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Jeremiah 5:17-19
The Message
Jeremiah 5:17-19
The Message
15-17 “Attention! I’m bringing a far-off nation
against you, O house of Israel.”
God’s Decree.
“A solid nation,
an ancient nation,
A nation that speaks another language.
You won’t understand a word they say.
When they aim their arrows, you’re as good as dead.
They’re a nation of real fighters!
They’ll clean you out of house and home,
rob you of crops and children alike.
They’ll feast on your sheep and cattle,
strip your vines and fig trees.
And the fortresses that made you feel so safe—
leveled with a stroke of the sword!
18-19 “Even then, as bad as it will be”—God’s Decree!—“it will not be the end of the world for you. And when people ask, ‘Why did our God do all this to us?’ you must say to them, ‘This is back on you. Just as you left me and served foreign gods in your own country, so now you must serve foreigners in their own country.’
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Jeremiah 5:17-19
New International Version
Jeremiah 5:17-19
New International Version
17 They will devour(A) your harvests and food,
devour(B) your sons and daughters;
they will devour(C) your flocks and herds,
devour your vines and fig trees.(D)
With the sword(E) they will destroy
the fortified cities(F) in which you trust.(G)
18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not destroy(H) you completely. 19 And when the people ask,(I) ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods(J) in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners(K) in a land not your own.’
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