: for Jehovah rejected thy trusts and thou shalt not give success to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For from thence thou shalt go, and thy hand shall be upon thy head: for the Lord hath destroyed thy trust, and thou shalt have nothing prosperous therein. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you will also depart from that place, and your hand will be upon your head. For the Lord has crushed your confidence, and you will have nothing prosperous by it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />From there too you will go out, your hands upon your head; For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, with them you will have no success. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />From there also you will come away with your hands on your head; for the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, and you will not prosper through them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yea, you shall go forth from him humiliated; for the LORD is angry against those upon whom you have put your trust, and you shall not prosper with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also you shall go out from unity with this one when your hands are on your head, for LORD JEHOVAH is angry against those whom you trust, and you shall not prosper by them <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />From him also shalt thou go forth, With thy hands upon thy head; For the LORD hath rejected them in whom thou didst trust, And thou shalt not prosper in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thou shalt go forth thence also with thine hands upon thine head; for the Lord has rejected thine hope, and thou shalt not prosper in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=636" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Israel's Unfaithfulness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">36</span>How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Moreover,</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m:: DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: tê·ṣə·’î (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">you will leave</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">that place</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: wə·yā·ḏa·yiḵ (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 2fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">with your hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">your head,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: mā·’as (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">has rejected</a> <a href="/hebrew/4009.htm" title="4009: bə·miḇ·ṭa·ḥa·yiḵ (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Confidence. From batach; properly, a refuge, i.e. security, or assurance.">those you trust;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6743.htm" title="6743: ṯaṣ·lî·ḥî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2fs) -- To push forward. Or tsaleach; a primitive root; to push forward, in various senses.">prosper</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">by their help.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a></span><br />When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a></span><br />“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-6.htm">Ezekiel 29:6-7</a></span><br />Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. / When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a></span><br />Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Lamentations 4:17</a></span><br />All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm">Isaiah 20:5-6</a></span><br />Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed. / And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6</a></span><br />Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">2 Chronicles 28:16-21</a></span><br />At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria. / The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives. / The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a></span><br />So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">Isaiah 57:13</a></span><br />When you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind will carry off all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15-18</a></span><br />But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’ / ‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. / Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Isaiah 30:7</a></span><br />Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Isaiah 31:3</a></span><br />But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, you shall go forth from him, and your hands on your head: for the LORD has rejected your confidences, and you shall not prosper in them.</p><p class="hdg">thine hands</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">2 Samuel 13:19</a></b></br> And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that <i>was</i> on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.</p><p class="hdg">for the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Jeremiah 2:36</a></b></br> Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; Cursed <i>be</i> the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/37-7.htm">Jeremiah 37:7-10</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land… </p><p class="hdg">and thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-5.htm">Jeremiah 32:5</a></b></br> And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-41.htm">Numbers 14:41</a></b></br> And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/13-12.htm">2 Chronicles 13:12</a></b></br> And, behold, God himself <i>is</i> with us for <i>our</i> captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/59-15.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm">Head</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/judges/9-38.htm">Kicked</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-15.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Prosper</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-12.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-6.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Trust</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/4-2.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Head</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-23.htm">Help</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-7.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-30.htm">Kicked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Prosper</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-17.htm">Trust</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">God having shown his former kindness, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">expostulates with the people on their causeless and unexampled revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">They are the causes of their own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">The sins and idolatries of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Her confidence is rejected.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head</b><br>This phrase signifies a posture of defeat and mourning. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, placing hands on the head was a common gesture of despair and lamentation. This imagery suggests that the people of Judah will experience shame and humiliation as they leave the place they sought for refuge or alliance. Historically, this could refer to their reliance on foreign nations like Egypt or Assyria for military support, which ultimately failed them. The gesture also echoes the broader biblical theme of the futility of trusting in human strength rather than in God.<p><b>for the LORD has rejected those you trust</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the central issue of misplaced trust. The people of Judah had turned to alliances with foreign powers instead of relying on God. The rejection by the LORD underscores the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where trust and obedience were paramount. This rejection is not arbitrary but a consequence of their disobedience and idolatry. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of the first commandment, emphasizing exclusive devotion to God. This theme is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/31.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a>, which warns against relying on Egypt for help.<p><b>you will not prosper by their help.</b><br>The final phrase confirms the futility of Judah's alliances. Despite their efforts to secure safety and prosperity through political and military means, they will not succeed. This reflects the biblical principle that true prosperity and security come from God alone. Historically, Judah's alliances with nations like Egypt did not prevent the Babylonian conquest, fulfilling Jeremiah's prophecy. This serves as a warning against idolatry and self-reliance, urging believers to place their trust in God. Theologically, it points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who is the true source of peace and prosperity for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by his deep emotional connection to the messages he delivered.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which had turned away from God and was seeking alliances with foreign nations for security, rather than relying on the Lord.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is portrayed as both just and merciful. He is the one who has rejected the false securities that Judah has trusted in.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreign_alliances.htm">Foreign Alliances</a></b><br>The political and military alliances that Judah sought with other nations, such as Egypt and Assyria, in an attempt to secure their safety and prosperity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hands_on_your_head.htm">Hands on Your Head</a></b><br>A gesture of mourning and despair, indicating the deep regret and hopelessness that would result from trusting in these rejected alliances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/m/misplaced_trust.htm">Misplaced Trust</a></b><br>The people of Judah placed their trust in political alliances rather than in God. This serves as a warning to us today to examine where we place our trust. Are we relying on worldly systems or on God?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Judah's disobedience led to God's rejection of their plans. This reminds us that disobedience to God can lead to consequences that affect our lives deeply.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>The gesture of hands on the head signifies regret. It is a call for us to repent and return to God when we realize we have strayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The rejection of Judah's alliances underscores God's sovereignty. He is in control, and His plans will prevail over human schemes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prosperity_in_god's_way.htm">Prosperity in God's Way</a></b><br>True prosperity comes from following God's ways, not from our own plans or alliances. We are encouraged to seek His guidance in all our endeavors.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) <span class= "bld">From him.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">from it, sc., </span>from Egypt as a people.<p><span class= "bld">Thine hands upon thine head.</span>--The outward sign of depression and despair (<a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm" title="And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.">2Samuel 13:19</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Thy confidences.</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the grounds or objects of thy confidence.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">From him</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. from Egypt, personified as a man (so whenever a people is referred to; a laud is represented as a woman). Egypt was, in fact, the only great power capable of assisting Judah at this time (see Introduction); yet even Egypt, the prophet says, shall disappoint her Jewish allies, for Jehovah has rejected thy confidences (<span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. the objects of thy confidence). As a matter of fact, "the King of Egypt came not again any more out of his laud" after Necho's crushing defeat at Carehemish (<a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">2 Kings 24:7</a>; comp. <a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Jeremiah 37:5</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Moreover,</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(gam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will leave</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּֽצְאִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ṣə·’î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that place</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶה֙</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with your hands</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָדַ֖יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your head,</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאשֵׁ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(rō·šêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהֹוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has rejected</span><br /><span class="heb">מָאַ֤ס</span> <span class="translit">(mā·’as)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those you trust;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miḇ·ṭa·ḥa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4009.htm">Strong's 4009: </a> </span><span class="str2">A refuge, security, assurance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prosper</span><br /><span class="heb">תַצְלִ֖יחִי</span> <span class="translit">(ṯaṣ·lî·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6743.htm">Strong's 6743: </a> </span><span class="str2">To push forward</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by their help.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/2-37.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:37 From there also you shall go forth (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 3:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 3:1" /></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>