Jeremiah 15:9-11
International Standard Version
9 “The woman who gave birth to seven will grow faint,
her life will expire.
Her sun will set while it’s still day.
She will be disgraced and humiliated.
I’ll kill the rest of them with swords
in the presence of their enemies,”
declares the Lord.
Jeremiah’s Complaint
10 How terrible for me, my mother,
that you gave birth to me,
a man of strife and contention for the whole land!
I’ve neither lent nor borrowed,
yet everyone curses me.
God’s Answer to Jeremiah’s Complaint
11 The Lord said,
“Have I not set you free
for a good purpose?
Have I not intervened for you with your enemies
in times of trouble and times of distress?
Jeremiah 15:9-11
New International Version
9 The mother of seven will grow faint(A)
and breathe her last.(B)
Her sun will set while it is still day;
she will be disgraced(C) and humiliated.
I will put the survivors to the sword(D)
before their enemies,”(E)
declares the Lord.
10 Alas, my mother, that you gave me birth,(F)
a man with whom the whole land strives and contends!(G)
I have neither lent(H) nor borrowed,
yet everyone curses(I) me.
11 The Lord said,
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