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“And I will summon[a] over them four types of calamity,” declares[b] Yahweh, “the sword to kill, and the dogs to drag away, and the birds[c] of the air and the wild animals[d] of the earth to devour and to destroy. And I will make them a terror to all of the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, because of what he did in Jerusalem.

“For who will have compassion on you, O Jerusalem,
    or who will show sympathy to you,
    or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:3 Or “appoint”
  2. Jeremiah 15:3 Literally “a declaration of”
  3. Jeremiah 15:3 Hebrew “bird”
  4. Jeremiah 15:3 Hebrew “wild animal”
  5. Jeremiah 15:5 Literally “to ask to the welfare of you”

“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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