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I have appointed over them four kinds”
    —it is a declaration of Adonai
    “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth to devour and to destroy.[a]

“So I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.

“Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem?
    Or who will grieve for you?
    Or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:3 cf. Rev. 6:4-8.

“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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