Jeremiah 18:19-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 Pay attention to me, O Lord,
and listen to what my adversaries say.
20 Must good be repaid with evil
that they should dig a pit to take my life?
Remember that I stood before you
to speak on their behalf,
to turn your wrath away from them.(A)
21 So now, give their children[a] to famine,(B)
deliver them to the power of the sword.
Let their wives be childless and widows;
let their husbands die of pestilence,
their youths be struck down by the sword in battle.
Footnotes
- 18:21 Give their children: often an extended family is meant, to be rewarded or punished as a unit.
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