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Jeremiah 21:10
New English Translation
Jeremiah 21:10
New English Translation
10 For I, the Lord, say that[a] I am determined not to deliver this city but to bring disaster on it.[b] It will be handed over to the king of Babylon and he will destroy it with fire.’”[c]
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- Jeremiah 21:10 tn Heb “oracle of the Lord.”
- Jeremiah 21:10 tn Heb “I have set my face against this city for evil [i.e., disaster] and not for good [i.e., well-being].” For the use of the idiom “set one’s face against/toward” see, e.g., 1 Kgs 2:15; 2 Kgs 2:17; Jer 42:15, 17, and note the interesting interplay of usage in Jer 44:11-12.
- Jeremiah 21:10 tn Heb “he will burn it with fire.”
Jeremiah 21:10
New International Version
Jeremiah 21:10
New International Version
10 I have determined to do this city harm(A) and not good, declares the Lord. It will be given into the hands(B) of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’(C)
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