11 But I am (A)full of the wrath of the Lord;
I am (B)weary of holding it in.
(C)Pour it out on the children in the street
And on the [a]gathering of young men together;
For both husband and wife shall be taken,
The old [b]and the very old.
12 Their (D)houses shall be turned over to others,
Their fields and their wives together;
For I will (E)stretch out My hand
Against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the Lord.
13 “For (F)from the least of them to the greatest of them,
Everyone is (G)greedy for gain,
And from the prophet to the priest
Everyone deals falsely.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:11 Lit council
  2. Jeremiah 6:11 Lit with fullness of days

11 But I am full of the wrath(A) of the Lord,
    and I cannot hold it in.(B)

“Pour it out on the children in the street
    and on the young men(C) gathered together;
both husband and wife will be caught in it,
    and the old, those weighed down with years.(D)
12 Their houses will be turned over to others,(E)
    together with their fields and their wives,(F)
when I stretch out my hand(G)
    against those who live in the land,”
declares the Lord.
13 “From the least to the greatest,
    all(H) are greedy for gain;(I)
prophets and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.(J)

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