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Jeremiah 14:18-20
EasyEnglish Bible
Jeremiah 14:18-20
EasyEnglish Bible
18 When I go out into the fields,
I see the bodies of people who have died in war.
When I look in the city,
I see people who are dying from famine.
The prophets and the priests are busy with their work.
But they do not understand what is happening.” ’
A prayer that the Lord would save his people[a]
19 ‘Lord, have you completely turned away from the people of Judah?
Do you really hate the people of Zion?
You have knocked us down
so that we will never get better.
We hoped to live in peace,
but nothing good happened to us.
We hoped to have rest from our troubles,
but instead we live in fear.
20 Lord, we agree that we are wicked people.
Our ancestors also did bad things.
We have turned against you.
Footnotes
- 14:19 This prayer may be the words of the people or the words of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 14:18-20
New International Version
Jeremiah 14:18-20
New International Version
18 If I go into the country,
I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
I see the ravages of famine.(A)
Both prophet and priest
have gone to a land they know not.(B)’”
19 Have you rejected Judah completely?(C)
Do you despise Zion?
Why have you afflicted us
so that we cannot be healed?(D)
We hoped for peace
but no good has come,
for a time of healing
but there is only terror.(E)
20 We acknowledge(F) our wickedness, Lord,
and the guilt of our ancestors;(G)
we have indeed sinned(H) against you.
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