Jeremiah 11:19-21
New American Standard Bible
19 But I was like a gentle (A)lamb led to the slaughter;
And I did not know that they had (B)devised plots against me, saying,
“Let’s destroy the tree with its [a]fruit,
And (C)let’s cut him off from the (D)land of the living,
So that his (E)name will no longer be remembered.”
20 But, Lord of armies, who (F)judges righteously,
Who (G)puts the [b]feelings and the heart to the test,
Let me see Your vengeance on them,
For to You I have [c]committed my cause.
21 Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the people of (H)Anathoth, who are (I)seeking your life, saying: “(J)Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, so that you do not (K)die by our hand”;
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- Jeremiah 11:19 Lit bread
- Jeremiah 11:20 Lit kidneys
- Jeremiah 11:20 Lit rolled
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