Jeremiah 2:36–37

How much you go about,

changing your way!

You shall be put to shame by Egypt

as you were put to shame by Assyria.

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.

Why do you go about so much,

changing your ways?

You will be disappointed by Egypt

as you were by Assyria.

You will also leave that place

with your hands on your head,

for the Lord has rejected those you trust;

you will not be helped by them.

How unstable you are,

constantly changing your ways!

You will be put to shame by Egypt

just as you were put to shame by Assyria.

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.

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.

In despair, you will be led into exile

with your hands on your heads,

for the Lord has rejected the nations you trust.

They will not help you at all.

How you go about so much changing your way!

Also by Egypt you will be put to shame,

just as you were put to shame by Assyria.

Also from there you will come out

with your hands on your head,

for Yahweh has rejected those in whom you trust,

and you will not prosper through them.

Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. 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.