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Jeremiah 5:17-19
Expanded Bible
Jeremiah 5:17-19
Expanded Bible
17 They will ·eat [consume; devour] your crops and your food.
They will ·eat [consume; devour] your sons and daughters.
They will ·eat [consume; devour] your flocks and herds.
They will ·eat [consume; devour] your ·grapes [L vines] and ·figs [L fig trees].
They will destroy with their swords
the ·strong, walled [fortified] cities you ·trust [have confidence in].
18 “Yet even ·then [L in those days],” says the Lord, “I will not ·destroy you completely [L make a complete end; v. 10; 4:27]. 19 When the people [C of Judah] ask, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us [C his acts of judgment]?’ then give them this answer: ‘You have ·left [abandoned; forsaken] the Lord and served foreign gods [C idols] in your own land. So now you will serve ·foreigners [L strangers] in a land that does not belong to you.’
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Jeremiah 5:17-19
New International Version
Jeremiah 5:17-19
New International Version
17 They will devour(A) your harvests and food,
devour(B) your sons and daughters;
they will devour(C) your flocks and herds,
devour your vines and fig trees.(D)
With the sword(E) they will destroy
the fortified cities(F) in which you trust.(G)
18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not destroy(H) you completely. 19 And when the people ask,(I) ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods(J) in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners(K) in a land not your own.’
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