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Jeremiah 6:12-14
New English Translation
Jeremiah 6:12-14
New English Translation
12 Their houses will be turned over to others
as will their fields and their wives.
For I will unleash my power[a]
against those who live in this land,”
says the Lord.
13 “That is because, from the least important to the most important of them,
all of them are greedy for dishonest gain.
Prophets and priests alike,
all of them practice deceit.
14 They offer only superficial help
for the harm my people have suffered.[b]
They say, ‘Everything will be all right!’
But everything is not all right![c]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:12 tn Heb “I will reach out my hand.” This figure involves both comparing God to a person (anthropomorphism) and substituting the hand for its actions or exertions (metonymy). A common use of “hand” is for the exertion of power or strength (cf. BDB 290 s.v. יָד 2 and 289-90 s.v. יָד 1.e(2); cf. Deut 34:12; Ps 78:42; Jer 16:21).
- Jeremiah 6:14 tn Heb “They heal [= bandage] the wound of my people lightly”; TEV “They act as if my people’s wounds were only scratches.”
- Jeremiah 6:14 tn Heb “They say, ‘Peace! Peace!’ and there is no peace!”
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