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Jeremiah 13:15-27
New Living Translation
Jeremiah 13:15-27
New Living Translation
A Warning against Pride
15 Listen and pay attention!
Do not be arrogant, for the Lord has spoken.
16 Give glory to the Lord your God
before it is too late.
Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you,
causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains.
For then, when you look for light,
you will find only terrible darkness and gloom.
17 And if you still refuse to listen,
I will weep alone because of your pride.
My eyes will overflow with tears,
because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile.
18 Say to the king and his mother,
“Come down from your thrones
and sit in the dust,
for your glorious crowns
will soon be snatched from your heads.”
19 The towns of the Negev will close their gates,
and no one will be able to open them.
The people of Judah will be taken away as captives.
All will be carried into exile.
20 Open up your eyes and see
the armies marching down from the north!
Where is your flock—
your beautiful flock—
that he gave you to care for?
21 What will you say when the Lord takes the allies you have cultivated
and appoints them as your rulers?
Pangs of anguish will grip you,
like those of a woman in labor!
22 You may ask yourself,
“Why is all this happening to me?”
It is because of your many sins!
That is why you have been stripped
and raped by invading armies.
23 Can an Ethiopian[a] change the color of his skin?
Can a leopard take away its spots?
Neither can you start doing good,
for you have always done evil.
24 “I will scatter you like chaff
that is blown away by the desert winds.
25 This is your allotment,
the portion I have assigned to you,”
says the Lord,
“for you have forgotten me,
putting your trust in false gods.
26 I myself will strip you
and expose you to shame.
27 I have seen your adultery and lust,
and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills.
What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem!
How long before you are pure?”
Footnotes
- 13:23 Hebrew a Cushite.
Jeremiah 13:15-27
New International Version
Jeremiah 13:15-27
New International Version
Threat of Captivity
15 Hear and pay attention,
do not be arrogant,
for the Lord has spoken.(A)
16 Give glory(B) to the Lord your God
before he brings the darkness,
before your feet stumble(C)
on the darkening hills.
You hope for light,
but he will turn it to utter darkness
and change it to deep gloom.(D)
17 If you do not listen,(E)
I will weep in secret
because of your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly,
overflowing with tears,(F)
because the Lord’s flock(G) will be taken captive.(H)
18 Say to the king(I) and to the queen mother,(J)
“Come down from your thrones,
for your glorious crowns(K)
will fall from your heads.”
19 The cities in the Negev will be shut up,
and there will be no one to open them.
All Judah(L) will be carried into exile,
carried completely away.
20 Look up and see
those who are coming from the north.(M)
Where is the flock(N) that was entrusted to you,
the sheep of which you boasted?
21 What will you say when the Lord sets over you
those you cultivated as your special allies?(O)
Will not pain grip you
like that of a woman in labor?(P)
22 And if you ask yourself,
“Why has this happened to me?”(Q)—
it is because of your many sins(R)
that your skirts have been torn off(S)
and your body mistreated.(T)
23 Can an Ethiopian[a] change his skin
or a leopard its spots?
Neither can you do good
who are accustomed to doing evil.(U)
24 “I will scatter you like chaff(V)
driven by the desert wind.(W)
25 This is your lot,
the portion(X) I have decreed for you,”
declares the Lord,
“because you have forgotten(Y) me
and trusted in false gods.(Z)
26 I will pull up your skirts over your face
that your shame may be seen(AA)—
27 your adulteries and lustful neighings,
your shameless prostitution!(AB)
I have seen your detestable acts
on the hills and in the fields.(AC)
Woe to you, Jerusalem!
How long will you be unclean?”(AD)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 13:23 Hebrew Cushite (probably a person from the upper Nile region)
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