Jeremiah 15:2-4

New International Version

²And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘Those destined for death, to death;
those for the sword, to the sword;^(A)
those for starvation, to starvation;^(B)
those for captivity, to captivity.’^(C)

³“I will send four kinds of destroyers^(D) against them,” declares the Lord, “the sword^(E) to kill and the dogs^(F) to drag away and the birds^(G) and the wild animals to devour and destroy.^(H) ⁴I will make them abhorrent^(I) to all the kingdoms of the earth^(J) because of what Manasseh^(K) son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.

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Jeremiah 15:2-4

New King James Version

²And it shall be, if they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you shall tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord:

^(A)“Such as are for death, to death;
And such as are for the sword, to the sword;
And such as are for the famine, to the famine;
And such as are for the ^(B)captivity, to the captivity.” ’

³“And I will ^(C)appoint over them four forms of destruction,” says the Lord: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, ^(D)the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. ⁴I will hand them over to ^(E)trouble, to all kingdoms of the earth, because of ^(F)Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.

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Jeremiah 15:2-4

English Standard Version

²And when they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord:

^(A)“‘Those who are for pestilence, to pestilence,
and those who are for the sword, to the sword;
those who are for famine, to famine,
and those who are for captivity, to captivity.’

³^(B)I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the Lord: the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, and ^(C)the birds of the air ^(D)and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. ⁴^(E)And I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what ^(F)Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem.

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Jeremiah 15:2-4

New American Standard Bible

²And it shall be that when they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“Those destined ^(A)for death, to death;
And those destined for the sword, to the sword;
And those destined for famine, to famine;
And those destined for captivity, to captivity.”’

³And I will ^(B)appoint over them four kinds of doom,” declares the Lord: “the sword to kill, the ^(C)dogs to drag away, and the ^(D)birds of the sky and the animals of the earth to devour and destroy. ⁴I will ^(E)make them an object of terror among all the kingdoms of the earth because of ^(F)Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.