Jeremiah 15:14-16

Contemporary English Version

¹⁴My anger is a fire
that cannot be put out,^[a]
so I will make you slaves
of your enemies
in a foreign land.^[b]

Jeremiah Complains Again

¹⁵You can see how I suffer
insult after insult,
    all because of you, Lord.
Don't be so patient
    with my enemies;
take revenge on them
    before they kill me.

¹⁶When you spoke to me,
I was glad to obey,
because I belong to you,
the Lord All-Powerful.

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Footnotes

15.14 that cannot be put out: Some Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts “against you.”
15.14 I will make … land: Many Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts “I will make your enemies go through to a land you don't know about.”