Jeremiah 10:17-22
English Standard Version
17 (A)Gather up your bundle from the ground,
O you who dwell under siege!
18 For thus says the Lord:
(B)“Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land
at this time,
(C)and I will bring distress on them,
that they may feel it.”
19 Woe is me because of my hurt!
(D)My wound is grievous.
But I said, “Truly this is an affliction,
and I must bear it.”
20 (E)My tent is destroyed,
and all my cords are broken;
my children have gone from me,
(F)and they are not;
there is no one to spread my tent again
and (G)to set up my curtains.
21 (H)For the shepherds (I)are stupid
and do not inquire of the Lord;
therefore they have not prospered,
(J)and all their flock is scattered.
22 A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!—
(K)a great commotion out of the north country
to make (L)the cities of Judah a desolation,
(M)a lair of jackals.
Jeremiah 10:17-22
International Standard Version
The Coming Captivity of Judah
17 You who live under siege,
Gather up your bundle[a] from the ground.[b]
18 For this is what the Lord says:
“I’m going to throw out the inhabitants
of the land at this time,
and I’ll bring distress on them
so they’ll experience[c] it.”
19 Woe is me because of my injury.
My wound is severe.
I said, “Truly this is my sickness,
and I must bear it.
20 My tent is destroyed,
and all my tent cords are broken.
My sons have gone away from me,
they no longer live.
There is no one to pitch my tent again
and set up my curtains.
21 Because the shepherds are stupid[d]
and don’t seek[e] the Lord,
therefore, they don’t prosper,
and their flock is scattered.
22 The sound of a report, it’s coming now!
There is a great commotion from a land in the north
to make the towns of Judah desolate,
a refuge for jackals.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:17 I.e. your possessions
- Jeremiah 10:17 Or land
- Jeremiah 10:18 Lit. find
- Jeremiah 10:21 I.e. like a beast
- Jeremiah 10:21 Or inquire of
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