Jeremiah 8:13-22
New King James Version
13 “I will surely [a]consume them,” says the Lord.
“No grapes shall be (A)on the vine,
Nor figs on the (B)fig tree,
And the leaf shall fade;
And the things I have given them shall (C)pass away from them.” ’ ”
14 “Why do we sit still?
(D)Assemble yourselves,
And let us enter the fortified cities,
And let us be silent there.
For the Lord our God has put us to silence
And given us (E)water[b] of gall to drink,
Because we have sinned against the Lord.
15 “We (F)looked for peace, but no good came;
And for a time of health, and there was trouble!
16 The snorting of His horses was heard from (G)Dan.
The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His (H)strong ones;
For they have come and devoured the land and all that is in it,
The city and those who dwell in it.”
17 “For behold, I will send serpents among you,
Vipers which cannot be (I)charmed,
And they shall bite you,” says the Lord.
The Prophet Mourns for the People
18 I would comfort myself in sorrow;
My heart is faint in me.
19 Listen! The voice,
The cry of the daughter of my people
From (J)a far country:
“Is not the Lord in Zion?
Is not her King in her?”
“Why have they provoked Me to anger
With their carved images—
With foreign idols?”
20 “The harvest is past,
The summer is ended,
And we are not saved!”
21 (K)For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt.
I am (L)mourning;
Astonishment has taken hold of me.
22 Is there no (M)balm in Gilead,
Is there no physician there?
Why then is there no recovery
For the health of the daughter of my people?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 8:13 Or take them away
- Jeremiah 8:14 Bitter or poisonous water
Jeremiah 8:13-22
New International Version
13 “‘I will take away their harvest,
declares the Lord.
There will be no grapes on the vine.(A)
There will be no figs(B) on the tree,
and their leaves will wither.(C)
What I have given them
will be taken(D) from them.[a]’”
14 Why are we sitting here?
Gather together!
Let us flee to the fortified cities(E)
and perish there!
For the Lord our God has doomed us to perish
and given us poisoned water(F) to drink,
because we have sinned(G) against him.
15 We hoped for peace(H)
but no good has come,
for a time of healing
but there is only terror.(I)
16 The snorting of the enemy’s horses(J)
is heard from Dan;(K)
at the neighing of their stallions
the whole land trembles.(L)
They have come to devour(M)
the land and everything in it,
the city and all who live there.
17 “See, I will send venomous snakes(N) among you,
vipers that cannot be charmed,(O)
and they will bite you,”
declares the Lord.
18 You who are my Comforter[b] in sorrow,
my heart is faint(P) within me.
19 Listen to the cry of my people
from a land far away:(Q)
“Is the Lord not in Zion?
Is her King(R) no longer there?”
20 “The harvest is past,
the summer has ended,
and we are not saved.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 8:13 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
- Jeremiah 8:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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