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Furthermore, four kinds of destroyers I will send against them, says the Lord: the sword to kill, dogs to drag away, birds of the sky and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. I will make them an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what King Manasseh of Judah, the son of Hezekiah, did in Jerusalem.

[a]Who will there be to pity you, O Jerusalem?
    Who will mourn for you?
Who will have the slightest concern
    to inquire how you are?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:5 This oracle may date from a little after the events of 598 B.C.

“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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