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Jeremiah 8:14-16
New King James Version
Jeremiah 8:14-16
New King James Version
14 “Why do we sit still?
(A)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 (B)water[a] of gall to drink,
Because we have sinned against the Lord.
15 “We (C)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 (D)Dan.
The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His (E)strong ones;
For they have come and devoured the land and all that is in it,
The city and those who dwell in it.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 8:14 Bitter or poisonous water
Jeremiah 8:14-16
New International Version
Jeremiah 8:14-16
New International Version
14 Why are we sitting here?
Gather together!
Let us flee to the fortified cities(A)
and perish there!
For the Lord our God has doomed us to perish
and given us poisoned water(B) to drink,
because we have sinned(C) against him.
15 We hoped for peace(D)
but no good has come,
for a time of healing
but there is only terror.(E)
16 The snorting of the enemy’s horses(F)
is heard from Dan;(G)
at the neighing of their stallions
the whole land trembles.(H)
They have come to devour(I)
the land and everything in it,
the city and all who live there.
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