Jer 2:24 | NETfull | STEP | 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. 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.

Jeremiah 2:24

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. ^{▼▼ The words “to get the scent of a male” are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarification.}
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. ^{▼▼ The metaphor is intended to depict Israel’s irrepressible desire to worship other gods.}