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Jeremiah 45:4-5
1599 Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 45:4-5
1599 Geneva Bible
4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus, Behold, that which I have built, will I [a]destroy, and that which I have planted, will I pluck up, even this whole land.
5 And seekest [b]thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for behold, I will bring a plague upon all flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life will I give thee for [c]a prey in all places, whither thou goest.
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- Jeremiah 45:4 Meaning, that God might destroy this people, because he had planted them.
- Jeremiah 45:5 Thinkest thou to have honor and credit? wherein he showeth his infirmity.
- Jeremiah 45:5 Read Jer. 21:9.
Jeremiah 45:4-5
New International Version
Jeremiah 45:4-5
New International Version
4 But the Lord has told me to say to you, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot(A) what I have planted,(B) throughout the earth.(C) 5 Should you then seek great(D) things for yourself? Do not seek them.(E) For I will bring disaster(F) on all people,(G) declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape(H) with your life.’”(I)
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