BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
25Do not run until your feet are bare
and your throat is dry.
But you said, ‘It’s no use!
I love foreign gods,
and I must go after them.’
Jeremiah 2:25
Jeremiah 2:25 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
25“Keep your feet from being bare,
And your throat from thirst;
But you said, ‘It is hopeless!
No! For I have loved strangers,
And I will walk after them.’
Amplified Bible (AMP)
25“[Cease your mad running after idols to]
Keep your feet from becoming bare
And your throat from becoming dry;
But you said, ‘It is hopeless!
For I have loved strangers and foreign gods,
And I will walk after them.’
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.’
American Standard Version (ASV)
25Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst, It is in vain; no, for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
25Keepe thou thy feete from barenes, and thy throte from thirst: but thou saidest desperately, No, for I haue loued strangers, and them will I follow.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
25“Keep your feet from being bare,
and your throat from thirst.
But you said, ‘It is in vain.
No, for I have loved strangers,
and I will go after them.’
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
25Do not run after other gods
until your sandals are worn out and your throat is dry.
But you said, ‘It’s no use!
I love those gods.
I must go after them.’
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
25Stop running after them!
Your feet will hurt and you will become very thirsty.
You say, “Do not try to stop us!
We cannot turn back.
We love foreign gods and we must serve them!”
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
25Withhold your foot from being unshod, || And your throat from thirst, || And you say, It is incurable, || No, for I have loved strangers, and I go after them.