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19 The cities in the Negev are locked.
    No one can open them.
All the people of Judah have been taken away as captives.
    They were carried away as prisoners.

20 Jerusalem, look!
    The enemy is coming from the north[a]!
Where is the flock[b] you were once in charge of?
    That beautiful flock is gone now.
21 I will let your enemies become your rulers—
    people you once trusted with your secrets.
    What will you say then?
Surely you will feel great pain,
    like a woman giving birth.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 13:20 north The Babylonian army came from this direction to attack Judah. Armies from countries north and east of Israel often came this way to attack Judah and Israel.
  2. Jeremiah 13:20 flock Here, the word “flock” refers to all the towns around Jerusalem, as if Jerusalem were the shepherd and the towns of Judah were her flock.

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