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Jeremiah 6:20-22
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 6:20-22
English Standard Version
20 (A)What use to me is (B)frankincense that comes from (C)Sheba,
or sweet cane from a distant land?
(D)Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,
nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.
21 Therefore thus says the Lord:
(E)‘Behold, I will lay before this people
stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble;
fathers and sons together,
neighbor and friend shall perish.’”
22 Thus says the Lord:
(F)“Behold, a people is coming (G)from the north country,
a great nation is stirring from (H)the farthest parts of the earth.
Jeremiah 6:20-22
New International Version
Jeremiah 6:20-22
New International Version
20 What do I care about incense from Sheba(A)
or sweet calamus(B) from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;(C)
your sacrifices(D) do not please me.”(E)
21 Therefore this is what the Lord says:
“I will put obstacles before this people.
Parents and children alike will stumble(F) over them;
neighbors and friends will perish.”
22 This is what the Lord says:
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