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Jeremiah 14:12
New English Translation
Jeremiah 14:12
New English Translation
12 Even if they fast, I will not hear their cries for help. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them.[a] Instead, I will kill them through wars, famines, and plagues.”[b]
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- Jeremiah 14:12 sn See 6:16-20 for parallels.
- Jeremiah 14:12 tn Heb “through sword, starvation, and plague.”sn These were penalties (curses) that were to be imposed on Israel for failure to keep her covenant with God (cf. Lev 26:23-26). These three occur together fourteen other times in the book of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 14:12
King James Version
Jeremiah 14:12
King James Version
12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
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