20 Therefore this is what the Lord [a]God says: “Behold, My (A)anger and My wrath will be poured out on this place, on human and animal life, and on the (B)trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and not be quenched.”

21 This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Add your (C)burnt offerings to your sacrifices and (D)eat flesh. 22 For I did not (E)speak to your fathers, or command them on the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 7:20 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign(A) Lord says: My anger(B) and my wrath will be poured(C) out on this place—on man and beast, on the trees of the field and on the crops of your land—and it will burn and not be quenched.(D)

21 “‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices(E) and eat(F) the meat yourselves! 22 For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands(G) about burnt offerings and sacrifices,(H)

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