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12 Your enemy that comes from the north
    is like a weapon made from iron and bronze.
You will never break it.
13 I will give all your valuable things to your enemies.
    They will take them all away.
    You will receive nothing in return.
That will pay for the sins that you have done
    everywhere in your land.
14 Your enemies will make you their slaves
    in a land that you do not know.
I will punish you as if in a hot fire,
    because I am very angry with you.’

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12 “Can a man break iron—
    iron from the north(A)—or bronze?

13 “Your wealth(B) and your treasures
    I will give as plunder,(C) without charge,(D)
because of all your sins
    throughout your country.(E)
14 I will enslave you to your enemies
    in[a] a land you do not know,(F)
for my anger will kindle a fire(G)
    that will burn against you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:14 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 17:4); most Hebrew manuscripts I will cause your enemies to bring you / into