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Jeremiah 4:18
New English Translation
Jeremiah 4:18
New English Translation
18 “The way you have lived and the things you have done[a]
will bring this on you.
This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed.[b]
The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart.”[c]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:18 tn Heb “Your way and your deeds.”
- Jeremiah 4:18 tn Heb “How bitter!”
- Jeremiah 4:18 tn Heb “Indeed, it reaches to your heart.” The subject must be the pain alluded to in the last half of the preceding line; the verb is masculine, agreeing with the adjective translated “painful.” The only other possible antecedent, “punishment,” is feminine.
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