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Jeremiah 2:16 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015

Pia watu wa Memfisi* na Tahpanhesi* wamevunja taji ya kichwa chako.

Jeremiah 2:16 in English

Jeremiah 2:16 · Berean Standard Bible

The men of Memphis * and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.

Context

14Je, Israeli ni mtumishi, yaani mtumwa kwa kuzaliwa? Kwa nini basi amekuwa mateka? 15Simba wamenguruma; wamemngurumia. Wameifanya nchi yake kuwa ukiwa; miji yake imeteketezwa, nayo imeachwa haina watu. 16Pia watu wa Memfisi* na Tahpanhesi* wamevunja taji ya kichwa chako. 17Je, hukujiletea hili wewe mwenyewe kwa kumwacha Bwana, Mungu wako alipowaongoza njiani? 18Sasa kwa nini uende Misri kunywa maji ya Shihori?* Nawe kwa nini kwenda Ashuru kunywa maji ya Mto Frati?

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