Jeremiah 10:17-22
New American Standard Bible
17 (A)Pick up your bundle from the ground,
You who live under siege!
18 For this is what the Lord says:
“Behold, I am (B)slinging out the inhabitants of the land
At this time,
And I will cause them distress,
So that they may [a]be found.”
19 (C)Woe to me, because of my [b]injury!
My (D)wound is incurable.
But I said, “This certainly is a sickness,
And I (E)must endure it.”
20 My (F)tent is destroyed,
And all my ropes are broken.
My (G)sons have gone from me and are no more.
There is (H)no one to stretch out my tent again
Or to set up my curtains.
21 For the shepherds have become stupid
And (I)have not sought the Lord.
Therefore they have not prospered,
And (J)all their flock is scattered.
22 The sound of a (K)report! Behold, it is coming—
A great roar (L)from the land of the north—
To (M)make the cities of Judah
A desolation, a haunt of jackals.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:18 Lit find
- Jeremiah 10:19 Lit breaking
Jeremiah 10:17-22
New King James Version
The Coming Captivity of Judah
18 For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I will (B)throw out at this time
The inhabitants of the land,
And will distress them,
(C)That they may find it so.”
19 (D)Woe is me for my hurt!
My wound is severe.
But I say, (E)“Truly this is an infirmity,
And (F)I must bear it.”
20 (G)My tent is plundered,
And all my cords are broken;
My children have gone from me,
And they are (H)no more.
There is no one to pitch my tent anymore,
Or set up my curtains.
21 For the shepherds have become dull-hearted,
And have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be (I)scattered.
22 Behold, the noise of the report has come,
And a great commotion out of the (J)north country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate, a (K)den of jackals.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:17 Or you who dwell under siege
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