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13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy [a]covetousness. 14 Jehovah of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, [b]Surely I will fill thee with men, as with the canker-worm; [c]and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:13 Or, dishonest gain
  2. Jeremiah 51:14 Or, Though I have filled
  3. Jeremiah 51:14 Or, yet

13 You who live by many waters(A)
    and are rich in treasures,(B)
your end has come,
    the time for you to be destroyed.(C)
14 The Lord Almighty has sworn by himself:(D)
    I will surely fill you with troops, as with a swarm of locusts,(E)
    and they will shout(F) in triumph over you.

15 “He made the earth by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(G)
    and stretched(H) out the heavens by his understanding.(I)

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