Yeremia 2:24-25

2:24 You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness.

In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. ¹ 

No one can hold her back when she is in heat.

None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her.

At mating time she is easy to find. ² 

2:25 Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out

and your throats become dry. ³ 

But you say, ‘It is useless for you to try and stop me

because I love those foreign gods ⁴  and want to pursue them!’

[2:24]  ¹ tn The words “to get the scent of a male” are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[2:24]  ² sn The metaphor is intended to depict Israel’s irrepressible desire to worship other gods.

[2:25]  ³ tn Heb “Refrain your feet from being bare and your throat from being dry/thirsty.”

[2:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “It is useless! No!” For this idiom, see Jer 18:12; NEB “No; I am desperate.”