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15 Look, I am about to bring on you a nation from afar,
    O house of Israel,” declares[a] Yahweh.
“It is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation.[b]
    A nation whose language you do not know,
    and you cannot understand what they speak.
16 Their quiver is like an open tomb,
    all of them are warriors.
17 And they will eat your harvest and your food,
    they will eat your sons and your daughters,
they will eat your flock and your herd,
    they will eat your vine and your fig tree,
they will smash with the sword your fortified cities,[c]
    in which you trust.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:15 Literally “a declaration of”
  2. Jeremiah 5:15 Literally “a nation from a long time ago”
  3. Jeremiah 5:17 Literally “the cities of your fortification”

15 People of Israel,” declares the Lord,
    “I am bringing a distant nation(A) against you—
an ancient and enduring nation,
    a people whose language(B) you do not know,
    whose speech you do not understand.
16 Their quivers(C) are like an open grave;
    all of them are mighty warriors.
17 They will devour(D) your harvests and food,
    devour(E) your sons and daughters;
they will devour(F) your flocks and herds,
    devour your vines and fig trees.(G)
With the sword(H) they will destroy
    the fortified cities(I) in which you trust.(J)

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