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Jeremiah 6:12-15
New English Translation
Jeremiah 6:12-15
New English Translation
12 Their houses will be turned over to others
as will their fields and their wives.
For I will unleash my power[a]
against those who live in this land,”
says the Lord.
13 “That is because, from the least important to the most important of them,
all of them are greedy for dishonest gain.
Prophets and priests alike,
all of them practice deceit.
14 They offer only superficial help
for the harm my people have suffered.[b]
They say, ‘Everything will be all right!’
But everything is not all right![c]
15 Are they ashamed because they have done such shameful things?
No, they are not at all ashamed.
They do not even know how to blush!
So they will die, just like others have died.[d]
They will be brought to ruin when I punish them,”
says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:12 tn Heb “I will reach out my hand.” This figure involves both comparing God to a person (anthropomorphism) and substituting the hand for its actions or exertions (metonymy). A common use of “hand” is for the exertion of power or strength (cf. BDB 290 s.v. יָד 2 and 289-90 s.v. יָד 1.e(2); cf. Deut 34:12; Ps 78:42; Jer 16:21).
- Jeremiah 6:14 tn Heb “They heal [= bandage] the wound of my people lightly”; TEV “They act as if my people’s wounds were only scratches.”
- Jeremiah 6:14 tn Heb “They say, ‘Peace! Peace!’ and there is no peace!”
- Jeremiah 6:15 tn Heb “They will fall among the fallen.”
Jeremiah 6:12-15
New International Version
Jeremiah 6:12-15
New International Version
12 Their houses will be turned over to others,(A)
together with their fields and their wives,(B)
when I stretch out my hand(C)
against those who live in the land,”
declares the Lord.
13 “From the least to the greatest,
all(D) are greedy for gain;(E)
prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit.(F)
14 They dress the wound of my people
as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
when there is no peace.(G)
15 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?
No, they have no shame at all;
they do not even know how to blush.(H)
So they will fall among the fallen;
they will be brought down when I punish(I) them,”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 6:12-15
King James Version
Jeremiah 6:12-15
King James Version
12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord.
13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.
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