“I will ordain four kinds[a] of judgment for them”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away,(A) and the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land(B) to devour and destroy. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh(C) son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.

Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem?(D)
Who will show sympathy toward you?(E)
Who will turn aside
to ask about your well-being?

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Footnotes

  1. 15:3 Lit families

“I will send four kinds of destroyers(A) against them,” declares the Lord, “the sword(B) to kill and the dogs(C) to drag away and the birds(D) and the wild animals to devour and destroy.(E) I will make them abhorrent(F) to all the kingdoms of the earth(G) because of what Manasseh(H) son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.

“Who will have pity(I) on you, Jerusalem?
    Who will mourn for you?
    Who will stop to ask how you are?

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