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Jeremiah 12:12  New English Translation

12 A destructive army[a] will come marching
over the hilltops in the wilderness.
For the Lord will use them as his destructive weapon[b]
against[c] everyone from one end of the land to the other.
No one will be safe.[d]

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  1. Jeremiah 12:12 tn Heb “destroyers.”
  2. Jeremiah 12:12 tn Heb “It is the Lord’s consuming sword.”
  3. Jeremiah 12:12 tn Heb “For a sword of the Lord will devour.” The sword is often symbolic for destructive forces of all kinds. Here and in Isa 34:6; Jer 47:6, it is symbolic of the enemy armies that the Lord uses to carry out destructive punishment against his enemies, hence the translation “his destructive weapon.” A similar figure is use in Isa 10:5, where the figure is more clearly identified; Assyria is the rod/club that the Lord will use to discipline unfaithful Israel.
  4. Jeremiah 12:12 tn Heb “There is no peace to all flesh.”
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