Jeremiah 2:16 Meaning
Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
Context Explained
14Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
15The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
16Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
17Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
18And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 27:29
Jesus is crowned with thorns, contrasting the shame of Israel's leaders.
Mark 15:18
The soldiers mock Jesus, paralleling the humiliation of Israel.
Isaiah 53:3
Jesus is despised and rejected, similar to Israel's experience.
Source: Jeremiah 2:16