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19 The towns of the Negev are shut up,
    and there is no one who opens them.[a]
All of Judah is deported;
    it is deported in completeness.
20 Lift up your eyes
    and see those coming from the north.
Where is the flock that was given to you,
    your magnificent flock?[b]
21 What will you say when he sets over you—
    and you have taught them—allies as head over you?
Will not labor pains take hold of you,
    like a woman giving birth?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 13:19 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Jeremiah 13:20 Literally “the flock of your splendor”

19 The cities in the Negev will be shut up,
    and there will be no one to open them.
All Judah(A) will be carried into exile,
    carried completely away.

20 Look up and see
    those who are coming from the north.(B)
Where is the flock(C) that was entrusted to you,
    the sheep of which you boasted?
21 What will you say when the Lord sets over you
    those you cultivated as your special allies?(D)
Will not pain grip you
    like that of a woman in labor?(E)

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