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Jeremiah 9-11
New American Standard Bible
Jeremiah 9-11
New American Standard Bible
Grief over Zion
9 [a](A)Oh, that my head were waters
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For those slain of the (B)daughter of my people!
2 [b](C)Oh that I had in the desert
A travelers’ lodging place;
So that I might leave my people
And go away from them!
For all of them are (D)adulterers,
An assembly of (E)treacherous people.
3 “They (F)bend their tongues like their bows;
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they (G)proceed from evil to evil,
And they (H)do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
4 “Let everyone (I)be on guard against his neighbor,
And (J)do not trust any brother;
Because every (K)brother utterly [c]betrays,
And every neighbor (L)goes about as a slanderer.
5 Everyone (M)deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They (N)weary themselves committing wrongdoing.
6 Your (O)dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they (P)refuse to know Me,” declares the Lord.
7 Therefore this is what the Lord of armies says:
“Behold, I will refine them and (Q)put them to the test;
For (R)what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?
8 Their (S)tongue is a deadly arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one (T)speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he (U)sets an ambush for him.
9 (V)Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the Lord.
“Shall I not avenge Myself
On a nation such as this?
10 “I will take up a weeping and wailing for the (W)mountains,
And for the pastures of the (X)wilderness a song of mourning,
Because they are (Y)laid waste so that no one passes through,
And the sound of the livestock is not heard;
Both the (Z)birds of the sky and the animals have fled; they are gone.
11 I will make Jerusalem a (AA)heap of ruins,
A haunt of (AB)jackals;
And I will make the cities of Judah a (AC)desolation without inhabitant.”
12 Who is the (AD)wise person who may understand this? And who is he to whom (AE)the mouth of the Lord has spoken, that he may declare it? (AF)Why is the land destroyed, laid waste like the desert, so that no one passes through? 13 The Lord said, “Because they have (AG)abandoned My Law which I put before them, and have not obeyed My voice nor walked according to it, 14 but have (AH)followed the stubbornness of their heart and the (AI)Baals, [d]as their (AJ)fathers taught them,” 15 therefore this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, (AK)I will feed this people wormwood; and I will give them (AL)poisoned water to drink. 16 I will also (AM)scatter them among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the (AN)sword after them until I have put an end to them.”
17 This is what the Lord of armies says:
“Consider and call for the (AO)mourning women, that they may come;
And send for the [e](AP)skillful women, that they may come!
18 Have them hurry and take up a wailing for us,
So that our (AQ)eyes may shed tears,
And our eyelids flow with water.
19 For a voice of (AR)wailing is heard from Zion:
‘(AS)How devastated we are!
We are put to great shame,
For we have (AT)abandoned the land
Because they have torn down our homes.’”
20 Now hear the word of the Lord, you (AU)women,
And let your ears receive the word of His mouth;
Teach your daughters wailing,
And have every woman teach her neighbor a song of mourning.
21 For (AV)death has come up through our windows;
It has entered our palaces
To eliminate the (AW)children from the streets,
The young men from the public squares.
22 Speak, “This is what the Lord says:
‘The corpses of people will fall (AX)like dung on the open field,
And like the sheaf after the reaper,
But no one will gather them.’”
23 This is what the Lord says: “(AY)Let no wise man boast of his wisdom, nor let the (AZ)mighty man boast of his might, nor a (BA)rich man boast of his riches; 24 but let the one who boasts (BB)boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who (BC)exercises [f]mercy, justice, and righteousness on the earth; for I (BD)delight in these things,” declares the Lord.
25 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet (BE)uncircumcised— 26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and (BF)all those inhabiting the desert who trim the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are (BG)uncircumcised of heart.”
A Satire on Idolatry
10 Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, house of Israel. 2 This is what the Lord says:
“(BH)Do not learn the way of the nations,
And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens,
Although the nations are terrified by them;
3 For the customs of the peoples are (BI)futile;
For (BJ)it is wood cut from the forest,
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
4 They (BK)decorate the idol with silver and gold;
They (BL)fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not totter.
5 They are like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
And they (BM)cannot speak;
They must be (BN)carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they (BO)can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
6 (BP)There is none like You, Lord;
You are (BQ)great, and Your name is great in might.
7 (BR)Who would not fear You, O (BS)King of the nations?
For it is Your due!
For among all the (BT)wise men of the nations
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
8 But they are altogether (BU)stupid and foolish;
The instruction from idols is nothing but wood!
9 Beaten (BV)silver is brought from (BW)Tarshish,
And (BX)gold from Uphaz,
The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith;
Their clothing is of violet and purple;
They are all the (BY)work of skilled people.
10 But the Lord is the (BZ)true God;
He is the (CA)living God and the (CB)everlasting King.
The (CC)earth quakes at His wrath,
And the nations cannot (CD)endure His indignation.
11 [g]This is what you shall say to them: “The (CE)gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will (CF)perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”
12 It is (CG)He who made the earth by His power,
Who (CH)established the world by His wisdom;
And by His understanding He has (CI)stretched out the heavens.
13 When He utters His (CJ)voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens,
And He makes the (CK)clouds ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the (CL)wind from His storehouses.
14 Every person is (CM)stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
For his cast metal images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
15 They are (CN)worthless, a work of mockery;
At the (CO)time of their punishment they will perish.
16 The (CP)Portion of Jacob is not like these;
For He is the [h](CQ)Maker of everything,
And (CR)Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;
The (CS)Lord of armies is His name.
17 (CT)Pick up your bundle from the ground,
You who live under siege!
18 For this is what the Lord says:
“Behold, I am (CU)slinging out the inhabitants of the land
At this time,
And I will cause them distress,
So that they may [i]be found.”
19 (CV)Woe to me, because of my [j]injury!
My (CW)wound is incurable.
But I said, “This certainly is a sickness,
And I (CX)must endure it.”
20 My (CY)tent is destroyed,
And all my ropes are broken.
My (CZ)sons have gone from me and are no more.
There is (DA)no one to stretch out my tent again
Or to set up my curtains.
21 For the shepherds have become stupid
And (DB)have not sought the Lord.
Therefore they have not prospered,
And (DC)all their flock is scattered.
22 The sound of a (DD)report! Behold, it is coming—
A great roar (DE)from the land of the north—
To (DF)make the cities of Judah
A desolation, a haunt of jackals.
23 I know, Lord, that (DG)a person’s way is not in himself,
(DH)Nor is it in a person who walks to direct his steps.
24 (DI)Correct me, Lord, but with justice;
Not with Your anger, or You will [k]bring me to nothing.
25 (DJ)Pour out Your wrath on the nations that (DK)do not know You,
And on the families who (DL)do not call upon Your name;
For they have devoured Jacob;
They have (DM)devoured him and consumed him,
And have laid waste his [l]settlement.
The Broken Covenant
11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “(DN)Hear the words of this (DO)covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3 and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: “(DP)Cursed is the one who does not obey the words of this covenant 4 which I commanded your forefathers on the (DQ)day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the (DR)iron furnace, saying, ‘(DS)Listen to My voice, and [m]do according to all that I command you; so you shall be (DT)My people, and I will be your God,’ 5 in order to confirm the (DU)oath which I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I replied, “(DV)Amen, Lord.”
6 And the Lord said to me, “(DW)Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, ‘(DX)Hear the words of this covenant and (DY)do them. 7 For I solemnly (DZ)warned your fathers on the (EA)day I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, (EB)warning them persistently, saying, “(EC)Listen to My voice.” 8 Yet they (ED)did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in the stubbornness of their evil heart, each one of them; therefore I brought on them all the (EE)words of this covenant which I commanded them to do, but they did not.’”
9 Then the Lord said to me, “A (EF)conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They have (EG)turned back to the wrongdoings of their [n]ancestors who (EH)refused to hear My words, and they (EI)have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have (EJ)broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.” 11 Therefore this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am (EK)bringing disaster on them which they will (EL)not be able to escape; though they will (EM)cry out to Me, I will not listen to them. 12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will (EN)go and cry out to the gods to whom they [o]burn incense, but they certainly will not save them in the time of their disaster. 13 For your gods are [p](EO)as many as your cities, Judah; and [q]as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the (EP)shameful thing, altars for [r](EQ)burning incense to Baal.
14 “So as for you, (ER)do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will (ES)not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster.
15 What right has My (ET)beloved in My house
When (EU)she has carried out many evil schemes?
Can the sacrificial flesh take away from you your disaster,
[s]So that you can rejoice?”
16 The Lord named you
“A (EV)green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and form”;
With the (EW)noise of a great [t]tumult
He has (EX)set fire to it,
And its branches are worthless.
17 The Lord of armies, who (EY)planted you, has (EZ)pronounced evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, which they have [u]done to provoke Me by [v](FA)offering sacrifices to Baal.
Plots against Jeremiah
18 Moreover, the Lord (FB)made it known to me and I knew it;
Then You showed me their deeds.
19 But I was like a gentle (FC)lamb led to the slaughter;
And I did not know that they had (FD)devised plots against me, saying,
“Let’s destroy the tree with its [w]fruit,
And (FE)let’s cut him off from the (FF)land of the living,
So that his (FG)name will no longer be remembered.”
20 But, Lord of armies, who (FH)judges righteously,
Who (FI)puts the [x]feelings and the heart to the test,
Let me see Your vengeance on them,
For to You I have [y]committed my cause.
21 Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the people of (FJ)Anathoth, who are (FK)seeking your life, saying: “(FL)Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, so that you do not (FM)die by our hand”; 22 therefore, this is what the Lord of armies says: “Behold, I am going to (FN)punish them! The (FO)young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine; 23 and a remnant (FP)will not be left to them, because I will (FQ)bring disaster on the people of Anathoth—(FR)the year of their punishment.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:1 Ch 8:23 in Heb
- Jeremiah 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Heb
- Jeremiah 9:4 I.e., like Jacob (a play on words)
- Jeremiah 9:14 Lit which
- Jeremiah 9:17 I.e., professional mourners
- Jeremiah 9:24 Or faithfulness
- Jeremiah 10:11 This verse is in Aram
- Jeremiah 10:16 Lit Fashioner
- Jeremiah 10:18 Lit find
- Jeremiah 10:19 Lit breaking
- Jeremiah 10:24 Lit diminish me
- Jeremiah 10:25 Or pasture
- Jeremiah 11:4 Lit do them
- Jeremiah 11:10 Lit former fathers
- Jeremiah 11:12 Or offer sacrifices
- Jeremiah 11:13 Lit the number of
- Jeremiah 11:13 Lit the number of
- Jeremiah 11:13 Or offering sacrifices to
- Jeremiah 11:15 Lit Then
- Jeremiah 11:16 I.e., confused noise
- Jeremiah 11:17 Or done for themselves
- Jeremiah 11:17 Or burning incense
- Jeremiah 11:19 Lit bread
- Jeremiah 11:20 Lit kidneys
- Jeremiah 11:20 Lit rolled
Jeremiah 9-11
New International Version
Jeremiah 9-11
New International Version
9 [a]1 Oh, that my head were a spring of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears!(A)
I would weep(B) day and night
for the slain of my people.(C)
2 Oh, that I had in the desert(D)
a lodging place for travelers,
so that I might leave my people
and go away from them;
for they are all adulterers,(E)
a crowd of unfaithful(F) people.
3 “They make ready their tongue
like a bow, to shoot lies;(G)
it is not by truth
that they triumph[b] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
they do not acknowledge(H) me,”
declares the Lord.
4 “Beware of your friends;(I)
do not trust anyone in your clan.(J)
For every one of them is a deceiver,[c](K)
and every friend a slanderer.(L)
5 Friend deceives friend,(M)
and no one speaks the truth.(N)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(O)
they weary themselves with sinning.
6 You[d] live in the midst of deception;(P)
in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.
7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
“See, I will refine(Q) and test(R) them,
for what else can I do
because of the sin of my people?
8 Their tongue(S) is a deadly arrow;
it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,(T)
but in their hearts they set traps(U) for them.(V)
9 Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(W) myself
on such a nation as this?”
10 I will weep and wail for the mountains
and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.(X)
They are desolate and untraveled,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds(Y) have all fled
and the animals are gone.
11 “I will make Jerusalem a heap(Z) of ruins,
a haunt of jackals;(AA)
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah(AB)
so no one can live there.”(AC)
12 Who is wise(AD) enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross?
13 The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law.(AE) 14 Instead, they have followed(AF) the stubbornness of their hearts;(AG) they have followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them.” 15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food(AH) and drink poisoned water.(AI) 16 I will scatter them among nations(AJ) that neither they nor their ancestors have known,(AK) and I will pursue them with the sword(AL) until I have made an end of them.”(AM)
17 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Consider now! Call for the wailing women(AN) to come;
send for the most skillful of them.
18 Let them come quickly
and wail over us
till our eyes overflow with tears
and water streams from our eyelids.(AO)
19 The sound of wailing is heard from Zion:
‘How ruined(AP) we are!
How great is our shame!
We must leave our land
because our houses are in ruins.’”
20 Now, you women, hear the word of the Lord;
open your ears to the words of his mouth.(AQ)
Teach your daughters how to wail;
teach one another a lament.(AR)
21 Death has climbed in through our windows(AS)
and has entered our fortresses;
it has removed the children from the streets
and the young men(AT) from the public squares.
22 Say, “This is what the Lord declares:
“‘Dead bodies will lie
like dung(AU) on the open field,
like cut grain behind the reaper,
with no one to gather them.’”
23 This is what the Lord says:
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom(AV)
or the strong boast of their strength(AW)
or the rich boast of their riches,(AX)
24 but let the one who boasts boast(AY) about this:
that they have the understanding to know(AZ) me,
that I am the Lord,(BA) who exercises kindness,(BB)
justice and righteousness(BC) on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.
25 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh(BD)— 26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the wilderness in distant places.[e](BE) For all these nations are really uncircumcised,(BF) and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.(BG)”
God and Idols(BH)
10 Hear what the Lord says to you, people of Israel. 2 This is what the Lord says:
“Do not learn the ways of the nations(BI)
or be terrified by signs(BJ) in the heavens,
though the nations are terrified by them.
3 For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman(BK) shapes it with his chisel.(BL)
4 They adorn it with silver(BM) and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.(BN)
5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
their idols cannot speak;(BO)
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.(BP)
Do not fear them;
they can do no harm(BQ)
nor can they do any good.”(BR)
6 No one is like you,(BS) Lord;
you are great,(BT)
and your name is mighty in power.
7 Who should not fear(BU) you,
King of the nations?(BV)
This is your due.
Among all the wise leaders of the nations
and in all their kingdoms,
there is no one like you.
8 They are all senseless(BW) and foolish;(BX)
they are taught by worthless wooden idols.(BY)
9 Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish(BZ)
and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have made(CA)
is then dressed in blue and purple—
all made by skilled workers.
10 But the Lord is the true God;
he is the living God,(CB) the eternal King.(CC)
When he is angry,(CD) the earth trembles;(CE)
the nations cannot endure his wrath.(CF)
11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish(CG) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”[f]
12 But God made(CH) the earth(CI) by his power;
he founded the world by his wisdom(CJ)
and stretched out the heavens(CK) by his understanding.
13 When he thunders,(CL) the waters in the heavens roar;
he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(CM) with the rain(CN)
and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(CO)
14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is shamed(CP) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(CQ)
they have no breath in them.
15 They are worthless,(CR) the objects of mockery;
when their judgment comes, they will perish.
16 He who is the Portion(CS) of Jacob is not like these,
for he is the Maker of all things,(CT)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance(CU)—
the Lord Almighty is his name.(CV)
Coming Destruction
17 Gather up your belongings(CW) to leave the land,
you who live under siege.
18 For this is what the Lord says:
“At this time I will hurl(CX) out
those who live in this land;
I will bring distress(CY) on them
so that they may be captured.”
19 Woe to me because of my injury!
My wound(CZ) is incurable!
Yet I said to myself,
“This is my sickness, and I must endure(DA) it.”
20 My tent(DB) is destroyed;
all its ropes are snapped.
My children are gone from me and are no more;(DC)
no one is left now to pitch my tent
or to set up my shelter.
21 The shepherds(DD) are senseless(DE)
and do not inquire of the Lord;(DF)
so they do not prosper(DG)
and all their flock is scattered.(DH)
22 Listen! The report is coming—
a great commotion from the land of the north!(DI)
It will make the towns of Judah desolate,(DJ)
a haunt of jackals.(DK)
Jeremiah’s Prayer
23 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
it is not for them to direct their steps.(DL)
24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—
not in your anger,(DM)
or you will reduce me to nothing.(DN)
25 Pour out your wrath on the nations(DO)
that do not acknowledge you,
on the peoples who do not call on your name.(DP)
For they have devoured(DQ) Jacob;
they have devoured him completely
and destroyed his homeland.(DR)
The Covenant Is Broken
11 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Listen to the terms of this covenant(DS) and tell them to the people of Judah and to those who live in Jerusalem. 3 Tell them that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Cursed(DT) is the one who does not obey the terms of this covenant— 4 the terms I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt,(DU) out of the iron-smelting furnace.(DV)’ I said, ‘Obey(DW) me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people,(DX) and I will be your God. 5 Then I will fulfill the oath I swore(DY) to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey’(DZ)—the land you possess today.”
I answered, “Amen,(EA) Lord.”
6 The Lord said to me, “Proclaim(EB) all these words in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: ‘Listen to the terms of this covenant and follow(EC) them. 7 From the time I brought your ancestors up from Egypt until today, I warned them again and again,(ED) saying, “Obey me.” 8 But they did not listen or pay attention;(EE) instead, they followed the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(EF) So I brought on them all the curses(EG) of the covenant I had commanded them to follow but that they did not keep.(EH)’”
9 Then the Lord said to me, “There is a conspiracy(EI) among the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem. 10 They have returned to the sins of their ancestors,(EJ) who refused to listen to my words.(EK) They have followed other gods(EL) to serve them.(EM) Both Israel and Judah have broken the covenant(EN) I made with their ancestors. 11 Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will bring on them a disaster(EO) they cannot escape.(EP) Although they cry(EQ) out to me, I will not listen(ER) to them. 12 The towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense,(ES) but they will not help them at all when disaster(ET) strikes. 13 You, Judah, have as many gods(EU) as you have towns;(EV) and the altars you have set up to burn incense(EW) to that shameful(EX) god Baal are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’
14 “Do not pray(EY) for this people or offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen(EZ) when they call to me in the time of their distress.
15 “What is my beloved doing in my temple
as she, with many others, works out her evil schemes?
Can consecrated meat(FA) avert your punishment?(FB)
When you engage in your wickedness,
then you rejoice.[g]”
16 The Lord called you a thriving olive tree(FC)
with fruit beautiful in form.
But with the roar of a mighty storm
he will set it on fire,(FD)
and its branches will be broken.(FE)
17 The Lord Almighty, who planted(FF) you, has decreed disaster(FG) for you, because the people of both Israel and Judah have done evil and aroused(FH) my anger by burning incense to Baal.(FI)
Plot Against Jeremiah
18 Because the Lord revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me what they were doing. 19 I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter;(FJ) I did not realize that they had plotted(FK) against me, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree and its fruit;
let us cut him off from the land of the living,(FL)
that his name be remembered(FM) no more.”
20 But you, Lord Almighty, who judge righteously(FN)
and test the heart(FO) and mind,(FP)
let me see your vengeance(FQ) on them,
for to you I have committed my cause.
21 Therefore this is what the Lord says about the people of Anathoth(FR) who are threatening to kill you,(FS) saying, “Do not prophesy(FT) in the name of the Lord or you will die(FU) by our hands”— 22 therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will punish them. Their young men(FV) will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine. 23 Not even a remnant(FW) will be left to them, because I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.(FX)”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1 is numbered 8:23, and 9:2-26 is numbered 9:1-25.
- Jeremiah 9:3 Or lies; / they are not valiant for truth
- Jeremiah 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob
- Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)
- Jeremiah 9:26 Or wilderness and who clip the hair by their foreheads
- Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.
- Jeremiah 11:15 Or Could consecrated meat avert your punishment? / Then you would rejoice
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