19 (A)Behold, (B)like a lion coming up from (C)the jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him[a] run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. (D)For who is like me? (E)Who will summon me? (F)What shepherd can stand before me?

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  1. Jeremiah 49:19 Septuagint, Syriac them

19 “Like a lion(A) coming up from Jordan’s thickets(B)
    to a rich pastureland,
I will chase Edom from its land in an instant.
    Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this?
Who is like(C) me and who can challenge me?(D)
    And what shepherd(E) can stand against me?”

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19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

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The Lord Answers Jeremiah

“If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,
    how will you compete with horses?
And if in a safe land you are so trusting,
    what will you do in (A)the thicket of the Jordan?

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God’s Answer

“If you have raced with men on foot
    and they have worn you out,
    how can you compete with horses?
If you stumble[a] in safe country,
    how will you manage in the thickets(A) by[b] the Jordan?

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  1. Jeremiah 12:5 Or you feel secure only
  2. Jeremiah 12:5 Or the flooding of

If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

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21 (A)Their prince shall be one of themselves;
    (B)their ruler shall come out from their midst;
(C)I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
    (D)for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.

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21 Their leader(A) will be one of their own;
    their ruler will arise from among them.(B)
I will bring him near(C) and he will come close to me—
    for who is he who will devote himself
    to be close to me?’
declares the Lord.

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21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord.

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44 (A)“Behold, like a lion coming up from the thicket of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make them run away from her, and I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd (B)can stand before me? 45 Therefore hear (C)the plan that the Lord has made against Babylon, (D)and the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: (E)Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate. 46 (F)At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations.”

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44 Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets(A)
    to a rich pastureland,
I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant.
    Who is the chosen(B) one I will appoint for this?
Who is like me and who can challenge me?(C)
    And what shepherd can stand against me?”

45 Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Babylon,
    what he has purposed(D) against the land of the Babylonians:(E)
The young of the flock will be dragged away;
    their pasture will be appalled at their fate.
46 At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will tremble;(F)
    its cry(G) will resound among the nations.

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44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.

46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.

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10 No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up.
    Who then is he who can stand before me?

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10 No one is fierce enough to rouse it.(A)
    Who then is able to stand against me?(B)

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10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

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19 If it is a contest of (A)strength, behold, he is mighty!
    If it is a matter of justice, who can (B)summon him?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:19 Or who can grant me a hearing?

19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(A)
    And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[a]?(B)

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  1. Job 9:19 See Septuagint; Hebrew me.

19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?

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15 and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and (A)the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (now (B)the Jordan overflows all its banks (C)throughout the time of harvest),

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15 Now the Jordan(A) is at flood stage(B) all during harvest.(C) Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,

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15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)

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11 (A)“Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?
    Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
    awesome in (B)glorious deeds, (C)doing wonders?

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11 Who among the gods
    is like you,(A) Lord?
Who is like you—
    majestic in holiness,(B)
awesome in glory,(C)
    working wonders?(D)

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11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

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17 for (A)the great day of their wrath has come, and (B)who can stand?”

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17 For the great day(A) of their[a] wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”(B)

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  1. Revelation 6:17 Some manuscripts his

17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

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