Jeremiah 13:16-18

Contemporary English Version

¹⁶You hope for light,
    but God is sending darkness.
Evening shadows already deepen
    in the hills.
So return to God
and confess your sins to him
    before you trip and fall.
¹⁷If you are too proud to listen,
    I will weep alone.
Tears will stream from my eyes
when the Lord's people
    are taken away as prisoners.

¹⁸The Lord told me to tell you
that your king and his mother^[a]
must surrender their thrones
and remove their crowns.^[b]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

13.18 mother: The king's mother usually had an important position in the royal court.
13.18 and remove their crowns: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

Jeremiah 13:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶Give glory^(A) to the Lord your God
    before he brings the darkness,
before your feet stumble^(B)
    on the darkening hills.
You hope for light,
    but he will turn it to utter darkness
    and change it to deep gloom.^(C)
¹⁷If you do not listen,^(D)
    I will weep in secret
    because of your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly,
    overflowing with tears,^(E)
    because the Lord’s flock^(F) will be taken captive.^(G)