19 Listen—the cry of my dear[a] people
from a far away land,
“Is the Lord no longer in Zion,(A)
her King not within her?”
Why have they provoked me to anger
with their carved images,
with their worthless foreign idols?(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 8:19 Lit of the daughter of my

19 Listen to the cry of my people
    from a land far away:(A)
“Is the Lord not in Zion?
    Is her King(B) no longer there?”

“Why have they aroused(C) my anger with their images,
    with their worthless(D) foreign idols?”(E)

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They are both stupid and foolish,
instructed by worthless idols
made of wood!

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They are all senseless(A) and foolish;(B)
    they are taught by worthless wooden idols.(C)

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15 They are worthless, a work to be mocked.
At the time of their punishment
they will be destroyed.(A)

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15 They are worthless,(A) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.

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22 Can any of the worthless idols of the nations(A) bring rain?
Or can the skies alone give showers?
Are You not the Lord our God?
We therefore put our hope in You,(B)
for You have done all these things.

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22 Do any of the worthless idols(A) of the nations bring rain?(B)
    Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
    Therefore our hope is in you,
    for you are the one who does all this.(C)

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