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Jeremiah 2:24
a wild donkey at home in the wilderness,
from Israel’s Unfaithfulness, Jeremiah 2:23-37
What it says

She is compared to a wild donkey in the wilderness, driven by desire in a way no pursuer needs to miss.

What it is doing

This verse depicts unrestrained appetite in vivid terms.

In context

23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; 24a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, 25You should have kept your feet from going bare 26As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, 27say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ 28But where are the gods you made for yourselves? 29Why do you bring a case against Me? 30“I have struck your sons in vain; 31You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: 32Does a maiden forget her jewelry 33How skillfully you pursue love! 34Moreover, your skirts are stained 35you say, ‘I am innocent. 36How impulsive you are, 37Moreover, you will leave that place