Jeremiah 2:16-18

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁶ Moreover, the men of Memphis and Tah′panhes
    have broken the crown of your head.
¹⁷ Have you not brought this upon yourself
    by forsaking the Lord your God,
    when he led you in the way?
¹⁸ And now what do you gain by going to Egypt,
    to drink the waters of the Nile?
Or what do you gain by going to Assyria,
    to drink the waters of the Euphra′tes?