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11 Lord, may all their curses come true if I have not served[a] you well, if I have not pleaded with you on behalf of my enemies when they were in trouble and distress. (12 No one can break iron, especially the iron from the north that is mixed with bronze.)

13 The Lord said to me, “I will send enemies to carry away the wealth and treasures of my people, in order to punish them for the sins they have committed throughout the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:11 Probable text Lord, … served; Hebrew unclear.

11 The Lord said,

“Surely I will deliver you(A) for a good purpose;
    surely I will make your enemies plead(B) with you
    in times of disaster and times of distress.

12 “Can a man break iron—
    iron from the north(C)—or bronze?

13 “Your wealth(D) and your treasures
    I will give as plunder,(E) without charge,(F)
because of all your sins
    throughout your country.(G)

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